When Jesus spoke in parables, he had a number of reasons for doing so. I’m not sure I fully understand them all, especially Luke 8:10, which seems very cryptic to me. It almost seems to say to me that those with a hard heart will miss the point, but those eager to learn will get it. If anyone has a better explanation of that verse, please let me hear it!
Here are some notes that I have collected in the margins of my Bible as to why the Lord used parables to teach:
- Prophecy Isaiah 6:9-10
- Confound the spies and Pharisees
- Challenged His disciples to greater spiritual discernment
- The Hebrew people were familiar with the method
- Easy to remember
- Interesting
- The teachings were unsuitable for use against him in court
Daily Bible reading for September 11
Psalm 40
2 Samuel 1
Daniel 12
Luke 8:4-21
September 11, 2013
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