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Lazarusand

The Rich Man P3

5th story of 5

First 3 dealt with helping the Pharisees understand the principle of ‘lost and found’

#4 was for the disciples to teach them how to wisely use the resources/possessions they have been entrusted with

The Pharisees were listening on the fringe


Intro

When Yeshua finishes his cautionary tale, the Pharisees reject his implications about the possible ‘dangers’ of mishandling God-given resources/possessions

Since they use the ‘nose’ response, he one-ups them and begins a tangent that links idolatry, financial mis-dealings, and illegal divorce & remarriage


Intro

The word used to link these is the Greek word bde,lugma which is translated abomination in 16:15

A teaching, concurrent or perhaps slightly earlier, that we have access to because of the Dead Sea Scroll discovery, establishes the backdrop for what he does in verses 15-18


Intro

Reference:

The Damascus Rule (CD 4:14 – 5:10)

In this text, there is an interpretation of Isaiah 24:17 by the author, who identifies the “three nets of Satan” that entrap Israel: The first is fornication, the second is riches, and the third is profanation of the Temple


Intro

Fornication is explained as an interpretation of divorce more liberal than that of the sect

Profanation of the Temple is explained as not observing purity regulations properly thereby being guilty of idolatry.


Intro

Financial mis-dealings is in Deuteronomy 25:13-16 [16] LXX

13. You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a large and a small.

14. You shall not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small.


Intro

Financial mis-dealings

15. You shall have a full and just weight; you shall have a full and just measure, that your days may be prolonged in the land which Yahweh your Elohim gives you.

16. For everyone who does these things, everyone who acts unjustly is an abomination to Yahweh your Elohim.


Intro

Illegal Divorce & Remarriage is in Deuteronomy 24:4 LXX

The Weight of Evidence

Universal Declarations that aren’t

The entire revelation must be considered before pouring concrete


Intro

Psalm 8:6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet…

Hebrews 2:8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.


Intro

1 Corinthians 15:27 For He hath put all things under his feet. But when He saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that He is excepted, which did put all things under him.

I say again: “The entire revelation must be considered before pouring concrete.”


Intro

Illegal Divorce & Remarriage is in Deuteronomy 24:4 LXX

4. Then her former husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her again to be his wife, since she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before Yahweh…

What about idolatry?

Idolatry is found in Luke 16:13


Intro

The Greek word translated “mammon” is mamwna/ which in this verse is personified as a deity, devotion to whom is shown as “covetousness which is idolatry”.

Colossians 3:5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and covetousness, which is idolatry.


Intro

So Yeshua links these 3 together using story #4 and his tangent

Luke 16:17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

Here, he is setting the Pharisees up for the “coup de gras”, that it’s not the “Law and the Prophets” that’s the problem…


Intro

Intro Summary:

The Pharisees pretend to be pious concerning the law, and on that ground “justify themselves”.

They complain when all are urged to enter the kingdom

The basis of their complaint is that such people are not righteous by the law


Intro

Intro Summary:

Yeshua’s rejoinder not only calls their criticism a matter of self-inflation but provides a transition (the tangent) to a story which questions whether those who are lovers of money (16:14) can themselves be “hearing (shema-ing) Moses and the

prophets”.


Intro

Pagan Literature – Two parts

Sheol – Two parts

Syncretic Intertestamental Literature – One part

End time judgment as discussed by Yeshua (in all other places) , Paul, and John in Revelation – One part


Review

There is no judgment prior to the end of the next age except for those who have been called to see if they qualify to go into the next age*


Review

Luke 15abc had 3 stories that explained the concept of “Lost and Found” as regards the heart of our Heavenly Father

Luke 16a was for the disciples to learn the “mysteries of the kingdom”, but the Pharisees were on the fringe overhearing the teaching

They rejected it (the nose knows)


Review

Yeshua “tangents” by linking idolatry, illegal divorce & remarriage, and financial mis-dealings together under the heading of “abomination”, and then couches his final story in an unholy mixture of paganism and Scriptural truth, one in which everyone knew how the ending would play out but Yeshua catches them by a reversal of fortune with some biting irony on the side.


Review

Mark 7:[1-18] vs. [19]

Deuteronomy 4:2 and eisegesis

The 3 most important things to remember when studying Scripture:


Caution

Outline of 13 verses with 60+ sub points +…

19. There was a certain rich man


Luke 16:19

Outline of 13 verses with 60+ sub points +…

19. There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purplea


Luke 16:19

19. There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purplea and fine linenb


Luke 16:19

19. There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purplea and fine linenb, and

fared sumptuously every dayc.


