Sunday, 1 November 2020

Lesson 6 (Oct 31-Nov 6. 2020), More Lessons from the Master

 Instead of Hiding

  1. What were other questions God could have asked Adam and Eve instead of "Where are you?"
  2. What else could Adam and Eve have done instead of hiding that could have been better?
  3. Why must all humans suffer for what Adam and Eve did?
On the Run
  1. How might Jacob have received the blessings he coveted without having to cheat his brother and his father?
  2.  What indications are there that Esau was not interested in what Jacob wanted?
  3. Was the ladder reaching to heaven with angels ascending and descending a dream or a vision?
Rabbi Jesus
  1. What is basis for claiming that Jesus of the New Testament is Yahweh of the Old Testament?
  2. Was John the Baptist a prophet? How can his success be measured?
  3. What is the evidence that Jesus was the greatest teacher ever?
A Woman Talks Back
  1.  What indications are there that Esau was not interested in what Jacob wanted?
  2. How much did Jesus know about who would find him where, and ask for something? Did he sometimes want to avoid meeting anyone? 
  3. How could Jesus cast out a demon from the daughter of the Syro-phonecian without seeing the child? 
A Student Who Gets It
  1. Why did Herod feel threatened by John the Baptist and by Jesus? Were they a threat to him?
  2. Why were the disciples of Jesus hard for him to teach?
  3. How does a teacher penetrate the understanding of a pupil best and get the light turned on?