parables of mercy Flashcards
what are the parables of mercy
good samaritan
forgiving father
rich man and lazarus
what are the parables of mercy
good samaritan,
the forgiving father
Rich man and Lazarus
What was a lawyer?
someone connected and specialising in Jewish law
What does the lawyer ask Jesus
he asks Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life
what is the second question? The lawyer asks Jesus?
Who is his neighbour?
what happened to the Jew on his way from Jerusalem to Jericho
he was attacked and left half dead
What two people walked past the half a dead man?
A priest and Levite
Who helped the
Dying jew
The Samaritan who is an enemy to Jews because they’re intermarried to gentiles
what did the Samaritan do to help?
Wine to clean the wound oil, to ease the pain, he set the man on his animal, brought him to an inn and payed for it
what does the parable of the good Samaritan teach?
Anyone in need is your neighbour
why did the Pharisees criticise Jesus?
For spending too much time with evil people
What does the Son ask his father for?
His inheritance, which is one third
What did the son do with the inheritance?
He spent all of the money on parties
what did the Son do when a famine hit?
He found a job to feed pigs and he ate with the pigs which weren’t kosher animals
what did the father do when he saw his son?
He ran to him the son is meant to approach to the father
what did the father give the son?
A robe
a ring
sandals
fattened calf
what does the ring represent?
Authority
what does the rope represent
Position in the family
What do the sandals represent?
Being a free man
why was the fattened calf a good symbol?
Meat was rare
Why was the older son angry?
He saw himself as the model son
What is the rich man wearing?
Purple and fine linen
What does the colour purple represent?
it was the most expensive dye and represented royalty. It came from shellfish murex
Who lay at the rich man gate
Lazarus
What was wrong with Lazarus?
He had sores and was starving
One man had all he wanted and the other man had…
Nothing
what happened to Lazarus after death?
He had a great feast with Abraham
what happened to the rich man after death?
He was sent for punishment in Hades and he could see Lazarus at the feast
what does the rich man want Lazarus to do?
Visit his brothers from the dead to warn them
what does the rich man and Lazarus represent
Someone rising from the dead won’t change anyone’s ways