Luke 16:19

19. There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purplea

a) purple porfu,ran [Fri] a species of shellfish yielding costly purple dye; in the NT, of expensive garments made from cloth dyed purple; a purple robe for Yeshua at the crucifixion (Mark 15:17) 12,000 snails produced only one gram of purple dye


Luke 16:19

19. There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purplea and fine linenb

a) fine linen bu,sson [Fri] a shiny white cloth made from bleached flax

‘bussos’, which is the Greek transliteration of a Semitic root ‘butz’ that refers to expensive Egyptian cotton of the kind that was used for high quality underwear.


Luke 16:19

19. …fared sumptuously every dayc.

euvfraino,menoj [Fri] passive: of social and festive enjoyment be merry, enjoy oneself

The expression is also used in the parables of the rich fool (Luke 12:19) and the prodigal son (Lk 15:23, 24 and 32) and means ‘to make a feast’ that entails going well beyond occasional celebrations…


Luke 16:19

Our focus: The “rich man” is rich in the extreme and that is exemplified by the outer clothing and the underwear that he wore as well as by his over the top feasting.

And, if we are to take away a literal understanding of “every day”, that would mean he does not observe the Sabbath nor

does he allow his servants to either.


Luke 16:19

At his gatea was laid


Luke 16:20-21

At his gatea was laid a poor manb


Luke 16:20-21

At his gatea was laid a poor manb named Lazarusc


Luke 16:20-21

At his gatea was laid a poor manb named Lazarusc full of soresd


Luke 16:20-21

At his gatea was laid a poor manb named Lazarusc full of soresd, who desired to be fede


Luke 16:20-21

At his gatea was laid a poor manb named Lazarusc full of soresd, who desired to be fede with what fell from the rich man’s tablef.


Luke 16:20-21

At his gatea was laid a poor manb named Lazarusc full of soresd, who desired to be fede with what fell from the rich man’s tablef. Moreover , the dogsg


Luke 16:20-21

At his gatea was laid a poor manb named Lazarusc full of soresd, who desired to be fede with what fell from the rich man’s tablef. Moreover , the dogsg came and licked his soresh.


Luke 16:20-21

At his gatea was laid

pulw/na [Fri] a large gateway serving as entrance to a walled city (Rev. 21:12), to a temple (Acts 14:13), to a palace complex (Matt. 26:71), to a house (Acts 10:17);

[ICC] This word ‘indicates the grandeur of the house’.


Luke 16:20-21

At his gatea was laid a poor manb

ptwco.j [Fri] of one dependent on others for support poor, destitute (Mark 12:42); figuratively of those in special need of God’s help poor, lowly (Matthew 5:3)

The community does what it can for him by bringing him to a place where help is available


Luke 16:20-21

At his gatea was laid a poor manb named Lazarusc

ptwco.j [UBS] Lazarus: (1) brother of Mary and Martha; (2) the beggar in a parable [Strongs] Lazarus = “whom God helps” (a form of the Hebrew name Eleazar)


Luke 16:20-21

At his gatea was laid a poor manb named Lazarusc full of soresd

eil̀kwme,noj [Fri] in the NT to be covered with sores or ulcers.


Luke 16:20-21

At his gatea was laid a poor manb named Lazarusc full of soresd, who desired to be fede

Lazarus was hungry (amongst other things) which implies that he did not get food from wherever he lived.


Luke 16:20-21

At his gatea was laid a poor manb named Lazarusc full of soresd, who desired to be fede with what fell from the rich man’s tablef.

While he probably got a few scraps, he wasn’t fully satisfied. He must have gotten enough to want to continue to be at that particular place regularly.


Luke 16:20-21

At his gatea was laid a poor manb named Lazarusc full of soresd, who desired to be fede with what fell from the rich man’s tablef. Moreover , the dogsg

The dogs may have also wanted the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table


Luke 16:20-21

Moreover , the dogsg came and licked his soresh.

While an argument could be made that this helped Lazarus since science has shown us that dog saliva contains antibiotics, it was also probably a disgusting thing.

Ibn al-Tayyib, monk of Baghdad in the 11th

century concurred in his NT commentary.


Luke 16:20-21

Three verse summary:

The audience seems to be a mix of disciples, Pharisees, and the common people.

In these first 3 verses, the common people and possibly the disciples probably identified with Lazarus plight and saw here the great class disparity that existed in the first century right where they lived.


Luke 16:19-21

The rich man is exceedingly rich and the poor man is exceedingly poor. Could the division between the urban elite who controlled all the wealth, power and privilege, and the exploited rural peasantry, who lived in the narrow margin between famine and subsistence, be made anymore clear?


Luke 16:19-21

What was the rich man thinking?

One of their traditions was that if one is of the blood of Abraham, you’re in. Plain and simple.

In addition, if you were “blessed” with riches, it was a sign that your meticulous following of the minutia of the law was right on! There was nothing to worry about.


Luke 16:19-21

You were already doing all that God required or you wouldn’t be “blessed” with all the material things you had at your

disposal.


