NAME OF FS STUDENT: Jelly Ann P.

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THE GOOD SAMARITAN

A Jewish man was taking a trip alone and was attacked by
robbers. They beat him, robbed him of everything he had, and
left him nearly dead beside the road. After a while, a Jewish
priest came along and saw the poor man lying beside the road.
As a religious man, you would expect him to stop and do what
he could to help. But, instead, he kept going and pretended he
did not see. Later, a Levite came along. Levites were assistants
to the priests, so you would expect him to stop and help, too.
But, he did just like the priest and kept ongoing.

Finally, a Samaritan man came by. Even though they both lived
in the land of Palestine and shared a similar religion, the Jews
and the Samaritans definitely did not think of each other as
"neighbors." In fact, they hated each other. The Samaritans
came from a different race of people than the Jews. They had
considered each other enemies for hundreds of years and
refused to even talk to each other!

You would expect the Samaritan man to be the one who just
passed by without helping. Instead, this Samaritan man took
pity on the injured Jewish man. He bandaged his wounds. He
put him on his own donkey and took him to an inn where he
could be safe and recover. Since the injured man had been
robbed of everything he had, the Samaritan man even paid his
bill at the inn and paid the innkeeper to take good care of him.

Reference: Christian Bible Reference Site. (n.d.). The Good Samaritan.

https://www.christianbiblereference.org/story_GoodSamaritan.htm
 GUIDE QUESTION
What did the Samaritan do that made him
different from others who passed by the
Jewish man?

REFLECTION
If you were the Samaritan, would you still
help the Jewish man? Why?