The Unforgiving Official or The Unmerciful Servant

Matthew 18:23-35

23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold[a] was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

בָהָז- gold Reveal to man/ heard did not understand/as the bride

gold ↬ divine, fair weather, bride given, lamb revealed to man זהב

* bride, those taught by Christ ז * her, (pre. the), (suf. fem.) ה * revelation to man, pref: in ב

* bride, those taught by Christ ז * grant you, love, give הב

* this, thus, these, lamb, spatter זה * revelation to man, pref: in ב

* discharging, gushing זב * her, (pre. the), (suf. fem.) ה

Silver- Son of God finished prophecy by the cross, work of the promise כסף

26 “At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ 27 The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.

The servant's master = Christ

Christ canceled our debt

28 “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.[b] He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.

29 “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’

30 “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.

32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.

35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”