Judges 19:1-21:25 Civil War (Judges)

1. How would you compare the treatment of women today with when you were a kid?

 

 

 

2. How do you personally show respect for women?

 

 

 

3. What sacrifices has a woman made for you?

 

 

 

4. What sacrifices have you made in your life for something greater?

 

 

 

5. Do you think the world is becoming more brutal or less brutal? In what ways?



Judges 17:1-18:31 Micah, The Materialistic Leader (Judges)

1. Have you ever made a decision based on financial considerations that you later regretted?

 

 

 

2. Have you ever made a decision that looked financially bad but you were later glad to have put other considerations ahead of money?

 

 

 

3. How have you seen churches affected by the desire for money or power?

 

 

 

4. What are your most core principles or values you try to live by?

 

 

 



Judges 13-15, Samson (Judges)

  1. What seems strangest about the story of Samson to you? What does that tell you about your presuppositions?

 

  1. How do you think Samson’s parents felt about his repeated poor choices?

 

  1. Are there mistakes you’ve made in your life that you’ve continually repeated? Why did you repeat them?

 

  1. What do you admire most about Samson?

 

  1. What sacrifices have you made in your life for a greater good?

 



Judges 10:1-12:15 Jephthah, The Rash Leader (Judges)

1. What is it about Jephthah’s background that made him effective?

 

 

 

2. Can you think of leaders in the past who have similar personality traits to Jephthah?

 

 

 

3. What do you think qualified Jephthah for getting listed in the Hebrews 11 Hall of Faith?

 

 

 

4. Has the Holy Spirit ever empowered you to do something decidedly non-religious?

 

 

5. What will you remember most about Jephthah?



Judges 9 Abimelech, Ambitious Leader (Judges)

1. What do you think makes power so attractive to people?

 

 

 

2. What makes people eventually turn on their leaders?

 

 

 

3. What is the worst family feud (or civil war) you’ve seen?

 

 

 

4. What is your particular area of fruitfulness?

 

 

 

 



Judges 6-8 Gideon (Judges)

1. In what ways have you struggled with feeling inferior?

 

 

 

2. In what ways has God shown you that you have more power than you thought?

 

 

 

3. What are some small ways you are trying to make a difference now?

 

 

 

4. Have you ever struggled with idolatry and chasing after things? What has helped you fight against that?

 

 

 

5. In what ways has God helped you defy the odds?



Judges 4-5 Deborah and Barak (Judges)

1. What have been the critical pivotal moments in your life?

 

 

 

2. In those pivotal moments, what decisions did you make that you regret and what decisions did you make that worked out well?

 

 

 

3. Who has helped you (from the background) accomplish significant things?

 

 

 

4. Who have you encouraged toward greatness?

 

 

 

 



Judges 1-3 Not Finishing the Job (Judges)

1. Who do you admire for their courage and faith to try things others don’t?

 

 

 

2. When was the last time you tried something that seemed crazy?

 

 

 

3. What regrets do you have about opportunities you didn’t act on?

 

 

 

4. What are you thinking about trying this year for the first time?