Mathew 13. Parables from the Master's mouth.
- The parable of the Tares
- The parade parable of the Mustard Seed
- The parable of the Leaven
- The parable of the Hidden Treasure
- The parable of the Pearl
- The parable of Drawing in the Net
However, before we get to them and for today, down in verse 10 of that chapter, his disciples wanted to know why it was he taught them in in parables.
His answer is found in verses 11-15.
Jesus replied, " The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you but not to them. Whoever has will be given more and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have even what they have will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parables; Through seeing they do not see; hearing they do not hear or understand. In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah. You will be hearing but not understanding; you will be seeing but not perceiving. For this peoples heart has become calloused, they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise, they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn and I would heal them. But blessed are your eyes because they see and your ears because they hear. For truly I say, many righteous people longed to see what you see and did not see and hear what you hear and did not hear."
So if you are like me, you may want to know about what these verses mean before we go on to the parables. I will hopefully explain more on that in tomorrows blog. I hope you will come back because like the people that Jesus taught that day so many many years ago, we too need his teachings today and we need to understand them to the best of our ability.
February 3, 2019 Promise: For there are one God and one mediator between God and man. The man is Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 2:5
Have a blessed day, Friends!
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