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What did Athanasius and John do for a living in Jerusalem?
What did Athanasius and John do for a living in Jerusalem?
- They were farmers
- They were carpenters
- They worked for free (correct)
- They were merchants
Who were the two brothers who lived and worked together for free in Jerusalem?
Who were the two brothers who lived and worked together for free in Jerusalem?
Athanasius and John.
What did the Angel of the Lord do for Athanasius and John?
What did the Angel of the Lord do for Athanasius and John?
- He punished them for their sins
- He gave them a heap of gold
- He appeared to them in their dreams
- He blessed them every week (correct)
How often were the brothers blessed by the Angel of the Lord?
How often were the brothers blessed by the Angel of the Lord?
What did John do when he saw the glistening object?
What did John do when he saw the glistening object?
What did John run away from that Athanasius later found to be a heap of?
What did John run away from that Athanasius later found to be a heap of?
What did Athanasius do with the gold he found?
What did Athanasius do with the gold he found?
What did Athanasius do with the gold he found?
What did Athanasius do with the gold he found?
What did the people of the town think of Athanasius' actions?
What did the people of the town think of Athanasius' actions?
How much gold did Athanasius give to each elder to distribute to the poor?
How much gold did Athanasius give to each elder to distribute to the poor?
Why did the Angel of the Lord tell Athanasius to leave?
Why did the Angel of the Lord tell Athanasius to leave?
What did the people do when they saw what Athanasius had done with the gold?
What did the people do when they saw what Athanasius had done with the gold?
What did Athanasius realize about himself after the Angel of the Lord appeared to him?
What did Athanasius realize about himself after the Angel of the Lord appeared to him?
Why did the Angel of the Lord tell Athanasius to leave?
Why did the Angel of the Lord tell Athanasius to leave?
What did Athanasius realize after the Angel of the Lord appeared to him?
What did Athanasius realize after the Angel of the Lord appeared to him?
What did Athanasius do after he realized his mistake?
What did Athanasius do after he realized his mistake?
What did the Angel of the Lord do after Athanasius repented?
What did the Angel of the Lord do after Athanasius repented?
What did the Angel of the Lord do for Athanasius after he repented?
What did the Angel of the Lord do for Athanasius after he repented?
What is the main lesson of the story?
What is the main lesson of the story?
What is the lesson that the story teaches?
What is the lesson that the story teaches?
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Study Notes
- Two brothers, Athanasius and John, lived together and worked for free in Jerusalem.
- The Angel of the Lord blessed them every week.
- One day, John ran away from a glistening object, and Athanasius found it was a heap of gold.
- Athanasius took the gold to town, bought land, and built three houses, but gave away a thousand gold pieces to each elder to distribute to the poor.
- The people praised Athanasius for his good deeds.
- However, the Angel of the Lord appeared to Athanasius and told him to leave because he was not worthy to dwell with his brother, and that John's act of running away from the gold was worth more than all that Athanasius had done with it.
- Athanasius realized that he had been corrupted by the Devil and wept and repented.
- The Angel left the path open for Athanasius to reunite with John.
- Athanasius understood that good works, not gold, were the way to serve God and others.
- The story teaches that one can do ill or good with gold, but it is the intentions and actions of the person that matter.
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