They think that the kingdom of God will soon appear. Generally, Jews who follow the Lord Jesus, including the disciples of the Lord, think that he went to Jerusalem to be king, realize the messianic country and lead the Jews out of the slavery of the Roman Empire.
Jesus made another parable for two reasons. The first reason is that he will be crucified in Jerusalem. The second reason is that his disciples think he will be king there and build a kingdom, but they have the opposite idea. In fact, after the death of the Lord, it was a long time before he came back to realize the kingdom of God on earth, so the Lord Jesus set a parable to teach his disciples.
This metaphor is a continuation of the above-mentioned example of Zacchaeus' salvation. It enlightens us that during the resurrection of the Lord, everyone who is saved should be ready to enter the national trial, that is, how to use and manage the grace given by the Lord during his lifetime as the basis of his position in the country after his resurrection.
The sermon of the Lord Jesus is very good at taking local materials. At that time, archibald's palace was located in Jericho. When he left Jericho for Rome to accept the throne, he left state affairs to his servants to manage his property. When he left Jericho, the Jews sent a delegation of fifty people to petition the Roman emperor, which made archibald lose his official position and the Jewish throne.
When archibald was enfeoffed to another region to be king, he immediately called his servants to settle all the accounts he managed during his stay in Beijing, and many of them were punished by him.
There is a nobleman who wants to go far away. The nobleman refers to the Lord Jesus, who is both a god and a man, with lofty divinity and lofty humanity. Going far away' means that the Lord died and rose again, and then died and ascended to heaven. Distance also implies that he will not come back for a long time after his own death.
Ordinary believers often only accept the Lord Jesus as their savior, but do not accept the Lord as king in their hearts; Such believers don't live in the kingdom of God, so they can't share the rewards of the country. An ingot of silver is a Mina, the unit of the Greek monetary system, which is equal to one hundred Greek silver coins, which is equivalent to the average person's salary for one hundred days.
Introduction to St. Luke
Born in Syria, Saint Luke (Greek: λ ουυυ α, Loukas) wrote the Gospel of Luke from 6/kloc-0 to 62, recording the birth, childhood, preaching, suffering and resurrection of John the Baptist and Jesus.
In 63 AD, he wrote Acts, a sequel to the Gospel of Luke, which recorded the history of the early church. Luke preached in Italy, France and the Balkans, and was martyred in Macedonia at the age of 84, symbolized by cattle.
He is Greek and a doctor by profession. In Catholicism, Orthodox Church, Anglican Church and some Protestant denominations, he is listed as a saint. He is regarded as the patron saint of medical workers and hospitals. There are many hospitals and medical universities named after Luke all over the world.