Luke 16:19-21

As we consider the words of Yeshua, note the frequency that they agree with Paganism and disagree with the Revelation of the Tanakh as regards the intermediate state.


Interruption

And it came to pass, that the poor man dieda


Luke 16:22

And it came to pass, that the poor man dieda, and was carried by the angelsb


Luke 16:22

And it came to pass, that the poor man dieda, and was carried by the angelsb into Abraham’s bosomc:


Luke 16:22

And it came to pass, that the poor man dieda

Nothing is mentioned of him receiving a burial which in the people’s ears was a disgrace, even implying the he was cursed.


Luke 16:22


Is an example of this found anywhere in the Scriptures where one who died is carried off by angels?

What about other writings?


Luke 16:22


Is an example of this found anywhere in the Scriptures where one who died is carried off by angels?

The Aramaic Targum to Song of Solomon , 4:12; T. Job 47:11; 52:2; T. Abr. (A) 20:11-12)


Luke 16:22

And it came to pass, that the poor man dieda, and was carried by the angelsb intoAbraham’s bosomc:

The first recorded reference to the “Bosom of Abraham” is found in a Jewish Papyri

[Ref.] F. Preisigke, Sammelbuch GriechischerUrkunden aus Aegypten 2034:11


Luke 16:22


This reflects the belief of Jewish martyrswho died expecting that: “after our death in this fashion Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will receive us and all our forefathers will praise us”. 4 Maccabees 13:17


Luke 16:22


See also Apoc. Zeph. 9:2, 11:1-2

More can also be found in Rabbinic literature


Luke 16:22


Notice that Lazarus dies first. The opportunity to do good to Lazarus is lost before the rich man dies.

This loss was not noticed by the rich man


Luke 16:22


Notice that what has never happened for another person (according to Scripture) happens to both of these men in that they have their bodies whole in ‘hades’ with only

a chasm separating the good and the bad.


Luke 16:22

The rich man also dieda


Luke 16:23

The rich man also dieda and was buriedb.


Luke 16:23

The rich man also dieda and was buriedb.Finding himselfc


Luke 16:23

The rich man also dieda and was buriedb.Finding himselfc in hadesd,


Luke 16:23

The rich man also dieda and was buriedb.Finding himselfc in hadesd, and being in tormente,

4 Maccabees 13:15 (NRSV)

For great is the struggle of the soul and the danger of eternal “aiwniw” torment lying before those who transgress the commandment of God.


Luke 16:23

The rich man also dieda and was buriedb.Finding himselfc in hadesd, and being in tormente, he lifted up his eyesf (to assess the

nature of his changed condition),


Luke 16:23

The rich man also dieda and was buriedb.Finding himselfc in hadesd, and being in tormente, he lifted up his eyesf (to access the nature of his changed condition), and at a great distanceg


Luke 16:23

The rich man also dieda and was buriedb.Finding himselfc in hadesd, and being in tormente, he lifted up his eyesf (to access the nature of his changed condition), and at a great distanceg, he saw Abrahamh


Luke 16:23

The rich man also dieda and was buriedb.Finding himselfc in hadesd, and being in tormente, he lifted up his eyesf (to access the nature of his changed condition), and at a great distanceg, he saw Abrahamh and Lazarusi,


Luke 16:23

The rich man also dieda and was buriedb.Finding himselfc in hadesd, and being in tormente, he lifted up his eyesf (to access the nature of his changed condition), and at a great distanceg, he saw Abrahamh and Lazarusi, in his bosomj.

Where’s the Father, the Son, other angels,

other patriarchs, other evil folk, etc… ?


Luke 16:23

And he called outa


Luke 16:24

And he called outa, “Father Abrahamb


Luke 16:24

And he called outa, “Father Abrahamb, have mercyc


Luke 16:24

And he called outa, “Father Abrahamb, have mercyc upon me, and sendd


Luke 16:24

And he called outa, “Father Abrahamb, have mercyc upon me, and sendd Lazaruse


Luke 16:24

And he called outa, “Father Abrahamb, have mercyc upon me, and sendd Lazaruse to dip the end of his fingerf


Luke 16:24

And he called outa, “Father Abrahamb, have mercyc upon me, and sendd Lazaruse to dip the end of his fingerf in water to coolg


Luke 16:24

And he called outa, “Father Abrahamb, have mercyc upon me, and sendd Lazaruse to dip the end of his fingerf in water to coolg my tongueh


Luke 16:24

And he called outa, “Father Abrahamb, have mercyc upon me, and sendd Lazaruse to dip the end of his fingerf in water to coolg my tongueh, for I am in anguishi


Luke 16:24

And he called outa, “Father Abrahamb, have mercyc upon me, and sendd Lazaruse to dip the end of his fingerf in water to coolg my

tongueh, for I am in anguishi in this flamej.”


Luke 16:24


Moving Forward

Next up, verses 25-31

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