Stony places were where the soil was thin, lying upon a rocky shelf. You under the Gospel are made to know what the greatest and best of men under the law could not discover. i. The weeds are probably darnel, a poisonous plant related to wheat and virtually indistinguishable from it until the ears form. (France). Matthew uses the Greek term zizania, which in modern botanical terms refers to the genus of wild rice grasses. 3. We all know that the demon is a sower of weed, one who always seeks to sow division between individuals, families, nations and peoples. Major Prophets General Epistles Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.. The ears of the real wheat are heavy and will droop, while the ears of the darnel stand up straight. The fate of these ungodly ones will be fire, the most terrible of punishments; but this will not annihilate them; for they shall exhibit the surest tokens of a living woe wailing and gnashing of teeth. (Spurgeon). (Matthew 13:31-32) The parable of the mustard seed. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. In the clearest of terms, Jesus tells his disciples what almost every element of the parable represents: The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels (13:37-39). And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. Perhaps the slaves represent the disciples, or anyone who hears this parable and its interpretation. Jesus does not, however, say whom the slaves represent. Minor Prophets People bring the same charge against Jesus today; I see those associated with Him, and they seem lowly or very normal; Jesus must also not be special., c. Where then did this Man get all these things: Their reception of Jesus was not welcoming or friendly. Commentary on Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43. This has played out far too many times in congregations and denominations, with some determined to root out anyone who does not agree with the right interpretation of Scripture, liturgical practice, or stand on a particular issue. He has already produced commentaries on the gospels of John and Mark. He got engaged with her just to advance himself in his career. a. As he sowed, some seed fell by the waysideon stony placesamong thornson good ground: In this parable the seed fell on four different types of soil. 13:1-23 Jesus entered into a boat that he might be the less pressed, and be the better heard by the people. Just as in the previous parable, the wheat represents the people of God. i. After you have been instructed by me, you have the knowledge, not only of the things you used to know, but of things you never knew before, and even the knowledge which you had before is illuminated by what I have told to you. (Barclay), iv. This insulting question seems to intimate that our Lords family was a very obscure one; and that they were of small repute among their neighbours, except for their piety. Clarke), iii. The enemys purpose in sowing tares among the wheat was to destroy the wheat. You could not blame the differences in results on the sower or on the seed, but only on the soil. 25 While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off. Instead, the farmer decided to sort it out at harvest time. 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: "Listen! Implying that this was Jesus constant customIn short parables were an essential part of his spoken ministry. (Carson). Then He spoke many things to them in parables, As he sowed, some seed fell by the waysideon stony placesamong thornson good ground, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given, For whoever has, to him more will be givenbut whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him, Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand, And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear, This is he who received seed by the wayside, tribulation or persecution because of the word, the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches, some hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty, His enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, Lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them, The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seedwhen it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, When it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches, Leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened, Without a parable He did not speak to them, things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world, Kept secret from the foundation of the world, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field, The reapers are angels The Son of Man will send out His angels, Will cast them into the furnace of firethe righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father, The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, And for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field, The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, Every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom, Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? We are blessed by the knowledge that you want us to grow towards what you call us to be. Matthew records Jesus' second parable concerning the kingdom of heaven. ii. Not all will respond, but there will be some who do, and the harvest will be rich. (France), iii. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point And His sisters, are they not all with us? b. Similarly he warns that if your hand or foot or eye causes you to sin (skandalizo), it is better to cut it off or pluck it out and enter life blind or maimed, than to be thrown into the hell of fire with body intact (18:8-9). a. i. The multitude went away (as most people do from sermons) never the wiser, understanding nothing of what they heard, nor caring to understand it. (Poole), b. Perhaps when Jesus says that the angels will collect all skandala to burn in the fire, he means that everything within us that causes sin will be burned away. 1. Why do You speak to them in parables? i. The tree-like growth from this mustard seed describes something unnatural. In St. Augustines case, the incessant prayers of his mother saved him from eternal damnation and turned him into a golden wheat. The rich man was angry and already thinking of the punishments he will mete out on his late servant. Even though it might seem that few respond, God is in control and the harvest will certainly come. The Gospels 1. Johannine Writings Second, upon their minds, to put them upon studying the meaning of what they heard so delivered. (Poole), iii. Lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them: In the interest of preserving and protecting the wheat, the wise farmer did not separate the tares from the wheat until the time of harvest. There are also those who pronounce judgment on people outside the church on people of other faiths, for instance declaring them to be destined for eternal damnation. