Luke 16:19-31 - Debbie McCleery

“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

Rich Man - Unnamed

  • Everything - good health

  • Food - glutton

  • gods - money & luxury

  • Wealth - viewed as purity

Poor Man - Lazarus

  • Nothing - possibly disabled

  • Wanted floor scraps

  • God - Yahweh

  • Poor - sin ridden

1. Caution against placing material gains ahead of the needs of others.

2. Only time a person in a parable is named.

3. Speculation : real event or a parable?

4. Parable for the benefit of the Pharisees

Tony Valdez