So, He said, "A certain distinguished gentleman went to a distant country to receive a royal appointment [i.e., as king over a territory] and then return. [Note: This is the only parable of Jesus' that correlates with a known incident; that of Herod's son Archelaus going to Rome to receive from Caesar Augustus an appointment to rule over Judea, Samaria and Idumaea in

“But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to rule over us!’

But bring here these enemies of mine, who did not want me to rule over them, and slaughter them in my presence.’”

I assign you the right of eating and drinking at my table in my Realm and of sitting on thrones to rule the twelve tribes of Israel.