Drawing upon fifteen striking and many times less-familiar parables of the Old Testament, Dr. Clarence Macartney utilizes the natural curiosity aroused by the unfamiliar to expound the important and practical truths of God's Word. Macartney brings to life overlooked lessons from Old Testament parables such as:

"The Parable of the Thistle and the Cedar"

"The Parable of the Faithless Wives"

"The Parable of the Plowman"

"The Parable of Beauty and Bands"

As one of America's greatest topical preachers, Clarence Macartney focused his sermons on the common heart of human experience. Each sermon contains a wealth of illustrations and quotations that add depth and insight to the exposition.

"The minister who chooses to preach from the parables of the Old Testament," as Macartney writes, "will find that most of the stories are new and fresh and he himself will not fail to share In the consequent interest and alertness which such preaching awakens in a congregation."