Women of Grace 2005-06
Women of the Bible

 Homework for Lesson Sixteen
Elizabeth

Your homework will help sharpen your understanding of the Bible and is a ministry to others as you share your answers in your small group. Prayerfully think through each answer with the expectation of sharing with others what God has taught you.

Memory Work: Proverbs 31:25

Read Luke 1:5-80

1. Tell characteristics of the marriage and home of Elizabeth and Zacharias.










 

2. Why do you think it was considered a shame for a woman to have no children? (Deuteronomy 28:1-4; Psalms 127:3-5)








 

3. Compare the angel's birth announcements for the sons of Elizabeth and Mary. (Luke 1:11-20, 26-38)

(a) Elizabeth's son








 

(b) Mary's son








 

4. Why do you think Elizabeth remained in hiding for five months after conceiving?










 

5. (a) What did you find significant in Elizabeth's greeting to Mary?








 

(b) About what common subject did each woman speak, in her greeting?









 

(c) What have you learned from the relationship of Elizabeth and Mary which you will apply to relationships in your life?












 

6.Using a Biblical dictionary or footnotes, try to find the Hebrew meaning of the name John.


 

7. What did Elizabeth learn from the prophecy of Zacharias about:
(a) the future work of her son?







 

(b) the future work of Mary's son?






 

(c) How old was John when Jesus was born?
 

8. (a) What impact might Elizabeth have had on her son to prepare him for the ministry?



 

(b) What should you be doing to prepare your child for Gods work?





 

9. Write a prayer from a lesson you have learned from Elizabeth this week.