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Luke 16:19-31

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19“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.

20At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores

21and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.

23In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.

24So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’

25“But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.

26And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’

27“He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family,

28for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’

29“Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’

30“‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’

31“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”

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1)       According to what Jesus said in verses 19 and 20 whom was laid at the gate of a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day?

o   A beggar named Lazarus was laid there.

 

2)       According to what Jesus said in verses 20 and 21 what was the situation with Lazarus?

o   He

§  Was covered with sores.

§  And longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table.

o   Even the dogs

§  Came.

§  And licked his sores.

 

3)       According to what Jesus said in verse 22 what happened to both Lazarus and the rich man?

o   Lazarus died.

o   And the angels carried him to Abraham’s side.

o   The rich man

§  Also died.

§  And was buried.

 

4)       According to what Jesus said in verse 23 what did the rich man see as he looked up while in torment in Hades?

o   He saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side.

 

5)       According to what Jesus said in verse 24 what did the rich man call out to Father Abraham for?

o   He asked Father Abraham to

§  Have pity on him.

§  Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water.

§  And cool his tongue.

o   Because he was in agony in the fire.

 

6)       According to what Jesus said in verse 25 how did Abraham depict the reversal of fortune between the rich man and Lazarus in his reply?

o   In his lifetime the rich man received good things.

o   While

o   Lazarus received bad things.

o   But now Lazarus is comforted.

o   While

o   The rich man is in agony.

 

7)       What did Abraham intend to convey to the rich man in pointing out the reversal of fortune?

o   He was letting the rich man know that nothing could be done to alleviate his torment.

 

8)       According to what Jesus said in verse 26 what did Abraham say hinders Lazarus from getting to the rich man in Hades?

o   Between us and you a great chasm has been set in place.

o   So that

o   Those who want to go from here to you cannot.

o   Nor

o   Can anyone cross over from there to us.

 

9)       According to what Jesus said in verses 27 to 31 on whom was the rich man laying the responsibility for the repentance of his five brothers in claiming that they would repent if Lazarus went to warn them as one who rose from the dead?

o   He was laying the responsibility on God.

 

10)   How in a subtle way was the rich man blaming God for his own non-repentance?

o   No one rose from the dead to warn him.

o   While

o   He was still alive.

 

11)   According to what Jesus said in verse 29 how did Abraham push back and lay the responsibility on his five brothers for their repentance?

o   They

§  Could repent by listening to

Ø  Moses. 

Ø  And the Prophets alone.

§  And hence did not need someone to rise from the dead to warn them.

 

12)   According to what Jesus said in verse 29 what quality of a person in regard to the truth of the law and the Prophets would help the person repent?

o   A person would repent.

o   If

o   The person is willing to listen to the truth of

§  The law.

§  And the Prophets.

 

13)   According to what Jesus said in verse 31 how did Abraham refute the rich man’s insistence that his five brothers would repent if someone rose from the dead to warn them?

o   If they did not listen to

§  Moses.

§  And the Prophets.

o   They would not be convinced to repent.

o   Even if

o   Someone rose from the dead.

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Luke 16:19-31

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