The Woman is a Symbol for God and Jesus (Luke 15:8-10)

1. Why is a story with a woman as the hero be startling, bold and daring? [In the past, Ruth, Esther, Judith, Deborah and Jael were heroes (Jud 4:4-22). But by the time of Jesus they were clearly inferior (Ben Sirach).]
2. Why would Jesus tell a similar parable when the parable of the good shepherd was already told (Gen 1:27)?
3. How would this parable reclaim the long-neglected female component in Psalm 23:5?
4. Who likely had a major influence on Jesus' attitude toward women as he grew up (Lk 1:26-38, 48)?
5. Did Jesus have women disciples (Lk 8:1-3; 10:38-39; Mt 12:48-50)? If so, did this make a difference in the content and style of his teaching (Lk 4:25-27; 5:36-39; 7:36-50; 18:1-8; 13:18-21; 20:27-36; 21:1-4; Mk 15:40-47; 16:1-8)?
6. What is significant about the coin being lost in the house in contrast to the sheep being lost in the wilderness? How might this suggest two distinct types of "lostness" as in the final parable (Lk 15:11-32)?
7. What is the worth of a drachma (Lk 15:8)? Does the value of the coin ever change?
8. What suggests that the woman is a symbol for both God and Jesus (Lk 15:6, 9)?

1. Introduction (Lk 15:8a)             Suppose a woman has ten silver coins and

2. Lost (8b)                       loses one.

3. Found (8c)           Doesn't she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?

4. Rejoice (9a)         And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, "Rejoice with me;

5. Found (9b)          I have found

6. Lost (9c)                       my lost coin.

7. Conclusion (Lk 15:10)               In the same way…there is rejoicing in the presence of…God over one sinner who repents.

I. You One 99 (Lk 15:4a)

1. Lost (Lk 15:4b)

2. Find (5a)

3. Rejoice (5b)

4. Restore (6a)

5. Rejoice (6b)

6. Found (6c)

7. Lost (Lk 15:6d)

III. You One 99 (Lk 15:7)