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servants. 1 (1) THE ENTRUSTMENT, “De livered him ten pounds.” This parable differs from the P arable of the Talents. In th a t parable a dif ferent am ount was entrusted. (Matt. 25 :15 ). “ A n d unto o n e he g r a v e fi v e t a ano ther tw o, a n d t o a n oth er one; m a n a c c o r d in g : to hi s se ve ra l abi Rom. 12:6-8. Here all received an equal amount. God bestows gifts in varying degrees. He also bestows .upon every servant ability for service. (1 Cor. 12:7-11). W hat is the g reat tru s t which God has committed to every servant? Is it not the Gospel of th e grace of God? (2) THE ENTERPRISE, “ Occupy till I come.” The word “ occupy” means “ do busi ness.” In effect, our Lord says, “Do business till I come.” It is a business enterprise— “ th e K ing’s busin e s s.” There can be no question as to what constitutes “ the K ing’s business.” Be fore "He left His disciples He said, “Go ye into all th e world and preach th e Gos pel to every creatu re.” On the Mount of Olives before His ascension He said, “Ye shall be w itnesses unto Me.” Our Lord was a business man. His first recorded words were, “Wist ye not th a t I must be about my Fa-ther’s busi ness?” And His last words were, “ It is finished.” He repres nted the g rea t firm of “The T rinity.” He exhibited the samples of th e House—matchless grace, unfeigned love, lim itless power, unending life, etern al joys. I t is a Serious Business. It involves the eternal destiny of hum an souls. It is a serious th ing to represent th e Lord Jesus; to he His w itnesses; His ambas sador; H is m issionary; to have the re sponsibility of declaring His message, the glorious Gospel of which we sing. Are we not en tru sted w ith the Word of God which conveys the good news of God’s love for men? Is not th e Bible a A $350.00 SCHOLARSHIP!
(1) The Entrustm ent. (2) The Enterprise. (3) The Extent. (4) The End.
Introduction: Following the call to Zaccheus our Lord journeys toward Jerusalem . The crowds are enthusiastic and look for His speedy enthronement. “Because they thought th a t the king- LESSON dom of God should im- EXPOSITION mediately appear,” He :T. O. H orton s p o k e the parable which we are to study in th is lesson. The parable was dressed in drapery which was fam iliar to them. Our Lord compares H imself to a nobleman who goes to the seat of gov ernm en t to be invested w ith authority as a governor or ruler. This was the custom then in vogue. Herod and Ar- chelaus had both gone from Palestine to Rome to be invested w ith kingly au thority. Herod, an officer, had been made king. A rchelaus had been made a te trarch and had bu ilt a stately palace under th e very shadows of which Jesus may have been speaking. The parable teaches th a t the king dom was not to be set up a t once. Jesus was a nobleman by b irth— of the seed of David (John 7 :4 2 ). “ H ath not He was the Son of God and now on His way to His F a th e r’s house to receive from His hand the sceptre. He was to stop a t Jerusalem and pay the price— His own blood. He was to ascend to His F ath er, present His claim, receive th e sceptre, re tu rn and establish His kingdom. Notice how literally a portion of this predicted program was fulfilled. His citizens hated Him and sent word after Him. The King came and was rejected and left His affairs in th e hands of His
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