Why did Yeshua teach the multitudes in parables?
Quick Answer
The speaker explains parables as a way to disclose Kingdom truth that invites attentive listeners to discern deeper meaning while others may pass by without understanding.
Key Scriptures
– Psalm 78:2-3 – Asaph speaks of opening his mouth in a parable and sharing sayings heard from ancestors.
– Numbers 12:6-8 – Moses is addressed plainly, unlike prophetic dreams or riddles; forms the Teaching’s opening contrast.
– John 10:27 – The Shepherd’s sheep hear His voice and follow; used to discuss active understanding.
Detailed Biblical Study
The opening contrasts Moses, to whom Yehovah spoke plainly, with Yeshua’s teaching through familiar stories. The Teaching urges hearing with understanding, connecting Psalm 78 and John 10 to spiritual attentiveness. Distinguish this interpretive explanation from the entire range of purposes given elsewhere for parables.
– Psalm 78:2-3 – Asaph speaks of opening his mouth in a parable and sharing sayings heard from ancestors.
– Numbers 12:6-8 – Moses is addressed plainly, unlike prophetic dreams or riddles; forms the Teaching’s opening contrast.
– John 10:27 – The Shepherd’s sheep hear His voice and follow; used to discuss active understanding.
Related Teaching
Parables of Yeshua (Parable of Wheat & Tares, Mustard Seed, and Leaven)
In this Teaching, Ed Doss explores the parables of the Wheat and Tares, Mustard Seed, and Leaven in Matthew 13. He begins with Yeshua’s practice of teaching through parables and the call to hear with understanding, then compares the wheat and tares with the vineyard of Isaiah 5. A substantial portion examines Yeshua’s explanation of the end-of-age harvest, the order of gathering, Matthew 24, and the resurrection described in 1 Thessalonians 4. The speaker presents a tentative classification of eight groups of people at Messiah’s return and asks who may remain during the Millennium. He then reads the Mustard Seed through Ezekiel 17 and the promises to Israel, interpreting the birds as nations drawn to the Kingdom. Finally, he treats the Leaven as hidden transformation, connects the three measures of flour to Abraham and Gideon, and relates the imagery to Shavuot. The audience Q&A revisits resurrection, judgment, biblical discernment, Torah, compassion, and humility about uncertain interpretations.