Holy scriptures and the gospel 21.09.2025

According to the first reading, who is the message directed to?

• Those who crush the needy and reduce the oppressed to nothing

• Those who sell grain and wheat

• Those who use false balances

• Those who buy the poor for silver

• Those who sell goods on the Sabbath

According to the first reading, what do those addressed hope to do after the New Moon is over?

• Go to the market

• Buy the poor for silver

• Sell grain

• Make the ephah small

• Sell the sweepings of the wheat

According to the first reading, how do the people addressed plan to deal with false balances?

• They will use them to buy the needy for a pair of sandals.

• They will hide them until after the Sabbath.

• They will use them to sell the refuse of the wheat.

• They will use them to make the ephah small and the shekel great.

• They will use them to sell more goods.

According to the first reading, what do they plan to buy the poor for?

• For nothing, as they have no value

• For a pair of sandals

• For a price determined by a false balance

• For silver

• For the sweepings of the wheat

According to the first reading, what has the Lord sworn by the pride of Jacob?

• That he will not let them sell their grain.

• That he will protect the needy from them.

• That he will make them buy the poor back.

• That he will make the Sabbath last forever.

• That he will never forget anything they have done.

According to the second reading, what should be offered for everyone?

• Money and goods

• Praise and worship

• Sacrifices

• Holy hands

• Supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings

According to the second reading, besides everyone, who specifically should prayers be offered for?

• Kings and all who are in high positions

• The gentiles

• The rich and the poor

• Those who are in prison

• The apostles

According to the second reading, why should we pray for people in authority?

• So they can become rich

• So they may be saved

• So they can come to the knowledge of the truth

• So that they will stop being angry

• So that we may be able to live peaceful and quiet lives

According to the second reading, how many mediators are there between God and humanity?21.09.2025

• One: the man Christ Jesus

• None

• Many: the saints and angels

• It does not say

• Two: God and humanity

According to the second reading, what did Christ Jesus do for everyone?

• He became poor so that we might become rich.

• He became a teacher of the gentiles.

• He saved all of humanity.

• He gave his testimony at the proper time.

• He offered himself as a ransom for all.