DAY ONE: Parables and Mysteries Please carefully read Mark 4:1-2 and answer the following questions. 1. Describe the scene in verse 1. What did Jesus do in view of this? 2. The Greek construction of a great multitude tells us that this was a bigger crowd than ever.[ii] Jesus began once again to teach them, implying in Greek that this was a continued process of teaching, possibly often repeated. What method did Jesus use to instruct to the crowds (v. 2)? 3. The word parable means a comparison, a short story used to illustrate a truth by comparing it to something common to them to make it more understandable; an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. Parable comes from the Greek para, alongside or next to, and bole, to throw; so it means one thing thrown next to another for comparison. Matthew and Luke record many parables that Jesus told, but Mark records few, for he was writing for the Roman mindset. Mark wanted to record what Jesus did more than what He said. In fact, Mark even skips the Sermon on the Mount. It is as though he was trying to show his readers that if they understood what Jesus did, they could truly see who He was. So it seems logical that if Mark included certain parables in his Gospel, they must be vital, and we should pay attention to them closely. Warren Wiersbe well described the importance of parables:
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