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What does the prodigal son’s initial attitude to leave his father’s house represent?
Our rejection of God
What did the younger son ask his father for at the beginning of the parable?
His share of the inheritance
Why did the younger son leave his father
He wanted his inheritance early and chose to live independently.
How many sons did the father have?
Two
Why did the lost son want to leave his home?
He wanted to leave his home because he wanted to be on his own.
Why did the father agree to give his son his inheritance and let him go?
Demonstration of God giving us free will
What did the younger son do after receiving his inheritance?
Traveled to a distant country and wasted it
What happened to the younger son after he left home?
He wasted all his money on things not needed for living and ended up using all his money, being poor and eating with the pigs.
What did the younger son ask his father for?
His share of the inheritance
Why did the father decide to give son his part of the estate?
He loved both of his sons so he wanted to give them equal share.
How did the father receive his son when he returned?
With open arms
What items did the father give the returning son?
A robe, a ring, and sandals
What does it mean that he “came to himself”
He came to realize what he did/ what was his mistake.
True or False - The youngest son stayed home and worked hard.
False
Why did the lost son starve?
There was a famine that swept over the land.
What was the brother’s reaction when he saw the way their father behaved on the prodigal son’s return?
The brother was angry
What did the father remind the older son during their conversation?
That he had always been with him and everything the father had was his
What was the younger son’s plan when he returned home?
He planned to confess his sins and ask to be treated as a servant as he believed he was no longer worthy to be called his son.
What did the younger son do with his money?
Wasted it
What was the lost son going to tell his father?
He was going to tell his father I have sinned against heaven and you I am no longer worthy to be called your son.
When did the prodigal son realize the error of his ways?
When he found himself in the pig stye
What is the central theme of this parable?
The joy of repentance and the Father’s forgiveness
Why did the father celebrate his son with a feast?
Because his son who was “dead returned and is alive and now found.
The son said, “I will go back to my ________.
Father's House
What did the Father do when he saw his son from far away?
The father ran to him and hugged him and kissed him.