The Rich Fool

Context

• Spoken by Jesus to a crowd of thousands of people
• Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
• The people were confused about who the parable was to
• Jesus explained later that it was meant for everyone (that is why it is in the Bible)

Points of Reference

• This is a one point of reference parable because there is only one character.

What does the parable represent?

• The Rich Fool represents how a greedy person will not be willing to give everything to God
• God wants us to be willing to sacrifice everything for him

Albert Barne's Notes on the BIble

• The man in the parable was only thinking about himself, not anyone else
• The rich man was not worried about his wealth but he still did not give to anyone else
• As a Christian, we are required to be ready to give anything and everything to God.