Parables
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This is how many men went to the temple to pray in this parable.
What is two
The tax collector would not lift his eyes to ________.
What is "heaven"
This is how many "testaments" are in the Bible.
What is 2? (the "Old Testament" and "New Testament")
This man was a Philistine giant who was killed by David.
Who is "Goliath?"
This is the form of a parable takes. (Hint: a parable is a told as a _______.)
What is a "story"
One pharisee and one __________ went to the temple to pray in this parable.
What is "tax collector"
"the one who _______ himself will be exalted."
What is "humbles"
Name two of the four gospels (hint: these are the first four books of the New Testament)
What are: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?
This is the king who killed all the male children in Bethlehem who were two years old or under in the time of Jesus.
Who is "Herod"
Parables were most commonly spoken by this Man.
Who is Jesus
Jesus told the parable of Pharisees "who trusted in _________ that they were righteous."
What is "themselves"
"For everyone who _______ himself will be humbled."
What is "exalts"
This is the fifth book of the Bible.
What is Deuteronomy?
This is the king who killed all the male children of Israel in Egypt in the time of Moses.
Who is "Pharaoh"?
When the disciples ask Jesus, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” Jesus answers and says “To you it has been given to know the _________ of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given."
What is "secrets" (or "mysteries")
This is how the Pharisees treated others in this parable.
What is "contempt" (or "looked down on everyone else" or similar)
This is what the tax collector prayed to God.
What is "God, be merciful to me, a sinner!"
This book is made up of 31 chapters of wisdom sayings.
What is proverbs?
This is Israel's most wicked king.
Who is "Ahab"
Jesus said, "This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not ______, and hearing they do not _____, nor do they understand."
What is "see" and "hear" (must get both to get full points. 1 correct answer = no negative points).
"The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other _______"
What is "men" or "people"
After praying humbly, the tax collector went "down to his house ________."
What is "justified"
This is a name for the first five books of the Bible.
What is "Torah," or "pentateuch," or "law" or "books of Moses" or "Law of Moses"
This is the disciple who betrayed Jesus.
Who is "Judas" or "Judas Iscariot"