I love this question and I do have a favourite parable from the Bible that I would like to share with everybody.
But first let’s make it clear what the Biblical definition of a parable is.
In the original language Manuscripts the word ‘parable’ and ‘proverb’ are the same. מָשָׁל pronounced maw-shawl in Biblical Hebrew.
The Hebrew word מָשָׁל is a prime root verb defined as a superiority in mental action.
In the Bible a parable or a proverb is a concise statement of principle that is applicable to God’s laws encompassing on all aspects of human life.
A parable or proverb is instructional doctrine that is illustrated with a fullness of expression, sense and meaning.
All parables and proverbs include a Divine ruling judgement that is final.
Parables and proverbs are a rule of governance in the Divine power of God’s dominionative authority. They are imperative, absolute and construct.
All parables and proverbs are connected to glossary threads that run through the Bible for a clear and concise interpretation. To translate key Biblical words and phrases outside the Bible is not only misleading, it is maliciously mischievous.
Proverbs 29:6 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
My favourite parable is Lazarus and the Rich Man found in Luke chapter 16 verses 19 to 31.
Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ makes it crystal clear in this parable that we all go somewhere when we die. It is either Heaven or Hell.
To understand the depths of the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man start your Biblical glossary thread for interpretation at 1 John ch2 verse 15 to 29. Just like the Rich Man most people today love and pursue the emptiness of the material world and lust after money with attitudes of obscene entitlement fuelled by ruthless unadulterated greed.
1 John 2:16 The self pride of life will land you in hell. Pride in this verse is ἀλαζονεία in the original Greek. It refers to those who depend on insolent and empty assurances to get through life.
These assurances are the things rich white men try to convince us are the way things must be. These assurances depend on their own influence and resources in a shameless hypocrisy that violates the Divine laws of Providence and our ecosystem along with a total disregard for human rights.
All the evil in the world comes from the human heart. The Bible says ‘evil will destroy the wicked’ in Psalms 34. Only Jesus Christ gives us a way out back into our spiritual bodies to a place of eternal peace beyond our present comprehension. A place where God will wipe away all tears. (Rev 7)
My name is Mike Reid. I am a white trash high school drop out with Adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). I refuse all pharmaceutical interventions and embrace my ADHD as a gift from God. It has allowed me for many years to hyper focus on Biblical literacy. I teach the entire Bible from the original language Manuscripts through the Lexicons and out from any English version you please. If you can employ me in your Church organization please message me here. Please google < Companion Chapel podcast > or check out my recent YouTube Bible teaching videos. https://youtu.be/lfOTgF0mN6o
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