{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"New Song Students OKC","title":"PARABLES - The Parable Of The Pounds","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/4b8d0eb8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2122,"description":"Parables are not simply teachings on what the Kingdom of God is LIKE; they are an invitation into Kingdom LIVING.We know that God is Spirit and is neither male nor female. Yet in the Scriptures we are told that the believer is “born of God”. Here John uses female language to describe the relationship between God and believers. Similarly, when Jesus addressed God as “Father,” he used a male metaphor/title to help us understand the nature of God. Scripture uses male and female images to enrich our understanding of God, who is Spirit and thereby beyond male and female.”Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes, Kenneth E. Bailey“WE DON’T JUST READ PARABLES; JESUS EXPECTS US TO LIVE THEM OUT.”LUKE 19:11-26Whenever Jesus told a parable, He was communicating ETERNAL TRUTHS in a way that made sense to an ANCIENT AUDIENCE. CONTEXT UNLOCKS MEANING.FIRST ASSUMPTION: The Parable Of The Talents and the Parable Of The Pounds are the same.SECOND ASSUMPTION: These two parables are all about being responsible with what we have. Herod the Great made a trip to Rome in 40 B.C. seeking a Roman appointment as king, and his son, Archelaus, made a similar journey in 4 B.C. to argue his case against his half-brother Antipas. Jesus used a political scene familiar to his audience as the background for this parable.Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes, Kenneth E. BaileyJesus is the Nobleman.REVELATION 17:14REVELATION 19:16JOHN 18:37Worldly culture is the enemy of the NoblemanJOHN 1:10-13MATTHEW 12:30Christians are the servantsO Lord, surely I am Your servant,I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid,You have loosed my bonds.PSALM 116:16The pounds represent the Great CommissionSuch is the real world of this parable. King Herod’s trip to Rome was successful; he received kingly power. His son Archelaus made the same trip and was banished. No one knows how such a perilous journey will end. The nobleman wants to know, “Are you willing to take the risk and openly declare yourselves to be my loyal...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BjiZxrt0a9mZ2dDE8857wRItwuk9xfgMH36A4JE3q70/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI3OTc4LzE2OTMw/NzI5MzktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}