Bible Question: Im looking for the historical context, literary context, and whether or not there is anything inspiring in the story. (Luke 16:19-31). |
Bible Answer: Notice that verse 21 says that Lazarus longed to be fed with mere crumbs even though the rich man gave him nothing. In verse 23 Lazarus is "in the bosom" of Abraham. This is an idiomatic expression which means that someone is an honored guest at a dinner or feast, just as the apostle John who had this position at the last supper (John 13:23). In this position, reclining at the table as they did in those days, the guest was near enough to the host for intimate conversation and the host's personal attention. Lazarus, who had been abused, excluded and starved to death by a lesser man in an unjust world, was now the honored guest of a man whom the listeners considered to be one of the greatest who ever lived. That God concerns Himself with the love of the overlooked and forgotten should be inspirational to anyone, don't you think? Also, it could be inspirational to think about how none of us has to share the fate of that rich man because we have the Bible to correct us and show us how God thinks! We can change. |
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