Matthew the apostle wrote how Jesus told His disciples that two servants who were given five and two talents according to their ability by their master, and each of them gave an account to him. Another servant was given one talent, and Jesus continued the story about him by saying, “Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew you that you are an hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not strawed. And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the earth: lo, there you have that is yours. His lord answered and said unto him, You wicked and slothful servant, you knew that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed. You ought therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received my own with usury”, and in chapter twenty-five and verse twenty-eight of his book, Matthew writes how Jesus shares how master said, “Take therefore the talent from him” where we read:
Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
The verse reads, “Take therefore the talent from him, ...” Matthew began with Jesus' words, “take therefore” which means “wherefore, then, on account of this and consequently draw away, move and carry off” “the talent” or “the one sum of money weighing a talent and varying in different states and according to the changes in the laws regulating currency” “from him” which means “away from and separate from the servant”. Matthew shared how Jesus said the master instructed other servants to “take away” the “one talent” given to the servant.
The verse goes on to say, “... and give it unto him which has ten talents.” Matthew added Jesus' words, “and give it” which means “and bestow, grant, deliver and present the talent” “unto him” or “to the servant” “which has ten talents” which means “who originally had five talents but gained five more”. Matthew shared how Jesus said the master instructed his other servants to “bestow” the “one talent” upon his servant who made “ten talents” out of “five”.
When we consider Matthew's words in this verse, we discover an interesting decision by the master in the story. Rather than just taking the “one talent” back from the “sluggish servant” for himself, he instructed his other servants to give it to the servant who gained “ten talents”. At first glance this may seem unfair, but like God, this master blessed his servant who did well with his “talents”. God wants every person to receive His gift of “salvation” through His Son Jesus Christ, and He grants “gifts” to people they are to use for His pleasure and to promote His Kingdom. May all who read these words take heed to the master's decision and work diligently to use the “talents” they have been given.
Next time Matthew writes how Jesus shares how the lord of the servant said, “for unto every one that has shall be given … but from him that has not shall be taken away even that which he has”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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