Why was the parable of the importunate widow given?

Answer

And He spoke a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to Pray, and not to faint." Luke 18:
NOTE - The importunate widow got her request because of her persistency. God wants us to seek
Him, and to seek Him. earnestly, when we pray. He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Heb.
11: 6.

What is said of the tender compassion of God?
What effect did the preaching of the apostles have upon the hearers?
11. How did the Jewish leaders in the days of Christ, for the sake of gain, make void the fifth commandment?
Where was God to meet with Israel?
Why did the Lord abhor the Canaanites?
What, through the prophet Isaiah, does the Lord call the Sabbath?
What comforting promise has God made concerning the sleeping saints?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle