Luke 19:11-27

(Luke 19:11-27)

And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.  He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.  And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.  But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.  And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.  And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.  And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.  And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.  And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:  For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow. And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:  Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?  And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.  (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)  For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.  But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

This parable is similar to the parable of the talents in Matthew. But it's a different story. People in the church think that if you do well in evangelism, God will reward you. The essence of this parable is to see how Jesus understood and acted upon what Jesus Christ said when He died on the cross, rose to the cross, and went to the Father. This parable clearly shows the saved and the unsaved.

 

This is what Jesus said when He died on the cross, resurrected, and ascended into heaven. Jesus died on the cross and fulfilled the law, but what he left in the world is not the law, but the word of life, the gospel of grace. The word of life was expressed as bread. In John 6:48-51『 I am that bread of life.  Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.  I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 』

These words were fulfilled and fulfilled the law. The talent (Greek) is called "Kikkar" in Hebrew, and it was one of the crypts of the sanctuary. That is, it represents the law. In Deuteronomy 18:22, ``When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him. 』. Jesus Christ is the prophet that God will establish in the future. Therefore, it is the parable of the talents and the mena to see if the work done by Jesus Christ has both the experience and the achievement.

 

It is called “Elgajomai” in the Greek word “to do business”. Jesus performed the miracle of two fish and five loaves. So the Jews tried to make Jesus king. Jesus knew this and avoided the spot. The next day, another Jews came. Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. "I work" is "Elgajomai". It is called "Abad" in Hebrew. To work means to cultivate. In cultivation, seeds are sown and fruits are harvested. Spiritually, it means to plow the field of your heart and contain the word of God. That is why the fruit that comes out is the life of heaven. In other words, “to do business” means this.

 

To say that you have traded with talent means to discover eternal life through the bread obtained through the above process. The master gave the servant five talents, two talents, and one talent. Five means the law. The first servant traded with five talents (law) and left five talents. So they all became ten talents. Ten talents signify the fulfillment of the law. The fulfillment of the law is the death of Jesus Christ. The bread and wine were left behind by the death of Christ. The Dalat parable is a word to Israel. Those who have left the talents are those who have fulfilled the law in Christ. Two talents have two breads of life. Those who received two talents earned two talents. He gave two loaves to another person to bear fruit. The two represent Jesus at the First Coming and Jesus at the Second Coming. Those who received one talent received a loaf and buried it in the ground. Made it unknown to anyone.

 

In Matthew 23:13-15『 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.  Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.  Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. 』

 

To be buried in the earth means those who do not understand the word of heaven by fitting the word of God to the earth. The parable of Mana is also expressed almost like a talent. However, in the parable of Mana, the master gave him (living bread) to ten people, saying, "Bring me until I return." Then, the servant says, "For one mil, you left ten mil." The word heat refers to the whole world. The word “business” here is different from “Elgajomai” in the parable of the talent. The Greek word for "Pragma Duomai" comes from "Praso". It means “to do”.

 

In 2 Corinthians 5:10, “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 』Doing in that body means achieving righteousness by dying on the cross with Jesus Christ. In other words, eat Jesus' flesh and drink blood to become righteous. To do business with mena means to be righteous.

 

“I have left ten “Mena” with one “Mena””. Ten "mena" means the completion of the Word. In other words, he became a righteous man with the flesh and blood of Jesus. “The master said, “Well done, good servant, because you have been loyal to the very little, take up the power of ten villages”. villages means castle town. It means the city of Jerusalem. Jerusalem City is the shadow of the true temple (New Jerusalem City). The ten towns refer to the city of New Jerusalem. Power means power from heaven. In Matthew 9:6-8『 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. And he arose, and departed to his house. But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men. 』

And in Matthew 28:18, ``And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 』This authority is the authority to possess the kingdom of God. This authority is from God. Because of the flesh and blood that Jesus Christ gives, God gives us the authority to possess the kingdom of God. Eating the flesh and drinking the blood of Jesus is unity with Jesus Christ, who died on the cross.

 

It is said that a person who received five mena also took one mena and left five mena. So the owner said, "You also said to him, "Occupy five towns, too." It means “make five villages”. That's why you have to make it ten mena. That is, since only five mena were made, five more mena were needed. It means those who are still under the law. If you do not deviate from the law, you cannot enter the kingdom of God. "One mena wrapped in a towel and concealed" means that he did not reach righteousness, nor did anyone else come to righteousness. He himself was under the law, and he did not let others deviate under the law.

 

"Why didn't you leave my money in the bank? If you had done so, I would come and find the money with the interest." That means the table shewbread. In Hebrews 9:2, "For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. 』In Exodus 25:30, "And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway. 』Why didn't the mountain bread of Jesus Christ be put on the table shewbread? If you put it on the bread, anyone will eat it and get life, but you didn't. When you eat the bread of life, a new life is born (interested). The sin of those who hide the bread (Pharisees) is a great thing.