“And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.” (Luke 19:15) Please notice something here… Jesus is giving a parable about Himself. He gives his servants each a pound of money equal to about three months wages. You do the math. He then gives them one simple command… “Occupy till I come.” According to Barnes commentary, “the word ‘occupy’ here means not merely to possess, as it often does in our language, but to improve, to employ in business, for the purpose of increasing it or of making profit on it.”

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