Parable of the Rich Fool
Who told the Parable of the Rich Fool?
Answer: Jesus.
What did the rich man grow on his farm?
Answer: Crops.
What was the farmer scattering in the Parable of the Sower?
Answer: Seeds.
What does the seed represent?
Answer: God’s Word.
Are the parables in the new testament or old testament?
New
Why did the rich man want bigger barns?
Answer: His barns were too small to hold all his crops.
What did the rich man plan to do with his old barns?
Answer: Tear them down and build bigger ones.
How many kinds of ground did the seeds fall on?
Answer: Four.
What happened to the seeds that fell on the path?
Answer: Birds ate them.
What is a parable?
Answer: A story about everyday life that teaches a spiritual lesson.
What did the rich man plan to do after storing his grain?
Answer: Relax, eat, drink, and enjoy life.
How many years did the rich man think he had to enjoy his wealth?
Answer: Many years.
What does the path represent?
Answer: Someone who hears God’s Word but does not understand it.
Why did the plants on rocky ground wither?
Answer: They had no deep roots.
Why did Jesus speak in parables?
Answer: To teach about God’s kingdom through familiar stories and help those willing to listen understand spiritual truths.
What did God tell the rich man would happen that night?
Answer: His life would end.
Why was the rich man foolish?
Answer: He trusted his riches and forgot about God.
What does rocky ground represent?
Answer: Someone who receives God’s Word with joy but gives up when trouble comes.
What choked the plants growing among thorns?
Answer: The thorns.
Where is the Parable of the Rich Fool found in the Bible?
Answer: Luke 12:13–21.
What did Jesus warn people to guard against?
Answer: Greed.
How can we be rich toward God?
Answer: Love God, put Him first, and share with others.
What do the thorns represent?
Answer: The worries of life and the deceitfulness of riches.
What does good soil represent?
Answer: Someone who hears God’s Word, understands it, and produces fruit.
Where is the Parable of the Sower found in the Bible?
Answer: Matthew 13:1–23, Mark 4:1–20, and Luke 8:4–15.