"I
will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which
have been kept secret from the foundation of the world."
Matthew 13:34
One day Jesus went down to the shore, where an immense crowd soon gathered. He got into a boat and taught from it while the people listened on the beach. He told four parables of the Kingdom of God to the crowd, then he went into a home and explained the parable of the good seed and thistles to His disciples, and told them three more parables. The seven parables are:
The Parable of the Sower
The Parable of the Good Seed and the Thistles
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
The Parable of the Yeast in the Bread
The Parable of the Treasure in the Field
The Parable of the Pearl Merchant
The Parable of the Fishing Net
More Parables taught by Jesus
10 Virgins (Bridesmaids) Get ready to met the Bridegroom.
Including Lesson and Quiz
*More Tidbits
Jesus was not the first to use parables. There had been a long tradition of the use of parables in Israel. You can find parables in the Bible during the time of the judges. The prophets of God and the kings also used Parables to explain morals. John the Baptist also spoke in Parables. But the greatest story teller of all times was Jesus, and His parables are the most beautiful ever told.
Psalm 78:1-7 describes the use of Parables:List of Parables in Gospels
Matthew
House on the rock (Matthew 7)
New cloth (Matthew 9)
The Weeds (Matthew 13)
Yeast (Matthew 13)
The Net (Matthew 13)
Pearl of great price (Matthew 13)
Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13)
The unmerciful servant (Matthew 18)
Lost sheep (Matthew 18)
Workers in the vineyard (Matthew 20)
Two sons (Matthew 21)
The wicked tenants (Matthew 21)
The wedding banquet (Matthew 22)
Sheep and Goats (Matthew 25)
Talents (Matthew 25)
Ten virgins (Matthew 25)
Mark
The growing seed (Mark 4)
Mustard seed (Mark 4)
Fig tree (Mark 13)
The Household (Mark 13)
Luke
New wine/old wineskins (Luke 5)
2 debtors (Luke 7)
The sower (Luke 8)
Good Samaritan (Luke 10)
Friend at midnight (Luke 11)
Rich fool (Luke 12)
Wedding feast (Luke 12)
Wise servant (Luke 12)
The barren fig tree
(Luke 13)
The great banquet (Luke 14)
Lost Coin (Luke 15)
Lost son (Luke 15)
Rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16)
The shrewd manager (Luke 16)
The unworthy servant (Luke 17)
Persistent widow (Luke 18)
Pharisee and tax collector (Luke 18)
Ten Minas (Luke 19)
John
Good Shepherd (John 10)
"O my people, listen to my teaching. Open your ears to what I am saying. For I will show you lessons from our history, stories handed down to us from former generations. I will reveal these truths to you so that you can describe these glorious deed of Jehovah to your children, and tell them about the mighty miracles he did. For He gave His laws to Israel, and commanded our fathers to teach them to their children, so that they in turn could teach their children too. Thus His laws pass down from generation to generation. In this way each generation has been able to obey His laws and to set its hope anew on God and not forget His glorious miracles."(The Living Word)
Index of Quizes on Parable Lessons
Matching Game on Parables
Parable of the Good Seed: Package of Seeds; Parable of Mustard Seed: Boy with Magnifing Glass & Birds in Mustard Tree;
Parable of Treasure: Treasure Chest; Parable of Pearl: Oyster and Pearl; Parable of Yeast in Bread: Bread; and the Parable of the Net: Fish.
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February 23, 2003
