The Younger Son
What did the younger son ask his father for before leaving home?
His inheritance.
How did the older son react when he heard there was a celebration?
He became angry.
How did the father respond when his younger son came home?
He forgave him and welcomed him.
Who does the younger son represent?
Tax collectors and sinners.
What disaster caused the younger son to become completely poor?
A severe famine.
Where did the younger son go after receiving his inheritance?
To a distant country.
What did the older son refuse to do?
Go into the celebration/feast.
What did the father do instead of punishing his son?
He threw a celebration/feast.
According to the lesson, what is the only way back to the Father after sin?
Repentance.
According to the lesson, asking for the inheritance while the father was still alive was equal to what?
Wishing his father were dead.
What job did the younger son end up doing after spending all his money?
Feeding/caring for pigs.
What did the older son complain he had never received from his father?
A young goat (kid) to celebrate with his friends.
What did the father restore to the younger son?
All the rights of being his son.
What criticism caused Jesus to tell this parable?
He was eating with tax collectors and sinners.
Before deciding to return home, what phrase does the Bible use to describe the younger son's realization?
"He came to his senses."
According to the lesson, what were the four stages of the younger son's journey?
Rebellion, Consequences, Repentance, and Joy.
Even though he lived at home, what did the lesson say the older son saw himself as?
A servant instead of a son.
Besides going out to greet the younger son, who else did the father go out to speak with?
The older son.
According to the lesson, what mistake did many religious leaders make?
They created many rules God never required.
According to the lesson, why were tax collectors hated?
They worked for the Roman Empire collecting taxes from their own people.
Before returning home, what position did the younger son hope his father would give him?
A servant (or hired worker).
Who does the older son represent in the parable?
The scribes and Pharisees (religious leaders).
According to the lesson, who does the father represent?
God the Father.
Complete the sentence from the lesson: "The Father loves ______."
All His children.
According to the lesson, what were the two groups Jesus was speaking about through the two sons?
The younger son represented the tax collectors and sinners, while the older son represented the scribes and Pharisees (religious leaders).