Why Does Jesus Speak in Parables?

Why does Jesus conceal his teachings through parables rather than speaking straight forward? Mike and Dave kick off their new topic discussion on the parables and explain how the parables invite you into a mystery and teach you to slow down. Mike and Dave invite you to join them into the mystery of unpacking the parables and give tips to understand the parables better. 

Shownotes

• My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. (John 10:27)

• The disciples approached him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” He said to them in reply, “Because knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted. To anyone who has, more will be given* and he will grow rich; from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parables, because ‘they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.’ Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: ‘You shall indeed hear but not understand, you shall indeed look but never see. (Matthew 13:10-14)

• He proposed another parable to them. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. (Matthew 13:31)

• “Parable means ‘to compare’”

• “Parables are meant to be a mystery that reveals the truth, Parables both reveal and conceal.”

• “When it comes to understanding parables, anytime they reference the Old Testament, look it up.”