Honesty Illustrations
2 illustrations evoking honesty
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Mercy & Justice: Noah's Sin with the Vineyard
Illustration paralleling Noah's sin with the vineyard to Adam's sin with fruit—both crossed boundaries, both ended in shameful nakedness needing covering, but both were covered by righteousness through faith (Genesis 15:6).
Noah's sinAdam parallelfruit boundaryGenesis 9:20-23
adults
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Blessed to Be a Blessing: Abraham & Sarah's Laughter
Illustration showing that even Abraham and Sarah laughed at God's promises (Genesis 17:17, 18:12), but God's response—"Is anything too hard for the Lord?"—rescues us from both pride and despair.
cynical laughteris anything too harddoubtGenesis 17:17
adults