DP #11: I've finally discovered a use for those Bibles hotel rooms!

It was difficult for the servant to understand that his master was even setting an example because when the master represents God, the servant's actions are executed as a common human's would be. The parable Jesus uses here is another metaphor for the Kingdom of God, explaining God's forgiving nature in spite of the careless closed mindedness humans perform; the example here being both the first servant and Peter's willingness to forgive his brother only seven times. Jesus' point is that humans don't fully comprehend that God has set and is always setting examples for us to follow: ones so basic, like love and forgiveness, that occur without our even knowing it. It should be expected that the first servant condemn his fellow servant when the parable is set up with such a narrow (and, in Jesus' eyes, common) human mind in need of consciousness of God's example in order to be fully compassionate.

DP #10: Israel vs. Palestine

Jesus would resolve the problem between the Israelis and the Palestinians by equally splitting up the land and allowing cross-travel under particular circumstances only, to prevent conflict. The Parable of the Tenants might help explain this reasoning because Jesus would expect the Palestinians, like the tenants, to go after what was taken from them and to stand up for themselves, protecting their rights. The Parable of the Good Samaritan also explains the solution by proclaiming through Jesus' teaching that everyone, those who were let down and those who did the letting down, deserves a helping hand (thus leaving both the Israelis and the Palestinians with equal land). Such a solution is simple enough to work and exhibits timeless lessons taught in the parables, displaying its potential to be a lasting resolution.