![]() These parables were repeated often, with subtle variation for each audience. Many of his parables draw from imagery and themes from the Hebrew prophets. They helped the listeners make sense of what Jesus was doing.Īnd what was Jesus doing? Jesus was bringing about the culmination of the story of God in the Hebrew Scriptures. These parables were a subtle commentary on what Jesus himself was doing in the moment. These parables didn’t make sense to those who were unwilling to listen, but for those who had “ears to hear,” the parables revealed the Kingdom of God. Jesus told parables as a form of indirect communication to communicate how he was bringing the Kingdom of God to ancient Israel. ![]() In part one (5:25–25:00), Tim and Jon open the conversation by reviewing the first two episodes. God’s Kingdom was coming, but not in the way that his listeners expected. The first major kind of parable Jesus used showed people the surprising nature of the arrival of God’s Kingdom.When pondered, these stories change the way we see the world. ![]() ![]()
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