Your Own Oil
“Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out”
(Matthew 25:8)
Introduction: Matthew 25:1-13 contains The Parable of the Ten Virgins. In this lesson, we will explore a crisis regarding fuel, on the one hand, and spiritual preparation, on the other.
I. General info about oil (3 basic associations) -
A. In Isaiah 61:3 oil symbolizes __________________
B. In Joel 1:10 the absence of oil means____________
C. In Psalm 45:7 oil means spiritual _______________
II. 4 crises within the parable (Matt. 25:1-13)
1. v. 2 – “five of them were _________________”
2. v. 3 – “they ___________ _____ oil with them”
3. v. 8 – “our __________________ are going out”
4. v. 12 – “I do not ______________________ you”
Conclusion: Did you notice the word “kingdom” (v. 1)? The first century Palestinian wedding feast is only part of the parable. The meaning of the parable regards the kingdom of God. Do you have your own oil?
