New wine in new wineskins

Key verses

2 Kings 13:20-21 - "Elisha died and was buried.  Now Moabite raiders used to enter the country every spring.  Once while some Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders; so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. When the body touched Elisha’s bones, the man came to life and stood up on his feet."

Luke
I was just enlightened as to the meaning behind the new wine in new wineskins and old wine in old wineskins parable that Jesus told as recounted in Luke 5:36-39.  Before now I didn't catch the connection between what he was saying and what he meant.  In Gill's Exposition on the Bible, I found out that the old wine was likened to the Old Testament and the old wineskins were the Pharisees and Sadducees type of people.  It's easy to see this connection when you read this paragraph of Luke with the paragraphs beforehand, but my bible has them all separated with headings.
Anyway, the new wine certainly burst the old wineskins when the Pharisees listened to Jesus but rarely accepted what he was saying.  However, the disciples, who weren't as learned in the law, as well as the tax collectors who didn't pay much attention to the Old Testament, were new wineskins who readily accepted Jesus' new message of life and hope for all people.
Perhaps you already knew the meaning to this parable, but for me, today's reading was yet another lesson in reading contextually, and reading commentaries.

Follow this link to find additional commentary on Luke 5:36-39 at bible.cc.