PURPOSE of parables

 

Psalm 78:1-3

King James Version

78 Give ear, O my people, to my law: 

incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

2 I will open my mouth in a parable: 

I will utter dark sayings of old:

3 Which we have heard and known, 

and our fathers have told us.

This is an amazing journey.

Of creating the 101st blog, and exploring parables.

How JESUS preaching the parables had been prophesied.

And to what purpose?

Here's what Psalm 78 reveals:

Psalm 78:4-8

King James Version

4 We will not hide them from their children, 

shewing to the generation to come 

the praises of the Lord, 

and his strength, 

and his wonderful works that he hath done.

5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, 

and appointed a law in Israel, 

which he commanded our fathers, 

that they should make them known to their children:

6 That the generation to come might know them, 

even the children which should be born; 

who should arise and declare them to their children:

7 That they might set their hope in God, 

and not forget the works of God, 

but keep his commandments:

8 And might not be as their fathers, 

a stubborn and rebellious generation; 

a generation that set not their heart aright, 

and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

The "rebellious" generation's iniquities can be found in the rest of the Psalm's verses.

Now we know the reason for the prophesied parables.

It's now time to turn to the parables.

Turn to the next post.

Related verses:

Matthew 13:10-17 KJV

Mark 4:10-12 KJV

Luke 8:9-10 KJV

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