Lesson 6 · February 8, 1902
Allegory of the Rich Man and Lazarus
Lesson Scripture.—.
Aid.—.
- 1.What rule of service did Christ here lay down? How was the message received? What vice was rebuked? To what lengths had this covetousness led? .
- 2.Before whom did these people seek justification? How differently does God look upon a self-seeking life? What is the successful financial career? .
- 3.What are the chief characters in this parable? What was the rich man's manner of life? In neglecting Lazarus, what precept did he violate? ; .
- 4.In process of time what came alike to the rich man and the beggar? See also .
- 5.What vice was this parable designed to rebuke? How does it picture the reward of selfishness? What request is put in the rich man's mouth? Of what is he reminded? What had his manner of life forever fixed between himself and the righteous?
- 6.What final request is ascribed to the rich man? How was it answered? What is the highest evidence for truth? What will judge every selfish life in the last day? .
Notes
The allegory, in which natural objects or people are represented as acting or talking, often in a manner that would be impossible in actual life, was a familiar means of illustration in olden times, and is here used to point the warning against selfish living. Let not the purpose of the allegory be missed by turning the lesson into a discussion of the state of the dead. At most a few references only will be needed in case any are not familiar with the Bible teaching on this subject, as, for instance, man's condition in death (; ); when the dead will be awakened (; ); when only the righteous and the wicked will in fact view one another's reward ().
Bible texts in this lesson
Luke 16:13-31 · Matthew 23:14 · Matthew 21:13 · 2 Corinthians 9:8 · 2 Corinthians 9:9 · Matthew 22:39 · Leviticus 19:18 · Psalms 89:48 · Psalms 49:6-12 · John 12:48 · Ecclesiastes 9:5 · Ecclesiastes 9:6 · John 11:11 · John 11:14 · Job 14:12 · John 5:28 · John 5:29 · Revelation 20:5 · Revelation 20:7 · Revelation 20:10
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