Context and Setting
What book is this parable found in?
The Book of Matthew.
This character entrusts his servants with money before going on a journey.
The master of the house.
What type of currency were the servants paid?
Talents.
What does the talent represent beyond monetary value?
Gifts, skills, abilities, or resources.
What if the third servant invested his money?
Then he would have been rewarded and praised.
Jesus' betrayal.
The servants who received 5 and 2 talents.
How many talents did the first servant receive?
5 Talents
The third servant burying the talent represents what behavior towards God's gifts?
Fearful, slothful, or concealing behavior.
What lesson would the parable teach if the master had paid each servant 3 talents each?
Fairness VS Responsibility, wise usage of resources, etc.
Who is Jesus talking to?
The Disciples.
This character buried their money out of fear of them losing it.
The servant entrusted with one talent.
What was the punishment for the servant who hid and did not invest his money?
Revoking of the talent from him and verbal rebuking.
Doubling the talents can be seen as a metaphor for this:
Faithful and productive use of what God has given to us.
What if the first and second servants had failed to multiply their money as well?
None would be rewarded and all would be rebuked.
The time the master is on the journey represents what period of time:
The time between his first and second coming?
The servants represent these figures or broader concepts.
Jesus' followers.
Who gained the one talent taken from the slothful servant?
The first servant who was given 5 talents.
Fear, laziness, or inaction in the parable can be seen as:
Neglecting responsibility or failing to follow God.
How would it affect the parable's lesson about faith if the master had told the servants when he would return?
The master's return refers to what event:
Jesus' second coming, Judgement Day, etc.
The master of the house represents this figure or broader concept.
What was the reward for the servants who doubled their given talents?
Raising of authority and joy.
What attitude does the parable encourage toward the kingdom of God?
Actively using one's gift for the glory of God.
How would it affect the parable's lesson about faith if the master had never promised to return?
By shifting the lesson from faith under accountability more toward personal incentive and acting without promise.