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Text: Luke 16: 19-31

THE PARABLE OF THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS I

1. The Lord Jesus was a Master-Teacher of Parables.

2. In His teaching about prudence concerning money matters, He created a Parable.

3. Features of the Parable

a. A rich man

i. He was not given a name.

ii. He was simply described as a “rich man” (Luke 16:19a).

b. Indicators of his wealth

i. His clothing

He wore purple and fine linen (Luke 16:19b).

ii. His food

He ate very well every day (Luke 16:19c).

c. A poor man

i. He was a beggar.

ii. He was covered with sores.

iii. He had no money for any treatment.

iv. He was laid at the gate of the rich man (He had progressively become weaker) {Luke 16:20}.

v. He longed for scraps of food from the rich man’s table (Luke 16:21a).

vi. Dogs were mentioned. They too awaited scraps of food from the rich man’s table.

vii. The dogs were the companions of Lazarus. They licked his sores (Luke 16:21b).

d. In time, both died.

i. Lazarus was carried to Abraham’s bosom. He was in the presence and comfort of Abraham (Luke 16:22).

ii. The rich man died and found himself in Hades.

iii. He looked up and saw Lazarus with Abraham (Luke 16:23b).

经文：路加福音 16：19-31

财主和拉撒路的比喻（一）

1. 主耶稣是最善于用比喻教导人的老师

2. 关于谨慎运用钱财的教训，祂自创了一个比喻

3. 比喻的特点

a. 财主

i. 他没有名字

ii. 他只是被称为“财主”《路加福音 16：19a》

b. 他财富的指标

i. 他的衣着

他穿着紫色袍和细麻布衣服《路加福音 16：19b》

ii. 他的饮食

他天天奢华宴乐《路加福音 16：19c》

c. 穷人

i. 他是讨饭的

ii. 他浑身长疮

iii. 他没有钱寻求治疗

iv. 他被人放在财主门口，身体渐渐地衰弱 《路加福音 16：20》

v. 他渴望财主桌子上掉下来的零碎《路加福音 16：21a》

vi. 狗也在财主的桌子下。它们也等待着财主桌子上掉下来的零碎

vii. 狗是拉撒路的同伴。它们舔他的疮《路加福音 16：21b》

d. 后来，拉撒路和狗都死了

i. 拉撒路在亚伯拉罕的怀里。他在亚伯拉罕身旁并且得到安慰《路加福音 16：22》

ii. 财主死后到了阴间

iii. 他举目望见拉撒路和亚伯拉罕 《路加福音 16：23b》