What is the meaning of the passage of the unfaithful steward? (Part 5).
Interpreting this passage.
The lord was the Levites, which had the right to receive the tithes and offers of Israel’s people (Num 18:24,26,28).
The debtors were the religious of Israel who were in debt because of the heavy burden imposed by the religious leaders (Mat 23:4). Note that they were doing things related to the Jewish rituals.
The steward was the Pharisees who were sit in Moses’ chair (Mat 23:1). By the way, once Jesus said this, it’s doable that the Pharisees, Sadducees and doctors of the law weren’t Levites and, therefore, they couldn’t exert the priesthood. However, they usurped this ministry.
As in the time of Malachi (Mal 3:8-10), the priests (which now were Pharisees, Sadducees, doctors of the law) weren’t content with their part in the tithes (probably they ate more than necessary, made revelries or even sold part of the tithes in order to make money).
It is not in vain that Jesus, when came into the temple and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers and sellers. Although they, probably, sold charging high prices, certainly many of those products were part of the tithes and offers of the Israelites (Mat 21:12,13).
Anyway, the Pharisees were misusing the tithes and offers of the Israelites and, in virtue of this, they were about to lose the stewardship (Luke 20:9-19):
• Mat 21:43-46 -> “Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits. And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.” When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.”.
After all, the Pharisee were deporting as the sons of this world.
So, Jesus taught them: with the richness of this world, which are result of exploitation of the neighbor (hence they are unjust), make friends.
Have a good day using your wealth to increase in authority before the Creator in the forthcoming life (Luke 19:17,19).
Tomorrow we will keep on.
Interpreting this passage.
The lord was the Levites, which had the right to receive the tithes and offers of Israel’s people (Num 18:24,26,28).
The debtors were the religious of Israel who were in debt because of the heavy burden imposed by the religious leaders (Mat 23:4). Note that they were doing things related to the Jewish rituals.
The steward was the Pharisees who were sit in Moses’ chair (Mat 23:1). By the way, once Jesus said this, it’s doable that the Pharisees, Sadducees and doctors of the law weren’t Levites and, therefore, they couldn’t exert the priesthood. However, they usurped this ministry.
As in the time of Malachi (Mal 3:8-10), the priests (which now were Pharisees, Sadducees, doctors of the law) weren’t content with their part in the tithes (probably they ate more than necessary, made revelries or even sold part of the tithes in order to make money).
It is not in vain that Jesus, when came into the temple and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers and sellers. Although they, probably, sold charging high prices, certainly many of those products were part of the tithes and offers of the Israelites (Mat 21:12,13).
Anyway, the Pharisees were misusing the tithes and offers of the Israelites and, in virtue of this, they were about to lose the stewardship (Luke 20:9-19):
• Mat 21:43-46 -> “Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits. And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.” When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.”.
After all, the Pharisee were deporting as the sons of this world.
So, Jesus taught them: with the richness of this world, which are result of exploitation of the neighbor (hence they are unjust), make friends.
Have a good day using your wealth to increase in authority before the Creator in the forthcoming life (Luke 19:17,19).
Tomorrow we will keep on.