Parable Of A Dreamer Study Guide

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1.vThe meaning of the parable in Jesus time is that if younger sibling asked for his part of the inheritance before his father is dead and the younger sibling could do that but it was not a loving thing to do because he wished his father was dead. The father gave the son his part of the inheritance and then the younger son used all of his inheritance he got and then he decided to go back to his father's house. But if the son came back he was considered a slave by his father for coming back to the house.When the father gave the son his inheritance it means that God is letting the sinners go on there own to fend for themselves without God.

2.The group of people Jesus was telling about this parable where the Palestinian people which lived
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Then Gavin all of a suddenly asked his father for $10,000. His father was not expecting this and said this is all of your inheritance that you will get after I die and are you sure you want to take this money now. Then Gavin said yes I do want to take it all now. So the father reluctantly gave Gavin his part of the inheritance. So a few days late Gavin went out with some of his friends and they went to the mall. At the mall they went to every single story in the mall. At every story they bought the most expensive things there and after their day of shopping Gavin had no money left. Since he had no money left he got a job. He started working at a Burger King. Then a dought came and there was a little amount of food and then gavin saw that his father coworkers were getting more food then he was. So after Gavin learned that his father coworkers were getting more food he deceide to go back to his father and ask him for a job. But before Gavin got to his fathers house his father saw him and came out to him and huged him. Then Gavin asked for a job at his fathers commpany but his father cut him off and huged Gavin. Then he told he coworkers to go out and buy Gavin his farvotire

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