Lesson&#12& Parables,&Part&2& (15:&1& &19:&27)&

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1 Lesson&#12& Parables,&Part&2& (15:&1& &19:&27)& 1"

2 On#the#journey#to#Jerusalem,#Jesus#enthralled#the#crowds#with#his# teaching,#responding#to#ques9ons#people#asked#him,#commen9ng#on# current#events#and#warning#the#crowds#of#conflict#to#come.##his#teaching# took#many#forms,#but#the#parable#is#the#form#most#iden9fied#with#jesus,# and#in#lesson##11#we#heard#five#of#them:##1)#parable#of#the#rich#fool,#12:# 26L21;#2)#Parable#of#the#Barren#Fig#Tree,#13:#6L9;#3)#Parable#of#the#Mustard# Seed,#13:#18L19;#4)#Parable#of#the#Yeast,#13:#20L21;#and#5)#Parable#of#the# Great#Feast,#14:#15L24.# Jesus #teaching#on#the#road#to#jerusalem#reinforced#his#call#to#live#life#on#a# high#moral#and#ethical#plain,#a#life#characterized#by#detachment#and# radical#simplicity,#with#a#dis9nct#preference#for#the#marginalized.# 2"

3 In#Lesson##12#we#con9nue#on#our#journey#to#Jerusalem,#listening#with# the#crowds#to#jesus #teaching#and#conversa9on,#and#in#this#lesson#we# examine#eight#more#parables:##1)#parable#of#the#lost#sheep,#15:#4l7;#2)# Parable#of#the#Lost#Coin,#15:#8L10;#3)#Parable#of#the#Lost#Son,#15:#11L32;# 4)#Parable#of#the#Dishonest#Steward,#16:#1L8;#5)#Parable#of#the#Rich#Man# and#lazarus,#16:#19l31;#6)#parable#of#the#persistent#widow,#18:#1l8;#7)# Parable#of#the#Pharisee#and#the#Tax#Collector,#18:#9L14;#and#8)#Parable#of# the#ten#gold#coins,#19:#11l27.### Along#the#way,#interspersed#among#the#parables,#we#encounter#the#ten# lepers,#the#blind#beggar#of#jericho#.#.#.#and#zacchaeus.# 3"

4 Lesson##12#is#an#embarrassment#of# riches:##eight#parables#and#some#of# the#most#memorable#characters#in# Scripture!##We ll#work#through#the# parables,#one#at#a#9me.# Remember:# A#parable#is#a#succinct,#didac9c#story#thrown# alongside#a#common,#ordinary#truth#to# illuminate#that#truth#in#a#striking#and# memorable#fashion.##parables#are#meant#to# illuminate,#not#to#hide#or#obscure. ## 4"

5 So,#here#we#go!# 1. Parable#of#the#Lost#Sheep#(15:#4L7)# 2. Parable#of#the#Lost#Coin#(15:#8L10)# 3. Parable#of#the#Lost#Son#(15:#11L32)# 4. Parable#of#the#Dishonest#Steward#(16:#1L8)# 5. Parable#of#the#Rich#Man#and#Lazarus#(16:# 19L31)# 6. Parable#of#the#Persistent#Widow#(18:#1L8)# 7. Parable#of#the#Pharisee#and#the#Tax#Collector# (18:#9L14)# 8. Parable#of#the#Ten#Gold#Coins#(19:#11L27)# 5"

6 Philippe#de#Champaigne.##Good&Shepherd&(oil#on#canvas),#1627.# Palais#des#BeauxLArts,#Lille,#France.# 6"

7 So,#here#we#go!# 1. Parable#of#the#Lost#Sheep#(15:#4L7)# 2. Parable#of#the#Lost#Coin#(15:#8L10)# 3. Parable#of#the#Lost#Son#(15:#11L32)# 4. Parable#of#the#Dishonest#Steward#(16:#1L8)# 5. Parable#of#the#Rich#Man#and#Lazarus#(16:# 19L31)# 6. Parable#of#the#Persistent#Widow#(18:#1L8)# 7. Parable#of#the#Pharisee#and#the#Tax#Collector# (18:#9L14)# 8. Parable#of#the#Ten#Gold#Coins#(19:#11L27)# 7"

