Which Old Testament prophecies connect with Matthew 13:35's message about Jesus? Psalm 78:2 – “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning.” Psalm 49:4 – “I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp.” Isaiah 6:9-10 – “And He replied: ‘Go and tell this people: Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving. Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.’” Isaiah 42:9 – “Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things; before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.” Isaiah 48:6 – “You have heard; look at all this. Will you not acknowledge it? From now on I will tell you of new things, hidden things unknown to you.” Proverbs 1:6 – “to understand a proverb and a parable, the words of the wise and their riddles.” |