"Holy Thanksgiving: An Open Invitation" | Luke 17:11-19 Bible Study ✞-word Puzzle | 11.8.23

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  1. 2. As God’s messenger, this Old Testament prophet also cleansed a Gentile leper near Samaria (cf. 2 Ki 5:3f.; Lk 4:27; 17:11).
  2. 5. These individuals, who had some sort of defiling skin disease, had to stay socially-distanced from everyone in society – except other ____.
  3. 7. Since individuals with leprosy were ritually ____, they essentially had to live in quarantine (cf. Num 5:1-3; Lev 13:45-46).
  4. 9. There is an open ____ to the everlasting thanksgiving feast of the Lord. Will we accept or reject? Will we be like the majority who will be ungrateful – like the nine? Or will we be grateful and faithful – like the one who gave thanks (cf. Lk 17:17-18)?
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  1. 1. The everlasting thanksgiving feast of the Lord is open not only to Jews who are faithful to Christ, but also to ____ who are faithful to Christ (cf. Gen 12:2-3; Gal 3:7-8; Lk 13:29).
  2. 3. The ___ of lepers was a sign of the salvation of the prophesied Messiah (cf. Lk 7:22).
  3. 4. Since their social life was non-existent, people with leprosy were like the living ___ (cf. Num 19:11; 2 Ki 5:5-7). We, too, were ____ in our sins and transgressions (Eph 2:1).
  4. 6. Largely due to their religious and racial differences, Jews and ____ did not get along (cf. Lk 17:16).
  5. 8. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for we all have sinned and fall short of God’s glory (Rom 3:22-23). Thus, all, like unclean lepers – who were dead to society – need to be made ___ in Christ (cf. Eph 2:1, 5).
  6. 10. This Gentile commander who served the king of Aram was also a leper who also sought the help of a prophet in Samaria (2 Ki 5:3f.) – and gave thanks when he was cleansed (2 Ki 5:15).