what did the younger son ask for in the beginning of this parable?
His portion of his inheritance
What did Nehemiah rebuild?
the wall (around Jerusalem)
How many times was God referenced in the Book of Esther?
zero
What should God's people do, if they want God to hear from heaven and answer their prayer and heal their land? (four things)- 2 Chron 7:14
humble themselves and pray and seek God's face and turn from their wicked ways.
What did the first two chapters of Job discuss?
His situation. How he lost everything.
what did the younger son do with the resources he inherited?
He squandered them on wild living
when Nehemiah heard the wall was in ruins, we saw he did three things. Name one of them!
He wept, he fasted and prayed, he went to work
How did Mordecai (Eshter's dad) endear himself to the king?
He exposed an assassination attempt against the king.
Who was David's son, who wrote most of the proverbs?
Solomon
The next 35 chapters of Job focus on a discussion between Job and 3 of his friends. Generally speaking, What is the discussion about?
why all this bad stuff happened to Job. Their conclusion was that he must be full of sin.
where was the younger son when his father saw him on his way back?
a far way off
who did Nehemiah work for? In essence, who did he ask if he could take off to rebuild the wall?
The king (of Persia)
what was Esther's role to the king (position in the kingdom)?
She was queen
Name two of the biggest sins David committed.
murder and adultery.
How about the last 4 or 5 chapters, what do they look at?
God's reply.
what did the father do when he saw his son returning?
ran out to greet him, kissed him, and threw a raging party!!!!
The Bible says "you don't have, because you don't ____________ ?" (James 4:2)
ask
When Esther faced the possibility of death for approaching the king, what did she ask Mordecai and the people to do? (chapter 4)
fast and pray for her.
Name either the woman David committed adultery with, or her husband, whom he had killed.
Bathsheba and Uriah
Who's the best smack talker ever?
God.
use one word to describe the older son's reaction to the party (there are many, I'll judge if you are correct:-)
punk would work. so would ungrateful. selfish. unloving. you get the point:-)
The concept we learned was your greatest ministry will come from your deepest pain. What was Nehemiah's anguish?
His city and its wall lay in ruins.
what happened to the guy (Haman) who built a gallows to hang Mordecai (Esther 7)
He was hung on those same gallows.
What did Hezekiah do with the letter he received from the Assyrian leaders who threatened to wipe Israel off the face of the map? (2 Kings 19)
he rolled it out before the Lord and prayed.
Why DID all those bad things happen to Job?
I'll accept either "we don't know; God's ways are higher than our ways." Or, "Satan asked to have a go at him and God allowed it."