Bridesmaids
How many bridesmaids were there?
10
At the very beginning of the story, the lawyer asks Yeshayah a question. DO you remember what that question was?
How to get eternal life
How does the father react when the prodigal son returns?
Welcomes him with open arms.
True or False:
The relationship we have with God does not effect our relationships with other people
False
Since there were no street lights, what was the main duty of the bridesmaids?
It was to light the way of the bridal party to the celebrations with lamps
Yashayah asks the lawyer, "What is written in the law?" and the lawyer gives two answers. Do you remember what the two answers are that the lawyer gives?
1) You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind.
2) Love your neighbor as yourself
What did the youngest son finally realize?
He needed to go home and ask for forgiveness from his father.
What does the father give the prodigal son upon his return?
A feast
Five of the bridesmaids were foolish, and five were wise. What was the biggest difference between them (as it relates to their lamps)?
When the foolish took their lamps, they took no extra oil with them; but the wise took flasks of extra oil with their lamps
1)The lawyer wants to know who his neighbor is. Yahshayah tells him the parable. After the man in the story was hurt, do you remember who passed him by and did not help him?
2)Who helped him?
1)A priest and a levite
2) A Samaritan
What kind of work did the youngest son have to do for the farmer?
Take the slops to the pigs
What does Deuteronomy 32:4 says?
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he
When all the bridesmaids woke up from sleeping and had to relight their lamps, what did the foolish say to the wise?
Give us some of your oil, for our lamps have no more
Can you give me the modern version of a priest and a Levite?
A priest is like a modern day pastor and the Levite would be like a police officer (or at least a security guard)
Once the youngest son returned, what did the father do?
He celebrated by dressing him in the best robes and killing the fattest calf to eat at dinner.
Where can I find this verse in the bible?
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he
Matthew 5:10
Being prepared or ready for an event
Yashayah tells the story to the lawyer to let him know what?
That it doesn't matter who you are or who your neighbor is- the point is to show mercy, all the time.
What is the main message in this story?
When we realize we have sinned, we must ask God for forgiveness, and he will forgive us.
List the six pieces of the armor of God, as described in Ephesians 6:14-17
1-the belt of truth,
2- the breastplate of righteousness,
3-the shoes of peace,
4- the shield of faith,
5-the helmet of salvation,
6-and the sword of the Spirit (the Word of God).