Did Jesus fulfill Isaiah 6:8 by telling the parable of the sower? ~ Cross reference of Mark 4:10 to Isaiah 6:8


I just fail to get this logic of Jesus. You find this happen in many places in the Greek texts.

Let me explain my dilemma based on what the Greek texts claim
  • god loved us so much that he sent his only begotten son so that anyone who believes in him will be saved. 
  • Jesus is the son of god and he came to the earth born of a virgin and mentored 12 disciples for 3 years.
  • During these 3 years he taught huge crowds and at times [most times] in parables and the crowd was clueless what he was saying. 
  • Each time this happened, his disciples had to come to him in private and ask him what he was trying to say
  • So clearly the crowds did not benefit from his teachings. Only the disciples understood when he explained the teachings plainly.
  • When asked why he teaches in parables, he says so the prophecy in Isaiah can be fulfilled.
  • I am confused if the god that the Greek text is talking about is the same G-d who created this amazing universe that works with such precision, then this plan seems sloppy because
    • This god sends his son [Jesus] so he can teach but the people should not understand and be saved and they should reject him.
    • Jesus will teach his disciples in private so they understand.
    • He will die so peoples sins will be forgiven if they believe in him [but they should not understand and be saved when he was alive]
    • After he dies, his disciples will teach the people so they can believe in Jesus and then be saved?
    • In between he changes his mind and makes Paul take the gospel to all gentiles.
    • Jews continue to reject Jesus and on his second coming he will take revenge on all non-believers and take all the believers to heaven.
  • Kind of messy for a god to come up with such a plan don't you think?
That apart, what bothers me is that the Greek text tries to prove that G-d actually came up with this plan by quoting Isaiah 6:8. 

Kind of sad and wrong I think.

Mark 4:10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables 12 so that, “‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’”

Isaiah 6:8 And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And I said, "Here I am; send me." 9 And He said, "Go and say to this people, 'Indeed you hear, but you do not understand; indeed you see, but you do not know.' 10 This people's heart is becoming fat, and his ears are becoming heavy, and his eyes are becoming sealed, lest he see with his eyes, and hear with his ears, and his heart understand, and he repent and be healed."

I have covered what Isaiah 6:8 is all about and you can read it by clicking here

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