Kingdom's Dawn (19 page)

1. In this chapter Leinad trains Fairos's guards using his skill as a swordsman. Later, Fairos and his guards are victorious in their battle against the Eminafs. What do these two events represent?

2. Leinad tries to warn the people from the Valley of Nan about Fairos's intentions. Once again, the very people he's trying to save are apathetic about his warnings. Because of this, they are enslaved by Fairos. Have you ever ignored the godly counsel of a friend or a parent? What happened?

1. In this chapter, Leinad's biblical character representation changes. Who does he symbolize, and how do you know this? Find specific passages in the Bible that the allegory is based on.

2. Leinad becomes angry when he sees a fellow slave being tormented by a guard. The Bible has a verse regarding righteous anger; find that passage. Have you ever experienced righteous anger? If so, what were you angry about?

1. In this chapter, Leinad is left to die in the Banteen Desert. What does this event represent?

2. Leinad tries to loosen the straps that keep him chained to the desert floor, but only succeeds in creating small cracks around each stake. Later on in the chapter there is a thunderstorm that not only frightens the Moshi Beasts from killing Leinad, but causes rain to pour into the small cracks, loosening the stakes. Sometimes it feels as if we are at the end of our rope, but if we call
out to God, as Leinad called to the King, God will provide a way to save us. Find passages in the Bible that refer to His promise to listen if we call to Him.

1. In this chapter, Leinad comes face-to-face with the King, and it is a turning point in Leinad's life. This event is allegorical to a specific event in the Bible regarding Moses. What is that event?

2. The King gives Leinad an arduous task: to free the people of Nan from their enslavement in Nyland. However, Leinad offers excuses because he doubts his ability to accomplish the task. This represents when Moses argued with God in Exodus 3 and 4. When God gives us tasks, sometimes it feels as if we are unworthy of the trust He puts in us. Have you ever given God excuses when He told you to do something?

3. In this chapter, the King continues Leinad's training with the sword, saying, “What your father began, I shall complete.” What might this statement mean for you personally?

4. The King warns Leinad of his worst enemy. Who is Leinad's worst enemy and why? Can you find Bible verses that pertain to this?

5. In the final passages of the chapter, the King knights Leinad “in the harsh landscape of the desert, the only place where a man truly begins to understand his purpose in life.” Not only does this represent when God chooses Moses after his self-reflection in the desert, but it also applies to each of us. Thinking back in your life, when did you learn the most? Was it during a time of trial or of ease?

1. The sword represents the Word of God. Hebrews 4:12 says, “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Leinad questions his training because everyone questions his or her purpose in life and the authenticity of faith at some point. Through prayer, wise counsel, and training, the truth of God's Word is revealed.

2. The gulf between the spiritual world of heaven and the physical world of earth.

3. One way we can prepare is to study God's Word and develop a close, personal relationship with Him. Second Timothy 2:15 states, “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Also, Ephesians 6: 11–17 defines the battle against spiritual darkness and encourages us to “put on the whole armor of God.”

1. Specifically, Gabrik represents the messenger angel Gabriel. However, Gabrik is also used to represent other angelic beings throughout the first two books.

2.
Terra
and
Earth
. Also, take a close look at
Leinad
.

3. Leinad's symbolic calling as a prophet to be an instrument through which God talks to, leads, and guides His people.

1. This represents the Creation, Adam and Eve, and the Fall of mankind through sin in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 1–3).

2. As the husband, Peyton had a responsibility to protect his wife (Genesis 3:16).

3. The two great commandments as stated by Jesus in Matthew 22:37–40: Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

4. This symbolizes our free will and God's desire that we choose to serve Him. It is important to know this because it reveals part of God's nature: He loves us, but He will not violate the free will He gave us in order to have a relationship with us.

5. Answer based on personal experience.

1. Cain (Genesis 4:15b).

2. This means that the hope of the coming Prince still remains and that the one chosen to deliver this message of hope is still alive. Although God's children may be martyred for their faith, the message of truth (that Christ is coming again) will never be lost.

3. Answer based on personal experience.

1. The promise is revealed in the next book,
Kingdom's Hope
.

2. The Vactor Deluge is the Great Flood, and Leinad represents Noah. Simultaneously, Tess represents Noah's family, the faithful few who believed Noah in spite of all the ridicule (Genesis 6:13–22).

1. The ark (Genesis 7:1).

2. Answer based on personal experience.

1. In the Kingdom Series, this man is the Prince, and allegorically he is the preincarnate Christ.

2. Leinad now represents Abraham. Abraham means “the friend of God.”

3. Leinad recognized the mark of the King on the man's sword.

1. Joseph.

2. 2 Timothy 4:18; James 4:10; Psalms 46:10; Isaiah 55:8–9; Jeremiah 32:17; Nahum 1:7.

1. The Eminafs represent the famine in Egypt and the surrounding regions, including Canaan.

2. Tess represents the children of Israel who go to Egypt to find food.

1. This represents Joseph's interpretation of Pharaoh's dream.

2. Answer based on personal experience.

1. God gave Joseph the interpretation of Pharaoh's dream so that Egypt was prepared for the famine. As a result, Joseph was given the responsibility to store food during the seven years of plenty to prepare for the seven years of famine. Likewise, Leinad's training prepared Fairos's men for the battle against the Eminafs.

2. Answer based on personal experience.

1. Leinad now represents Moses (Exodus 2:11–12).

2. Ephesians 4:26: “ ‘Be angry, and do not sin': do not let the sun go down on your wrath.”

1. Moses living in the wilderness after his exile from Egypt.

2. 2 Chronicles 7:14; Psalm 50:15; 55:16; 86:7; 91:15; 116:2; Jeremiah 29:12; 33:3.

1. Moses and the burning bush.

2. Answer based on personal experience.

3. Answer based on personal experience.

4. The King warns Leinad of himself. The King continues by telling Leinad that if he becomes arrogant in his skill with the sword, he will fall. In the same way, God hates pride in His children and has warned us through these following passages: Psalm 119:21; 138:6; Proverbs 6:17; 16:5; 16:18; 21:4; Isaiah 13:11; Luke 1:51; James 4:6; 1 John 2:16.

5. Answer based on personal experience.