Rabbis would typically use parables and teach from a sitting position unlike many of our teachers today. Parables make you think. They are very straight forward simple stories but they contain a mystery and hidden meaning. It seems obivious but the more you think about it the less obvious it seems. The beauty of them is that once you really get what the parable is saying you will not easily forget it. Many of the parables were about the Kingdom of Heaven (one of the main focuses of Jesus' teaching ministry).
Jesus again points out the position of the peoples hearts when he quotes Isaiah in verse 14 and following. Where are our hearts? Are we receptive to what we are being taught or calloused?
"weeping and gnashing of teeth" The ASB says"In the New Testament this idiom expresses disappointment and agony of spirit..."
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