Some people live their Christian lives from an early age. Others never even learn of Christianity or Divine purpose until they are aged. Do the one who start earlier earn longer in heaven or better accommodations there. In this story everybody began work as soon as told.
Why were workers idle in the marketplace? Was this where they would be expected to look for work? And, if so, why weren’t they there earlier. Were they lazy? Or had they already completed other work?
The first workers did not work until they knew what they were getting. The later ones agreed to work after only being promised what the master thought just and right.
Was a denarius per day a good wage or minimum wage?
Why did the master pay them in reverse order of hiring? Doing things in the reverse sequence would have avoided a discussion.
I remember hearing a song when I was a child. I haven’t heard it in years, but the title was “Will there be any stars in my crown?” The song seems to tell us that we can better our position in Heaven by what we do there, leaving the implication that there will be eternal demonstration to all up there of our earthly spiritual superiority. Keeping up with or ahead of the Joneses seems strange in a place where we would presume that envy will not exist. Verse 16 suggests that there may be a lot of surprises.
The Message renders v. 15 as saying, “Are you going to get stingy because I am generous?” It seems somewhat reminiscent of last week’s parable of forgiveness.
Can we infer that the first ones called were the Jews and the later ones the Gentiles?
Following this passage, the mother of James and John comes to Jesus seeking a better place for her sons in the Kingdom. Had she not heard the parable? or had she missed the point?
Why were workers idle in the marketplace? Was this where they would be expected to look for work? And, if so, why weren’t they there earlier. Were they lazy? Or had they already completed other work?
The first workers did not work until they knew what they were getting. The later ones agreed to work after only being promised what the master thought just and right.
Was a denarius per day a good wage or minimum wage?
Why did the master pay them in reverse order of hiring? Doing things in the reverse sequence would have avoided a discussion.
I remember hearing a song when I was a child. I haven’t heard it in years, but the title was “Will there be any stars in my crown?” The song seems to tell us that we can better our position in Heaven by what we do there, leaving the implication that there will be eternal demonstration to all up there of our earthly spiritual superiority. Keeping up with or ahead of the Joneses seems strange in a place where we would presume that envy will not exist. Verse 16 suggests that there may be a lot of surprises.
The Message renders v. 15 as saying, “Are you going to get stingy because I am generous?” It seems somewhat reminiscent of last week’s parable of forgiveness.
Can we infer that the first ones called were the Jews and the later ones the Gentiles?
Following this passage, the mother of James and John comes to Jesus seeking a better place for her sons in the Kingdom. Had she not heard the parable? or had she missed the point?
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