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• Parable of the Unjust Steward

  [Bible]

  A parable of Jesus recorded in Luke 16:1-13. A steward facing dismissal reduces the debts owed to his master in order to provide for his own future, and the master commends his shrewdness. The parable teaches about the right attitude toward wealth.

• Obadiah (Steward of Ahab's Household)

  [People]

  Obadiah was the official in charge of the royal household of King Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel. When Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD, he hid one hundred prophets in caves and fed them. He appears in 1 Kings 18.

• Chuza

  [People]

  Chuza was the steward of Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee. He was the husband of Joanna, one of the women who ministered to Jesus and his company out of their own means, and he is named only once in Scripture, in Luke 8:3.

• Eliakim

  [People]

  Eliakim was the official in charge of the royal household under Hezekiah, king of Judah. The son of Hilkiah, he met and negotiated with the Assyrian envoy Rabshakeh and was sent by the king to the prophet Isaiah.

• 1 Chronicles 27

  [Bible]

  1 Chronicles 27 is a register of the military and administrative organization of David's kingdom. It lists, in turn, the commanders of the twelve army divisions that served in monthly rotation, the leaders of each tribe, the stewards of the king's property, and the king's closest officials.

• Eliezer (Servant of Abraham)

  [People]

  Eliezer is the man of Damascus whom Abraham, while still childless, names as his heir in Genesis 15. He is commonly identified with Abraham's eldest servant, who in Genesis 24 goes to find a wife for Isaac.

• Zimri (King of Israel)

  [People]

  Zimri was a king of the northern kingdom of Israel who killed King Elah and reigned seven days in Tirzah. When Omri besieged him, he set the palace on fire and died inside it (1 Kings 16).

• 1 Kings 18

  [Bible]

  1 Kings 18 recounts how, after three years of drought, Elijah confronts the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel; the fire of the LORD falls, and a great rain then comes in answer to his prayer.

• 1 Chronicles 28

  [Bible]

  1 Chronicles 28 is the chapter in which David assembles the leaders of Israel in Jerusalem, announces that Solomon will build the temple, and gives Solomon the plans for the temple along with a solemn charge.

• Luke 16

  [Bible]

  Luke 16 centers on the Parable of the Unjust Steward and the account of the rich man and Lazarus, addressing the proper attitude toward wealth, the enduring validity of the law, divorce, and destiny after death.

• Luke 12

  [Bible]

  Luke 12 is the chapter in which Jesus, before a crowd of many thousands, teaches his disciples to beware of hypocrisy and gives the parable of the rich fool, the teaching against anxiety, the parables of the watchful servants and the faithful steward, and the call to discern the times.

• Luke 17

  [Bible]

  Luke 17 is a chapter in which Jesus, on the way to Jerusalem, teaches about forgiveness, faith, and the attitude of a servant; heals ten lepers; and speaks about the kingdom of God and the day of the Son of Man.

• Steward

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  A steward is a person entrusted with managing a master's household and property. In Protestantism, the term refers to the teaching that life, time, talents, and material possessions are entrusted to people by God and are to be used responsibly.

• 1 Corinthians 4

  [Bible]

  1 Corinthians 4 is the chapter in which Paul presents the apostles as ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. He contrasts the sufferings of the apostles with the self-exalted Corinthian believers and appeals to them with the heart of a father.

• Joanna

  [People]

  Joanna is a woman mentioned in the Gospel of Luke, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward. She ministered to Jesus and his disciples out of her own means and was one of the women who brought news of the empty tomb to the apostles on the morning of the resurrection.

• 1 Chronicles 29:11–12

  [Bible Verses]

  The opening lines of David's prayer of praise, offered after gifts were presented for building the temple, in which he confesses that greatness and power, riches and honor, and the kingdom all belong to God. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of God's sovereignty and stewardship, as well as during the offering in worship services.

• 1 Timothy 6:17–19

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage in which Paul instructs Timothy to teach the rich in the church. It urges them to place their hope in God rather than in wealth and to devote themselves to good works and generous sharing. It is frequently cited in discussions of stewardship, almsgiving, and offerings.

• Genesis 2:15

  [Bible Verses]

  Genesis 2:15 records that God placed the first man in the Garden of Eden to work it and to keep it. The verse is often cited in discussions of the meaning of work given before sin entered the world and of the idea that human beings are stewards who care for creation.

• 1 Peter 4:10–11

  [Bible Verses]

  First Peter 4:10–11 urges believers to use the gifts each has received to serve one another as stewards of God's grace. It is frequently cited in teaching on service, church offices, and stewardship.

• Christianity and Economics

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Christianity and economics is a field of theology and Christian ethics that seeks to understand economic life, including wealth, labor, property, and distribution, in the light of the Christian faith.