- Describe the setting for this parable. What prompts Jesus to tell it?
- How does Jesus describe the main character of the parable (Luke 12:16)? How might most people view a man like this today?
- Why did he have to build bigger barns (Luke 12:17-18)?
- What plans did he have for the future (Luke 12:19)? Why was he able to make these kinds of plans? What happened to him on the very night he made these plans?
- What did God call him in Luke 12:20? Why?
- Why wasn’t this man rich in the eyes of God (Luke 12:21)? How does one become rich before God (Matthew 6:19-21)?
- What practical lessons can we learn from this parable?
Parables of Jesus — The Rich Fool
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