Ministry & MissionClear Fulfillment
Teaching in Parables
Written: ~1000 BC→Fulfilled: ~AD 28-30
The Psalmist foretold that the Messiah would teach in parables, revealing hidden truths.
Prophecy & Fulfillment
Old Testament Prophecy
Psalm 78:2
"I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old."
New Testament Fulfillment
Matthew 13:34-35
"Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.""
Commentary
Matthew explicitly quotes Psalm 78:2 to explain Jesus's parabolic teaching method. The "hidden things" (mysteries of the kingdom) are revealed through parables to those with ears to hear.