Gag Me With A Spoon
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In Matthew 6 Jesus warns against practicing righteous acts to be seen by others. When he spoke about giving he said that those attention seeking givers announce their giving with these instruments. He warned not to be like them.
Trumpets
Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem because he belonged to the HOUSE and line of this person.
David
The fog of sin is real. Sometimes you just don't think. Thankfully the Bible says this happened to the Prodigal Son leading him to finally return home.
He came to his senses
This was Jesus' most used word to describe the Jewish leaders. Really it describes anyone who only looks at the sin of others and not their own sin.
Hypocrites
What a picture of grace! This man, after deserting his family, returned to receive a ring on his finger along with sandals on his feet and the fattened calf to celebrate. He was lost but is found.
The Prodigal Son
I Kings 18:4 says about her that "while ____________ was killing off the Lord's prophets." If her husband Ahab was evil...she was evil on steroids.
Jezebel
In this last of the 10 commandments God says to not ___________ your neighbor's HOUSE.
Covet
Jesus said that if you are offering your gift at the altar and remember that your brother has something against you, go and do this first, then come offer your gift.
Be reconciled
When their god Baal wouldn't answer with fire this prophet said, "maybe he's sleeping and needs to be awakened."
Elijah
This man refused the promised reward of, among other things, a gold chain, after interpreting the strange writing on the wall to Belshazzar.
Daniel
This man built a poll 75 ft. high for his enemy, Mordecai, to be impaled on. However, the tables quickly turned and he was the one impaled.
Haman
When Jesus went to this man's HOUSE, filled with those of the same profession, the Pharisees asked the disciples, "“Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” He would become one of the 12.
Matthew
This man doubted that God would give him a son in his old age. Because of his doubt he was struck mute until the baby was born.
Zechariah
Jesus told the Pharisees that they were like these...beautiful on the outside but full of the bones of the dead. Outwardly righteous, inwardly wicked. What was the specific insult used of them in this section. Again, think cemetery.
Whitewashed tombs
This disciple, in a Bible book that bears his name, cautions us about finding beauty in things like gold jewelry. Instead, it should come from the inner self. His name means rock...so be careful about those rocks on your finger.
Peter
This book of the Old Testament describes the Israelites cycle of sin. They would sin, face the consequences, repent, God would send a deliverer and they would be set free. After a few years the cycle would start over again.
Judges
When Joseph first arrived in Egypt he lived and worked in the HOUSE of this official of Pharaoh.
Potiphar
If this disciple lived in the 80's he probably would have said "my bad" to not believing that Jesus had risen from the dead.
Thomas
Jesus and John the Baptist directed this insult toward the religious leaders. They said, "you brood of ___________." It's a kind of snake.
Vipers
Paul wrote a letter to his young protege. This letter would become a book of the Bible. In this letter (2:9-10) he encouraged women to dress modestly, not with elaborate...gold. Instead with good deeds.
I Timothy
To the church at Laodicea, in the book of Revelation, Jesus said that he wanted to spit them out of his mouth. They weren't hot or cold. They were _________.
Lukewarm
Which Old Testament leader said this in 24:15 of the book that bears his name: But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my HOUSEhold, we will serve the Lord.”
Joshua
God called Jonah to go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it. Instead, he set sail in the opposite direction for this town.
Tarshish
Once when Elisha was walking down the road a group of boys called him this name. At this rate you might be able to call Mr. Richard this in a few years.
Baldy
Abraham sent his servant on a bride finding mission for his son. When found, the servant gave a nose ring to this future daughter-in-law of Abraham.
Rebekah