INTRODUCTION
The Bible is alive. We can read the word over and over again and glean new wisdom. Jesus spoke in parables. Why? He told His disciples that He spoke in parables based off Matthew 13:10-17:
1. It was given to His disciples to know the mysteries but hidden from them. (v. 11)
WHY WAS IT HIDDEN FROM THE OTHERS?
For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. (v. 15) .
1. It was given to His disciples to know the mysteries but hidden from them. (v. 11)
WHY WAS IT HIDDEN FROM THE OTHERS?
For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. (v. 15) .
MATTHEW 13:10-17
Matthew 13:10-17 King James Version (KJV)10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.11
11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.11
Greek/Hebrew Definitions
Strong's #3975: pachuno (pronounced pakh-oo'-no)
from a derivative of 4078 (meaning thick); to thicken, i.e. (by implication) to fatten (figuratively, stupefy or render callous):--wax gross.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
pachunō
1) to make thick, to make fat, fatten
2) metaphorically to make stupid (to render the soul dull or callous)
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: from a derivative of G4078 (meaning thick)
Citing in TDNT: 5:1022, 816
Usage:
This word is used 2 times:
Matthew 13:15: "this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing,"
Acts 28:27: "heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing,
Strong's #3975: pachuno (pronounced pakh-oo'-no)
from a derivative of 4078 (meaning thick); to thicken, i.e. (by implication) to fatten (figuratively, stupefy or render callous):--wax gross.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
pachunō
1) to make thick, to make fat, fatten
2) metaphorically to make stupid (to render the soul dull or callous)
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: from a derivative of G4078 (meaning thick)
Citing in TDNT: 5:1022, 816
Usage:
This word is used 2 times:
Matthew 13:15: "this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing,"
Acts 28:27: "heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing,
CONCERNING END TIME BIBLE PROPHESY LANGUAGE
Many people get confused on bible prophesy language when decyphering words and symbols. Some people are literal and argue the word because it doesn't make sense. For example, in Revelations it talks about Mystery Babylon and people argue Babylon was destroyed a long time ago and want to disreguard it. Jesus spoke these words after His resurrection and way after Babylon was deetroyed. He also talked about the church tolerating Jezebel but Jezebel was killed a long time ago. Then people argue the 2 end time prophets are reincarnated Moses and Elijah. But lets stop right here and settle this now before we dig in. 1. We follow the patterns set forth in the Bible. 2. God has never reincarnated anyone. Jesus was never dead before His immaculate conception. He was fully alive before the foundations of the world. Now to deal with the other issues, lets start with the prophets and the patterns set forth in the bible. Elijah when taken up in the spirit to be with God, Elijah threw down his mantle to Elisha, who walked in two-fold anointing that Elijah had and did twive the miracles. Elisha became Elijah in the spirit realm with Elijahs mantle. Also, Jesus called John the Baptist Elijah for same reasons. And another prophet raised and mantled by God will carry the same Elijah mantle, anointing and message right before Jesus comes back. Jezebel mentioned by Jesus is of course that wicked fowl evil seductruce spirit.