"I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world."– Matt. 13:35
Welcome to the new Word Unveiled blog! This used to be the site of my Heaven and Earth blog, which covered all things therein. However, with my deepening focus on Biblical interpretation, it was long overdue for a brand-new start. It has been delayed due to family, floods, and a funeral, and things may change…
There are only thirty or so major parables that Jesus gave in the New Testament, although he used a lot of figures and symbols in his teachings. But no explanations that he gave at the time to the disciples were handed down – except for two. Jesus explains the very first parable, the famous Parable…
If one goes looking for secret meanings in the Bible, the parables of Jesus are the most logical place to begin. By definition, they conceal secrets, for a parable is a story that makes its point by hiding it beneath another superficial story, after all. Yet, Jesus apparently never had any hope that all those…
The first big public address that Jesus gave in the Gospel of Matthew is called the Parable of the Sower. It was certainly a fine one to start with. His use of natural imagery was vivid and instantly understandable and it set the tone of the urgent need to reform that characterized all his teaching.…