Psalm 78

Psalm 78:2:
I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of Old 

​A parable primarily means a comparison or simlitude; specifically it is a short story or narrative drawn from life or nature, by means of which some important lesson is taught, or some moral drawn.

In my office at home I have a “demotivational” poster.  It is a picture of the hulk of a part of a ship sticking out of the ocean, where it has obviously sunk.  This wreck is a constant reminder that someone made a terrible mistake.  And the caption under the picture is this: “MISTAKES: It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others.”  I have this in my office as a reminder – a reminder that my life could be like that.  I don’t want that for me, and I don’t want that for you.  But that’s what the wilderness generation of the Israelites are: a warning to all of what following them in their mistakes will do (cf. Ps. 78:6). - Jeremiah Bass; Baptist Bible Hour

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