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# Story 16: The Deliverers #
## Comprehension Questions and Answers ##
1. __How did the Israelites disobey God after Joshua died?__
*_They did not drive out the Canaanites, and worshiped the Canaanite gods instead of Yahweh, the true God. [16-01]_
1. __How did God punish the Israelites for their disobedience?__
*_God allowed their enemies to defeat them. [16-02]_
1. __How did God respond when the Israelites cried out for help?__
*_He provided a deliverer who rescued them and brought peace to the land. [16-03]_
1. __What was Gideon doing when the angel of Yahweh came to him?__
*_Gideon was threshing grain secretly so the Midianites would not steal it. [16-05]_
1. __What two signs did God do to prove that he would save Israel through Gideon?__
*_God made the morning dew fall only on the cloth and not the ground, and then the dew fell only on the ground and not the cloth. [16-08], [16-09]_
1. __Why did Gideon send home all except 300 of the soldiers?__
*_Because God told him he had too many men. [16-10]_
1. __What additional sign did God give Gideon so he would not be afraid?__
*_Gideon heard a Midianite soldier tell of his dream that Gideon's army would defeat the Midianite army. [16-11]_
1. __What did Gideon do when he heard the Midianite soldier's dream?__
*_He worshiped God. [16-11]_
1. __How did Gideon and his men attack the Midianites?__
*_They surrounded the Midianite camp, broke their pots to reveal their torches, and blew their horns and shouted, "A sword for Yahweh and for Gideon." [16-13]_
1. __What did God do to help Gideon defeat the Midianites?__
*_God confused the Midianites so they attacked and killed each other. [16-14]_
1. __What did Gideon do that later led the people to return to idol worship?__
*_He made a special garment of gold that the people later began to worship as an idol. [16-16]_
1. __What was the pattern that Israel repeated many times?__
*_The Israelites would sin, God would punish them, they would repent, and God would send a deliverer to save them. [16-17]_
1. __Why did the people ask God for a king?__
*_All the other nations had kings, and they wanted someone to lead them into battle. [16-18]_
1. __How did God answer their request?__
*_He gave them a king just as they had asked. [16-18]_
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