April 9, 2008
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THOSE GIVEN EARS TO HEAR
CAN KNOW THE MYSTERIES OF THE KINGDOM
Matthew 13:9-11  Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.  10  And the disciples came, … 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 (that do not have ears to hear) it is not given.
THEY CAN HEAR THE WORD OF GOD
Luke 8:8-11  … when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.  9  And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?  10  And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God:..  11  Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Luke 11:28  ... blessed are they that hear [present active] the word of God, and keep [obey, present active] it.
Hear, present tense
Continue to listen
hearing the Word of God the
mysteries of the kingdom
Blessed who obey, present active
Jesus teaching ministry was to those who had ears that could hear. This is not from a physical point of view but from a spiritual point of view.
He taught in parables so that those who did have ears to hear would be stimulated to ask questions about what he was teach. They would want to know the meaning of the parable.
Jesus was teaching the word of God in his parables. The word of God was the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. You can see this from Luke 8:10-11.
Jew understood that one day there would be an earthly kingdom and they were looking for their king.  They did not know and understand that Jesus was offering a heavenly kingdom to the many that were called and the few that were chosen. If he was offering this heavenly kingdom to the whole nation of Israel, then the first covenant would be cancelled. That covenant has not been cancelled.