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Luke 5:33-36

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33They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.”

34Jesus answered, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while he is with them?

35But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; in those days they will fast.”

36He told them this parable: “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old.

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1)       According to verse 33 what was the complaint against Jesus?

o   John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees often

§  Fasted.

§  And prayed.

o   But Jesus’ disciples went on

§  Eating.

§  And drinking.

 

2)       In accordance with what Jesus said in verse 34 was it appropriate for his disciples to fast when he was with them and why?

o   No, because

§  It was a joyous occasion.

§  When

§  Jesus was with his disciples.

§  Just as

§  It was a joyous occasion.

§  When

§  The bridegroom was with his friends.

 

3)       In accordance with what Jesus said in verse 35 when would his disciples fast?

o   They would fast.

o   When

o   Jesus was taken from them.

 

4)       According to what Jesus said in verse 36 what would happen if someone tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one?

o   The new garment would have been torn.

o   And the patch from the new would not match the old.

 

5)       What does the new garment in verse 36 represent?

o   It represents the new covenant.

o   That

o   Jesus established with his blood shed on the cross.

 

6)       What does the old garment in verse 36 represent?

o   It represents the first covenant in the Old Testament of the bible that was becoming old.

 

7)       What does the patch from the new garment in verse 36 represent?

o   It represents Jesus’ disciples.

 

8)       Which covenant did Jesus’ disciples belong in?

o   They belonged in the new covenant.

 

9)       Which covenant did John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees belong in?

o   They belonged in the first covenant.

 

10)   What does the tear on the old garment to be patched in verse 36 indicate?

o   It indicates the disintegration of the first covenant that was in progress in Jesus’ time.

 

11)   In accordance with what Jesus said in verse 36 what is requiring Jesus’ disciples to fast as people in the first covenant would likened to??

o   It is likened to tearing a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one.

 

12)   What would happen to the new covenant if Jesus’ disciples returned to the practice of the first covenant?

o   It would cause the disintegration of the new covenant.

o   Just as

o   Tearing a piece out of a new garment would have torn it.

 

13)   What would happen to the first covenant if Jesus’ disciples returned to the practice of the first covenant?

o   The first covenant would be incompatible with the disciples.

o   Just as

o   The patch from the new garment would not match the old.

 

14)   Would the new covenant suffer disintegration if Jesus’ disciples stayed away from the practice of the first covenant?

o   No.

 

15)   What can we conclude about the coexistence and compatibility of the new covenant and the first covenant in Jesus’ time?

o   The new covenant and the first covenant in Jesus’ time

§  Could coexist

§  But remained incompatible.

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Luke 5:33-36

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