519th Post Jesus Said Concerning Parables Con't. - Parable of the Foolish Rich Man Con't. - Luke 12: 16 - 21 Con't. - 2nd Post.

Luke 12: 16 -21; Foolish Rich Man continued, 2nd post.
We closed last post telling you to remember to look at the context the parable was written, in order to help understand it.  Luke Chapter 12 deals with the Leaven of the Pharisees.  Why would Jesus be telling His follower's to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees.  Who are these Pharisees?  This group dressed in fine clothes and were the religious teachers, and as such, they occupied the important places in the community.  The Pharisees and the Sadducees were the religious teachers of that time.  On the surface it would seem Jesus and the Pharisees would be on the same side, both trying to teach the ways of God.  Here in lies the problem.  The Pharisees and Sadducees had been teaching God according to their own understanding and not God's.  Proverbs 3: 5 - 7.  Now you should be able to understand why Jesus and the Pharisees are on different sides.  Jesus was teaching God's Word through God's understanding, and the Pharisees, Sadducees were teaching God's Word through man's understanding.  This is why they were on different sides.  I still have to explain the parable it will start next post.