Character of God:

GRACE
YAM GROUP B
EXODUS 34:6
And he passed in front of Moses,
proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord,
the compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger, abounding in love
and faithfulness,
 GRACE
OXFORd MERRIAM-WEBSTER

quality of behavior unmerited divine

that is polite and assistance given to
pleasant, deserves humans for their
respect sanctification
 khen
1 2 3

gracious grace delightful

khanun favor favorable
PSALM 45:2
YOU ARE THE MOST EXCELLENT OF MEN AND
YOUR LIPS HAVE BEEN ANOINTED WITH GRACE,
SINCE GOD HAS BLESSED YOU FOREVER.

“lips of khen”
PROVERBS 1:8-9
LISTEN, MY SON, TO YOUR FATHER’S INSTRUCTION
AND DO NOT FORSAKE YOUR MOTHER’S TEACHING.
THEY ARE A GARLAND TO GRACE YOUR HEAD
AND A CHAIN TO ADORN YOUR NECK.

“ORNAMENT of khen”
PROVERBS 22:11
ONE WHO LOVES A PURE HEART AND
WHO SPEAKS WITH GRACE WILL HAVE
THE KING FOR A FRIEND.

PROVERBS 31:30
CHARM IS DECEPTIVE,
AND BEAUTY IS FLEETING;
BUT A WOMAN WHO FEARS THE LORD
IS TO BE PRAISED.

Esther 8:3
ESTHER AGAIN PLEADED WITH THE KING, FALLING
AT HIS FEET AND WEEPING. SHE BEGGED HIM TO
PUT AN END TO THE EVIL PLAN OF HAMAN THE
AGAGITE, WHICH HE HAD DEVISED AGAINST THE
JEWS.
“request of khen”
extreme kind of khen
 Genesis 33:8
ESAU ASKED, “WHAT’S THE MEANING OF ALL
THESE FLOCKS AND HERDS I MET?”
“TO FIND FAVOR IN YOUR EYES, MY LORD,”
HE SAID.

“may i find khen in your eyes?”

khen requires a generous spirit
EXODUS 33:16
HOW WILL ANYONE KNOW THAT YOU ARE PLEASED
WITH ME AND WITH YOUR PEOPLE UNLESS YOU GO
WITH US? WHAT ELSE WILL DISTINGUISH ME AND
YOUR PEOPLE FROM ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE ON
THE FACE OF THE EARTH?”

EXODUS 33:17
AND THE LORD SAID TO MOSES,
“I WILL DO THE VERY THING YOU HAVE ASKED,
BECAUSE I AM PLEASED WITH YOU
AND I KNOW YOU BY NAME.”

“Ultimate act of khen”

forgiveness
Genesis 42:21
THEY SAID TO ONE ANOTHER, “SURELY WE ARE
BEING PUNISHED BECAUSE OF OUR BROTHER.
WE SAW HOW DISTRESSED HE WAS WHEN HE
PLEADED WITH US FOR HIS LIFE, BUT WE
WOULD NOT LISTEN; THAT’S WHY THIS
DISTRESS HAS COME ON US.”

Esther 4:8
HE ALSO GAVE HIM A COPY OF THE TEXT OF THE
EDICT FOR THEIR ANNIHILATION, WHICH HAD BEEN
PUBLISHED IN SUSA, TO SHOW TO ESTHER AND
EXPLAIN IT TO HER, AND HE TOLD HIM TO
INSTRUCT HER TO GO INTO THE KING’S PRESENCE
TO BEG FOR MERCY AND PLEAD WITH HIM FOR
HER PEOPLE.
ruth 2:10
AT THIS, SHE BOWED DOWN WITH HER FACE
TO THE GROUND. SHE ASKED HIM,
“WHY HAVE I FOUND SUCH FAVOR IN YOUR EYES
THAT YOU NOTICE ME—A FOREIGNER?”
isaiah 30:18-19
YET THE LORD LONGS TO BE GRACIOUS TO YOU;
THEREFORE HE WILL RISE UP TO SHOW YOU
COMPASSION.
FOR THE LORD IS A GOD OF JUSTICE.
BLESSED ARE ALL WHO WAIT FOR HIM!

isaiah 30:18-19
PEOPLE OF ZION, WHO LIVE IN JERUSALEM, YOU
WILL WEEP NO MORE. HOW GRACIOUS HE WILL
BE WHEN YOU CRY FOR HELP!
AS SOON AS HE HEARS, HE WILL ANSWER YOU.

Khen - deliverance from death and ruin

john 1:14
THE WORD BECAME FLESH AND MADE HIS DWELLING
AMONG US. WE HAVE SEEN HIS GLORY, THE GLORY
OF THE ONE AND ONLY SON, WHO CAME FROM THE
FATHER, FULL OF GRACE AND TRUTH.

Khen = Kharis = gracious gift

 ephesians 2:8-9
FOR IT IS BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED,
THROUGH FAITH—AND THIS IS NOT FROM
YOURSELVES, IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD—
NOT BY WORKS, SO THAT NO ONE CAN BOAST.

by his Kharis, he has rescued us

1 Peter 5:4-7
4 AND WHEN THE CHIEF SHEPHERD APPEARS, YOU WILL RECEIVE
THE CROWN OF GLORY THAT WILL NEVER FADE AWAY.
5 IN THE SAME WAY, YOU WHO ARE YOUNGER, SUBMIT
YOURSELVES TO YOUR ELDERS. ALL OF YOU, CLOTHE YOURSELVES
WITH HUMILITY TOWARD ONE ANOTHER, BECAUSE

“God opposes the proud but shows

favor to the humble.”
1 Peter 5:4-7
6 HUMBLE YOURSELVES, THEREFORE,
UNDER GOD’S MIGHTY HAND,
THAT HE MAY LIFT YOU UP IN DUE TIME.
7 CAST ALL YOUR ANXIETY ON HIM
BECAUSE HE CARES FOR YOU.
 GRACIOUS
GOD IS GRACIOUS!
OD IS

GOD GIVES THE GIFT OF HIMSELF,

HIS LIFE, AND HIS LOVE.
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Share a new thing you

learnt from the study
tonight about grace.
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Share an instance when you

truly showed a lack of
grace to someone.
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What are your most
favorite moments from the
Bible where you saw
Jesus’ Grace in action.