8 John#Everei#Mallais.##The&Lost&Piece&of&Silver&(wood#engraving#on#paper),#1864.# Tate#Britain,#London.# 8"

9 So,#here#we#go!# 1. Parable#of#the#Lost#Sheep#(15:#4L7)# 2. Parable#of#the#Lost#Coin#(15:#8L10)# 3. Parable#of#the#Lost#Son#(15:#11L32)# 4. Parable#of#the#Dishonest#Steward#(16:#1L8)# 5. Parable#of#the#Rich#Man#and#Lazarus#(16:# 19L31)# 6. Parable#of#the#Persistent#Widow#(18:#1L8)# 7. Parable#of#the#Pharisee#and#the#Tax#Collector# (18:#9L14)# 8. Parable#of#the#Ten#Gold#Coins#(19:#11L27)# 9"

10 Rembrandt.##Return&of&the&Prodigal&Son&(oil#on#canvas),#c.#1668.# Hermitage#Museum,#St.#Petersburg,#Russia.# 10"

11 So,#here#we#go!# 1. Parable#of#the#Lost#Sheep#(15:#4L7)# 2. Parable#of#the#Lost#Coin#(15:#8L10)# 3. Parable#of#the#Lost#Son#(15:#11L32)# 4. Parable#of#the#Dishonest#Steward#(16:#1L8)# 5. Parable#of#the#Rich#Man#and#Lazarus#(16:# 19L31)# 6. Parable#of#the#Persistent#Widow#(18:#1L8)# 7. Parable#of#the#Pharisee#and#the#Tax#Collector# (18:#9L14)# 8. Parable#of#the#Ten#Gold#Coins#(19:#11L27)# 11"

12 Jan#Luyken.##The&Parable&of&the&Unjust&Steward&(etching#for#the#Bowyer#Bible).#C.#1795.# 12"

13 So,#here#we#go!# 1. Parable#of#the#Lost#Sheep#(15:#4L7)# 2. Parable#of#the#Lost#Coin#(15:#8L10)# 3. Parable#of#the#Lost#Son#(15:#11L32)# 4. Parable#of#the#Dishonest#Steward#(16:#1L8)# 5. Parable#of#the#Rich#Man#and#Lazarus#(16:# 19L31)# 6. Parable#of#the#Persistent#Widow#(18:#1L8)# 7. Parable#of#the#Pharisee#and#the#Tax#Collector# (18:#9L14)# 8. Parable#of#the#Ten#Gold#Coins#(19:#11L27)# 13"

14 Lazarus#at#the# rich#man s#door#!# Lazarus#carried#to## paradise#by#two#angels#!#! Lazarus#in#Abraham s## #####bosom.# Dives #soul#carried#to# hell#by#two#demons#!# "#Dives#tortured#in#hell# Codex&Aureus&Epternacensis&(illumina9on#on#vellum)#folio#78r,#folio#78r,##c.#1035L1040.# Germanisches#Na9onalmuseum,#Nuremberg,#Germany.## 14"

15 So,#here#we#go!# 1. Parable#of#the#Lost#Sheep#(15:#4L7)# 2. Parable#of#the#Lost#Coin#(15:#8L10)# 3. Parable#of#the#Lost#Son#(15:#11L32)# 4. Parable#of#the#Dishonest#Steward#(16:#1L8)# 5. Parable#of#the#Rich#Man#and#Lazarus#(16:# 19L31)# 6. Parable#of#the#Persistent#Widow#(18:#1L8)# 7. Parable#of#the#Pharisee#and#the#Tax#Collector# (18:#9L14)# 8. Parable#of#the#Ten#Gold#Coins#(19:#11L27)# 15"

