NEW TESTAMENT - LESSON 11
Matthew 13


Scriptural Highlights

A study of this lesson should help us develop "ears to hear" so they can understand how Jesus' parables apply to them.


Jesus Continues to Travel & Preach With His Friends

  1. READ LUKE 8:1-3. Jesus travels & preaches with the Twelve and others.


Jesus Teaches In Parables

  1. Note: Much of the discussion in this section is based on Elder McConkie's discussion of parables in Volume 2 of The Mortal Messiah.
  2. WHAT ARE PARABLES?
  3. WHY DID JESUS TEACH IN PARABLES?


Parable Of The Sower

  1. READ MATTHEW 13:3-9. Parable of the sower.
  2. READ MATTHEW 13:10-13. The Lord's explanation regarding parables.
  3. Explanation of the Parable of the Sower:


Parable of the Wheat & Tares

  1. READ MATTHEW 13:24-30.
  2. Interpretation:
  3. WHY DID THE LORD ALLOW THE WHEAT TO GROW ALONG WITH THE TARES?
  4. V40-43: "As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
         "The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
         "And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
         "Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."
  5. Bruce R. McConkie: "The scope and sweep of the message here revealed is as broad as the earth and as enduring as the ages. The wheat is now being gathered out from among the tares. Israel is being gathered into the sheepfold of the Good Shepherd. Messengers from heaven--Peter, James, and John; Moses, Elijah, and Elias; and all the angelic host who have restored priesthoods, conferred keys, and given powers to men--have joined hands with mortals on earth to gather the elect and to seal up the law and bind up the testimony against those who are to be burned when the Son of Man comes. Soon the harvest will be fully ripe; the wheat will be stored in the Lord's barns; the tares will be bound in bundles; and the burning will commence." (Mortal Messiah, 2:259)


The Parable of the Mustard Seed

  1. READ MATTHEW 13:31-32. Parable of the mustard seed.
  2. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS PARABLE?


Parable Of The Leaven

  1. READ MATTHEW 13:33. Parable of the leaven.


Parable of Hidden Treasure

  1. READ MATTHEW 13:44. Parable of hidden treasure.


Parable of the Pearl of Great Price

  1. READ MATTHEW 13:45-46. Parable of the pearl of great price.


Parable of the Gospel Net

  1. READ MATTHEW 13:47-50. Parable of the gospel net.


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