[Tax-chick]

It's common for commentators to say that the steward simply decided to cut out his baksheesh, but the text of the Gospel doesn't support that interpretation, in my opinion. He asked the creditors, "How much do you owe my master?" and surely they would know.

[boop]

This was the teaching this sunday at my church. I’ve NEVER understood it. Was the dishonest steward supposed to be getting in good with the master’s creditors so he’d be welcome there if he got kicked out? Why did his master “commend” him for his cleverness? Then the parable ends with saying you can’t serve God and money.

[Tribemike1]

This parable is best understood as satire. The Lord used this before “It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick...”

In this case, he addresses the unbelieving Jews and challenges them to live the paradigm they propose....they lie, cheat, defraud during life...so do that to your master...and see if they say “well done” and give you an eternal reward...he takes it to extreme...”they will receive you into everlasting habitations...”

Jesus offered the conditions of everlasting habitations to them and they rejected it...so he turns it around on them and says they will have to depend on bliss in the next life based on their behavior now which is dishonest...but I’m sure you have that all figured out...NOT...

Otherwise, the parable makes no sense