152 Parables of Jesus

Parables of Jesus THIRD YEAR—SUBJECT 45

Parables (READ Matthew 13)

We have now examined the miraculous part of the life work of the Son of God while on earth, and find that he performed thirty-five miracles that are recorded, and at sixteen different places.

We now take up his life work as he taught in parables, and find thirty- seven parables recorded, yet they were all taught at only three different places. A parable is an illustration, a comparison, taking up something that we are familiar with to illustrate something that we do not understand.

Jesus starts in this comparing manner with the two houses, as taught in Matthew 7. Then he illustrates by the new cloth on old garments, the new wine in old bottles, the sower, the tares, the mustard seed, the leaven, the hidden treasure, the pearl of great price, the fish net, the unmerciful servant, and the laborers in the vineyard. All of these parables are plain and simple and easily understood by the simplest mind, and given to a class perfectly familiar with the subjects from which he drew the lesson.

QUESTIONS 1. Tell the difference in two men building their houses. Matthew 7:24-29.

2. Tell about new cloths on old garments. Matthew 9:16.

3. New wine in old bottles. Matthew 9:17.

4. Tell about the sower. Matthew 13:1-23.

5. Tell about the tares. Matthew 13:24-30.

6. The mustard seed. Matthew 13:31-32.

7. The leaven. Matthew 13:33.

8. The hidden treasure. Matthew 13:44.

9. The precious pearl. Matthew 13:45-46.

10. The fish-net. Matthew 13:47-50.

11. The unmerciful servant. Matthew 18:23-35.

12. The laborers in the vineyard. Matthew 20:1-16.