![]() ![]() The rich man had a daily supply of fattened calves.Ĭould you be clothed in the finest clothing and feasting sumptuously every day while fifty feet away a man lay in tattered clothing, sick and starving? Could this rich man not even send a servant out to help this poor man in and bathe, feed, and tend to him?Ģ0 And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Compare this to the Father who when his son was restored to him, killed the fattened calf and began to celebrate. To this man, his feasting was so common he hardly even thought of it as feasting. In other words, to feast every day would almost stop the celebration from being a feast, but a normal meal. The very definition of a feast has woven into it a special occasion. Next, Jesus mentions that this man feasted every day. To make fine linen was a process whereby the garment was soaked in a special clay pot and made brilliantly white. We also remember those crucifying our Lord mockingly wrapped a purple garment around Him as they hurled insults and beat Him.įine linen was a woolen garment worn as a status symbol. The clothing was dyed using a very costly Tyrian purple dye and seen as a luxury only for the very rich. The rich loved to be clothed in purple it was the color of royalty. ![]() Many of you may recall in the Book of Acts, Lydia bought and sold purple goods (Acts 16:14). When it came to himself, he spared no expense. His clothing was the best money could buy. He gives us a couple of important details: notice first, this man was clothed in purple and fine linen. Jesus wastes no time in describing this rich man. 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’ 27 And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father’s house- 28 for I have five brothers-so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’ 29 But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets let them hear them.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31 He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’ ”ġ9 “There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. ![]() 24 And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. The rich man also died and was buried, 23 and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. 22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. 20 And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. One who spends every day partying, feasting, and drinking and never giving the condition of his soul a second thought.ġ9 “There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. Jeffery, I learned, was basically semi-retired and spent most of his time on various vacations and cruises living the high life.Īs I prepared this message, I thought of Jeffery because in many ways, he reminds me of the rich man in this parable. The second night, I asked if the others around the table would care to join us. I don’t really know much about Jeffery other than basic dinner conversation.īefore we ate, my family and I prayed and thanked the Lord for our food as we always do. One such person named Jeffery, we ate with each evening. Each evening we ate at our assigned table with the assigned guests. This past week my family and I spent a few days on a cruise ship. Likewise, those who are poor in this life may, in fact, be those whom God has selected for eternal life. This reversal often has to do with those who seem to be rich in this life often will be in great want in the life to come. Jesus receives sinners because in the Kingdom of God, there is a great reversal. The thrust is similar to those from the previous weeks. ![]() Our text today is yet another parable addressed to the Pharisees. ![]()
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