Parable Characters
What did the sower do in the Parable of the Sower?
What was the expectation of the servants in the Parables of the Talents and Minas?
To make more talents/minas (to profit)
The sand
What is a parable?
A short, illustrative story with a spiritual lesson
(earthly story with heavenly meaning)
Matthew 25:13
(Wise and Foolish Virgins)
“Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming."
Matthew 25:13
Who was the second person to pass the beaten man in the Parable of the Good Samaritan?
A Levite
What does the oil represent in the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins?
The Holy Spirit, faith, our service to God.
The first set of seed fell along what?
The wayside/path/road
What is a talent?
20 years of a worker's wage
Luke 10:27
(Good Samaritan)
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’"
Luke 10:27
Who does the bridegroom represent in the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins?
Jesus Christ (the Son of Man)
Why did Jesus tell parables?
1. To simplify spiritual truths into earthly stories
2. As a code to His true followers
What did the Good Samaritan do for the beaten traveller?
Bandaged his wounds, put him on his own donkey, took him to an inn, cared for him and payed the innkeeper
How many minas equaled a talent?
60 minas = 1 talent
Matthew 7:21
(Wise and Foolish Builders)
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven."
Matthew 7:21
How many brothers did the Rich Man have in the Parable?
five brothers
What did the seed fallen among thorns represent?
Someone who hears the word but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful
What the two things did Rich Man want Lazarus to do after they both died?
1. "To dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue"
2. "Send Lazarus to my family to warn them."
What does the seed represent in the Parable of the Sower?
The Word of God
Matthew 25:23
(Talents/Minas)
"His Lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord."
Matthew 25:23
How many talents did the three servants produce/gain?
How many minas did the servants produce/gain?
5,2, and 0 talents
10, 5, and 0 minas
What question from an expert in the law prompted Jesus to tell the Parable of the Good Samaritan?
Who is my neighbor?
What are the amounts of crop/fruit that the good soil produced?
A hundred, sixty, or thirty times
Where was Lazarus taken after his death?
Abraham's side/bosom
2 Peter 3:9
(Rich Man and Lazarus)
"The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance."
2 Peter 3:9