Sep. 21, 2025

Last week we ended in the middle of the parable of the minas, where the nobleman went into a far country to receive a kingdom for himself and gave his servants 10 minas and told them to conduct business until he returned. This week we pick up that story in Luke 19:14 the rebellion of the citizens.

Luke Lesson 36 Study Questions

1.    But his citizens hated him: These were the citizens of the nobleman, who ______ in the area he ruled. These were not the ________ who received the minas.

2.    Having received the kingdom, he then commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him: When the master returned, he dealt first with his __________. He later dealt with the rebellious _________, but they were not his first concern. He first wanted to know how faithful his servants had been in his absence.

3.    Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities. Because he demonstrated ________ handling of the master’s resources, he was given __________ over ten cities in the kingdom his master just received.

4.    Have authority: The reward for faithful service is not _____, but more ________. This is entirely pleasing to the servant of God. “The reward of work well done was more work to do… The great reward of God to the man who has satisfied the test is more trust.” (Barclay)

5.    “For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.” “The paradoxical, almost oxymoronic, statement reflects the spiritual axiom earlier recorded in Luke 8:18: Whoever is _________ to the Lord will be rewarded and whoever is not will suffer _____. Light received brings more light; light refused brings the night.” 

6.    Who did not want me to reign over them: They could try and deny the ______ of the master as much as they pleased, but it would get them nowhere. He would ______ over them one way or another.

7.    He went ahead, going up to Jerusalem: Knowing full well what awaited Him, knowing that He must endure the cross before receiving the _______, Jesus went. In His suffering, we should _______, not pity Jesus. He knew exactly what was before Him.

8.    You will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat: Jesus rode this relatively humble animal into Jerusalem. Instead of coming on a horse as a ___________ general, He came on a colt, as was customary for royalty. He came to Jerusalem as the _______ of Peace.

9.    The Gospels take these well-known forms and turn them on their head. Jesus entered Jerusalem with a relatively humble and motley escort and singing. The only symbols of His power were a humble ________ and _____ branches. Upon entering the city, He did not offer sacrifices but He challenged the religious status quo and cleansed the temple.

10.    As He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it: This was a deeply moving moment for Jesus. His tears were not for His own _____ in Jerusalem, but for the ______ of the city itself.

11.    The things that make for your peace: The name Jerusalem means “city of peace”; but the city of peace did not know the things that make for your peace. Jesus knew that their desire for a _________ Messiah would bring total ___________ in less than a generation.