Ten Minas and Unjust Judge

Facts:

1.	What reason is given for Jesus' telling of each this parable?

a.	"He was near Jerusalem and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.

b.	"To show them that at all times they ought to pray and not lose heart

Comparisons

1.	What can we learn by comparing the respective reasons given for the telling of each parable?

a.	In both cases Jesus was trying to prevent his disciples from falling prey to their own expectations when disappointed. The point of both stories, then is that things may not go the way we expect, but that God is interested in our clinging to faith despite the way things seem to turn out.

b.	When we are left alone here with Jesus to invest, sometimes it will seem as if He has abandoned us and expects us to do His work for Him?

What is the mina? We thought it was Justification or Jesus' life, but here it is something 'small'

The one who doesn't invest thinks the Master is harsh–perhaps even 'unjust'.

What is the sowing? When the Master gives the money to the servant. How does the servant view it? He thinks the sowing is what he himself does with the money?

Whose mina is it? Jesus says "his mina" and "whoever has will be given more."