Paul X Halbeck

Parables of the Bible Paul X Halbeck

The book first defines what a parable is: it is a comparison of two things, telling us about the one through familiarity with the other. Thirty-five parables that Jesus gave us are reviewed, plus a few short sayings of His that are also marked as parables, each one having a short and concise summery after it. The parables that Jesus gave us can be categorized as teaching parables, kingdom parables, prophetic and warning parables. The book tells us of the importance of understanding the parables and puts them in a logical teaching progression that they were given to us over the ministry of Jesus. The book ends by showing you a few parable from the Old Testament, some of them marked as such and some not. We should all become familiar the parables that Jesus gave us. For if the book of Proverbs that Solomon wrote is oftentimes referred to as the book of wisdom. And now a greater one than Solomon is here (Jesus Christ), Matthew 12:42. How much greater will be our blessing be, when we understand the parables that Jesus gave us.