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NASB | Matthew 13:1 That day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 13:1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting beside the sea [of Galilee]. [Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:4-15] |
Bible Question: WHAT WAS THE SUBJECT OF JESUS PARABLE? WHY WAS IT APPROPRIATE FOR HIS AUDIENCE? |
Bible Answer: Dear d, Jesus says in Mathew 13:11,13 To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while the seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. There are two parts to the audience, those who were His disciples and the those in the crowds who were not believers. It was appropriate to the disciples to reveal to them how the mystery of the kingdom works - Jesus used this parable about seeds not to illustrate seeds and farming, but to illustrate that when the word of God fell in the way of life something came and destroyed it. The subject of this parable is about what happens to the word of God in accomplishing salvation. Jesus reveals this in verse 15 where it says that if they would hear and see He would heal them, He means save them. The explanation of the parable is in verse 18-23; When one hears the word of God and does not understand it Satan comes and takes it away, the man who hears the word and receives it with joy but without a firm root falls away when persecution comes, the man who hears the word and worries about the world and wealth and has the word choked in him and is unfruitful, but the man who hears the word and understands it brings forth other believers some a hundred fold, some sixty, some thirty. Then Jesus says who has ears, let them hear because only to the disciples was it granted to understand the parables, but to others it has not been granted. It was appropriate to the unbelievers in the crowd because in verse 15 it says that the heart of the people has become dull and they scarcely hear and have closed their eyes and that He is speaking in parables, veiled mysteries lest they understand and be saved "heal them". With the parables sometimes Jesus explains it sometimes He doesn't, you always have to read further to find out if He did. Parables are all about the mysteries of the what the kingdom of heaven is like according to Jesus. They are stories about Biblical truths about Jesus and us, the word of God and us, and our relationship to Him and to God and His relationship to God, and the nature of the kingdom itself - what characterizes it the preciousness of it. Hope this helps, Tamara |
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