The Parable of The Minas/Pounds, Luke 19:11-27

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The Parable of The Minas/Pounds, Luke 1911-27

• I. The Setting Contextual Considerations
• From v.11, who are they and to what things had
  they been listening?
• What two reasons does Luke give for the telling
  of this particular parable?
• Is this parable the same as that of The Talents
  in Matt.2514-30?

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The Parable of The Minas/Pounds, Luke 1911-27

• I. The Setting Contextual Considerations
• Contrast these two parables (Talents/Minas)
  regarding Time, Location, and Point(s) of
  Emphasis.
• II. The Elements (the earthly story)
• What is a mina or pound and what is it worth?

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The Parable of The Minas/Pounds, Luke 1911-27

• II. The Elements (the earthly story)
• What did the nobleman go to a distant country to
  receive?
• What does this mean- why would it be necessary?
• Before he left, what did he instruct ten of his
  servants to do?

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The Parable of The Minas/Pounds, Luke 1911-27

• II. The Elements (the earthly story)
• While he was gone, who decided they hated him and
  why?
• It is worthy of note that Archelaus, the son of
  Herod, actually did what Jesus suggests by
  parable. When his father died, Archelaus board a
  ship and headed to Rome to obtain the sanction of
  Caesar. The Jews were, however, tired of the
  rule of the Herods and also petitioned Rome
  stating that they would not submit to Archelaus.
  He was appointed anyway. His father, Herod the
  Great, had done the same thing as did Agrippa who
  followed him on the throne of Israel. Thus Jesus
  is utlizing a very familiar earthly story to
  teach His spiritual truth.

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The Parable of The Minas/Pounds, Luke 1911-27

• II. The Elements (the earthly story)
• When the nobleman returned, what did he want to
  know with regard to his servants?
• What were the results of his inquiry?
• What rewards did he dispense to the first two
  servants and on what basis were they given?
• What reward was given to the third servant?

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The Parable of The Minas/Pounds, Luke 1911-27

• II. The Elements (the earthly story)
• What about the other seven servants? What
  happened to them?
• How were the citizens (enemies) rewarded?

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The Parable of The Minas/Pounds, Luke 1911-27

• III. The Application (the heavenly meaning)
• What do each of the following represent
• -the Nobleman?
• -the Servants?
• -the Citizens?
• Given the context, what is the meaning of the
  parable to the primary audience?
• How should we apply the parable to ourselves?

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Our next study will be,The Parable of The
Friend at MidnightLuke 111-13