Jesus illustrated the value of understanding his parables.

Matthew 13:51-52

51 Then Jesus asked us, “Do you understand all these parables I have told you?” We said to him, 52 “Yes, we understand them.” Then he said to us, “Because you understand all these parables, you will understand the following parable: You, along with all others, will teach people what you heard me say about God ruling people’s lives. You will add that to what you formerly learned. You will be like a manager of a household who takes both new things and old things out of his storage room.”