Matthew 13, contains seven parables, and five of these appear to be unique to Matthew’s gospel. Only the parables of the Sower and the Weeds appear in Mark and Luke. My Sunday school definition of a parable was, an earthly story with a Heavenly meaning.
Jesus spoke in the open air, from a boat on the lake, no recordings, onetime only, get it or miss it. You’d better pay attention to those stories of His!
V10-12, The disciples challenged Him why He spoke to the people in parables? “The knowledge of the Kingdom of Heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be GIVEN MORE and they will have an abundance”.
The stories weren’t immediately clear, the truth was hidden in them. Sometimes we need to uncover deeper meaning for ourselves and at other times we may need help. (I had a significant dream on the last Sunday of 2019 but needed help getting the correct interpretation, what God was saying to me).
Jesus spoke in parables to fulfill prophecy, Isaiah 6 and
Ps 78:2
I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world
It’s amazing to think that these people were listening to things hidden since the creation of the world, but it wasn’t fully apparent.
God may have spoken something to us which is not immediately clear, but He will help us to find the message if we seek Him. There is a glory to searching out something which is NOT VISIBLE TO ALL.
Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
to search out a matter is the glory of kings.
Daniel called God, a revealer of mysteries.
May you have fun uncovering His mysteries for your life.