The Parables of Jesus

Life of Christ, Topical Studies

Our Savior, the Lord Jesus, was the greatest Teacher who ever lived. Even unbelieving Jews recognized that “No man ever spoke like this Man!” One of the tools that Jesus used in teaching was parables, which are typically defined as stories or situations from daily life used to illustrate a spiritual truth. In this series of lessons, we study Jesus’ use of parables, looking at how and why Jesus used parables, as well as examining many of the major parables recorded in the synoptic gospels.

These Bible lessons were taught by Pastor Gregg Bing in 2022 during the adult Sunday school class at Grace Bible Church in Fort Worth, TX.

Gregg Bing - March 20, 2022

Why Jesus Spoke in Parables - 2

The Parables of Jesus

(Matthew 13:14-17) We continue looking at Jesus' answer to His disciples' question: "Why do You speak to them (the multitudes) in parables?" The use of parables was to conceal truth from a wicked generation of Jews who did not have "ears to hear" the truth Jesus spoke. It was a means of judicially blinding the nation, something we first see in Isaiah 6:9-10, but something which happened throughout the history of God's dealings with Israel. The parables were also given by Jesus to reveal the truth to His true disciples because they did have "ears to hear."

Scripture References: Romans 11:7-27, Matthew 13:14-17, Isaiah 6:9-10, John 12:23-41, Acts 28:25-28, Acts 7:51-58

Related Topics: Disciples, Israel, Jesus Christ, Judicial Blindness, Multitudes, Mysteries of the Kingdom, Parables, Teaching, Topical Study | More Messages from Gregg Bing | Download Audio

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