16 John#Everei#Mallais.##Parable&of&the&Unjust&Judge&(wood#engraving#on#paper),#1864.# Tate#Britain,#London.# 16"

17 So,#here#we#go!# 1. Parable#of#the#Lost#Sheep#(15:#4L7)# 2. Parable#of#the#Lost#Coin#(15:#8L10)# 3. Parable#of#the#Lost#Son#(15:#11L32)# 4. Parable#of#the#Dishonest#Steward#(16:#1L8)# 5. Parable#of#the#Rich#Man#and#Lazarus#(16:# 19L31)# 6. Parable#of#the#Persistent#Widow#(18:#1L8)# 7. Parable#of#the#Pharisee#and#the#Tax#Collector# (18:#9L14)# 8. Parable#of#the#Ten#Gold#Coins#(19:#11L27)# 17"

18 John#Everei#Mallais.##The&Pharisee&and&the&Publican&(wood#engraving#on#paper),#1864.# Tate#Britain,#London.# 18"

19 So,#here#we#go!# 1. Parable#of#the#Lost#Sheep#(15:#4L7)# 2. Parable#of#the#Lost#Coin#(15:#8L10)# 3. Parable#of#the#Lost#Son#(15:#11L32)# 4. Parable#of#the#Dishonest#Steward#(16:#1L8)# 5. Parable#of#the#Rich#Man#and#Lazarus#(16:# 19L31)# 6. Parable#of#the#Persistent#Widow#(18:#1L8)# 7. Parable#of#the#Pharisee#and#the#Tax#Collector# (18:#9L14)# 8. Parable#of#the#Ten#Gold#Coins#(19:#11L27)# 19"

20 Rembrandt.##Parable&of&the&Talents&(reed#pen#and#brown#ink#on#paper),#c.#1650L1655.# Louvre#Museum,#Paris.# 20"

21 As#we#move#along#through#the# parables#we#encounter#several#other## memorable#scenes#and#characters,#for# example#the#ten#lepers.### 21"

22 The Ten Lepers As he continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met [him]. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying, Jesus, Master! Have pity on us! And when he saw them, he said, Go show yourselves to the priests. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said in reply, Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God? Then he said to him, Stand up and go; your faith has saved you. (17: 11-19) 22"

23 James#C.#Christensen.##Ten&Lepers&(limited#edi9on#print#of#550).# The#Greenwich#Workshop,#Seymour,#Connec9cut.# 23"

24 The#blind#beggar#of#Jericho.# Brian#Jekel.##Healing&the&Blind&Man&(oil#on#canvas).##Private#Collec9on.#### View#Brian#Jekel s#work#at#brianjekelfineart.com.## 24"

25 And#of#course,#the#most#memorable# character#of#all,#zacchaeus#the#chief# tax#collector!# 25"

26 Neils#Larsen#Stevns.##Christ&and&Zacchaeus,#1913.# Randers#Museum#of#Art,#Denmark.# 26"

27 1. Why#does#Jesus#teach#the#crowds#in# parables?# 2. Why#does#Luke#group#the#parables#of#the#lost# sheep,#coin#and#son#together?# 3. What#would#have#happened#to#the#prodigal# son#if#he#had#died#in#the#pigpen?# 4. What#is#the#primary#lesson#in#the#parable#of# the#rich#man#and#lazarus?# 5. Of#the#eight#parables#we#covered#in#this# lesson,#is#there#a#common#theme#that#runs# through#them?##if#so,#what#is#it?# 27"

28 Copyright# #2015#by#William#C.#Creasy# # All# rights# reserved.# No# part# of# this# course audio,# video,# photography,# maps,# 9melines# or# other# media may# be# reproduced#or#transmiied#in#any#form#by#any#means,#electronic# or# mechanical,# including# photocopying,# recording# or# by# any# informa9on# storage# or# retrieval# devices# without# permission# in# wri9ng#or#a#licensing#agreement#from#the#copyright#holder.# 28"