We Gain a Treasure

Matthew 13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells everything that he has, and buys that field.”     I read several commentaries on this parable. Many were twisted in knots about it. I’m going to interpret […]

Why Does Jesus Speak in Parables?

Matthew 13:34,35 ‘All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak anything to them without a parable. This was so that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled: “I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH IN PARABLES; I WILL PROCLAIM THINGS HIDDEN SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD.”’     This is an ingenious tactic. Jesus mainly taught in […]

Learn the Lesson of Balaam

Micah 6:5 “My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab planned And what Balaam son of Beor answered him, And what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, So that you might know the righteous acts of the LORD.”     The mention of the name of Balaam brings a warning to us. He was a prophet of God. […]