Aesop's Fables?

  We've all heard of Aesop's Fables. The book of wisdom told through fables by the famous old century writer, Aesop. Have you ever thought, while reading his book, that it had a lot of Biblical aspects to it? Or you just read it thinking it's a great book to read and learn about wise choices. Well, it's actually both. You see, as I was studying God's Word(Bible), I came across Jesus' parables in the New Testament. As I was reading about the parable of the Kingdom of Heaven, I came across a prophecy that Asaph(Aesop) quoted about Jesus' message of wisdom to the multitude. I have a Bible that has the footnotes on the bottom of the page so when I read the footnotes, I read that this Asaph(Aesop) was the same man that wrote Aesop's Fables! It gave me the scriptures to read the prophecy about Jesus, Psalms 78:2. I went there and also discovered that he was also a singer and that he wrote several songs along with King David. He wrote chapters 73-83 in the book of Psalms. Wow! I was surprised that this same man that wrote these "fables" really was a righteous prophet that was a singer and songwriter. So, these "fables" aren't really fables. They are parables that Jesus told to the multitudes that followed Him during His ministry. Why did Jesus speak parables to the lost? Because it was the only way for unbelievers to understand His message about salvation and repentance through every day life situations like farming, the parable of the sower and the parable of the mustard seed. The parable of the wheat and tares is also a farming story but these parables have a wise lesson to be learned. There are more parables that Jesus told that deal with other life issues through every day life occupations and personalities. Asaph(Aesop) either wrote the book, "Aesop's Fables" or someone else did but, either way, these wise sayings are adapted from God's Word and should be read with an open mind to learn from others past mistakes and not to make the same mistakes others made. Asaph(Aesop) wrote in the book of Psalms about the mistakes of the children of Israel and the consequences they had to suffer. So, whether you read Asaph's(Aesop's) book or read and study Jesus' message through these parables, you will learn wise lessons to live by.