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. Yet Matthews story holds out hope even for those who stumble yes, even for the one whom Jesus calls a stumbling block! Where, then, did these weeds come from? (13:27) When the master replies that an enemy has sown the weeds, the slaves are anxious to take care of the problem, to root those nasty weeds right out. Pentateuch a. Is this not the carpenters son: This question was asked out of ignorant prejudice. One of Satans chief works is to keep men in darkness regarding their understanding of the gospel (2 Corinthians 4:3-4). Who among us has not questioned why God allows evil to grow and thrive? Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, Finding the treasure appears to be by chance. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Pauline Epistles i. And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Rather, in the context of increasing opposition to His work, Jesus announced that His kingdom community would also be threatened by corruption and impurity. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.. The parable of the soils. The farmer allows the two kinds of plant to grow alongside each other until the harvest. Among thorns describes soil that is fertile perhaps too fertile, because thorns grow there as well as grain. We can imagine some critic saying, You cant do that! We can get into trouble by expecting that they be intricate systems of theology, with the smallest detail revealing hidden truths. When the doors of the synagogue were closed against him, he took to the temple of the open air, and taught men in the village streets, and on the roads, and by the lake-side, and in their own homes. (Barclay), iii. Commentary on Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Jesus tells a second parable about sowing seeds, this time about two sowers one who sows good seed to grow wheat, and the enemy who sows weeds among the wheat. But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.. No human is able to pluck out the inner self. Like the parable of the sower, the parable of the wheat and weeds offers a perspective on opposition to Jesus, and also speaks more generally to the persistence of evil in the world. For one thing, it is not so easy to tell the weeds from the wheat, and for another, their roots are intertwined below the ground. Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Catholics striving for holiness. Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? The scribes amongst the Jews were not only clerks, that were employed in writing, but teachers of the law; such a one was Ezra (Ezra 7:6). (Poole). This is so beautiful: our God is a patient father, who always waits for us and waits with his heart in hand to welcome us, to forgive us. Poetical Books Thus the extravagance of the parable dramatizes the supreme importance of the kingdom. (Carson), ii. Again this commentary on Matthew gospel is a thorough and scholarly, but written in a readable style. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Where then did this Man get all these things?. (Matthew 13:33) Another illustration of corruption in the kingdom community: the parable of the leaven in the meal. (Matthew 13:51-52) The disciples claim to understand Jesus parables. In those days, seed was scattered first and then it was plowed into the ground. The servant came in without speaking to his master and proceeded to prepare lunch for his boss. The kingdom of heaven is like leaven: Jesus used a surprising picture here. And it is thanks to thispatient hopeof God that the same weed, which is the malicious heart with so many sins, in the end can become good grain. The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. PRAYERS TO ST. MICHAEL, ST. GABRIEL, AND ST. RAPHAEL. Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. Jesus makes clear that we simply cannot be certain who is in or who is out. In fact, Gods judgment about these matters will take many by surprise (7:21-23; 8:11-12; 21:31-32; 25:31-46). The same seed was cast by the same sower. 5. As long as Gods people are still in this world (the field), there will be unbelievers among them; but it should not be because Gods people receive unbelievers as if they were believers, ignoring either the belief or conduct of professed believers. When the householders slaves notice the weeds, their first response is to question the quality of the seed. This parable accurately describes what the kingdom community became in the decades and centuries after the Christianization of the Roman Empire. And their eyes they have closed, The shortest day of summer is longer than the longest day in winter. (Spurgeon). However, Jesus did not deny their claim to understand. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. In the lectionary reading for today, we encounter Jacob on the way. A furnace of fire represents one destiny and radiant glory (shine forth as the sun) the other destiny. This parable and the one following are different in character than the previous three. Therefore hear the parable of the sower: When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. The Old Testament Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. Their ears are hard of hearing, Only then does he separate the good from the bad. Rooting out the weeds would uproot the wheat as well, doing more damage to the crop than leaving the weeds to grow. We whip ourselves into a weeding frenzy, certain that we know the difference between weeds and wheat, and that we know how to deal with the weeds! Historical Books So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well (13:24-26). When men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the middle of the corn, and went away. Of greater importance in the history of the church has been the view that this actually means that the field is the church. It is also one of several that has to do with seeds and agriculture. Bible Commentaries; matthew-13:31-32-kjv; Matthew-13:31-32-kjv. 1 * On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. The master stops the slaves from doing anything of the sort. Becomes a tree: The mustard plant customarily never grows beyond what one would call a bush, and at its normal size would be an unlikely place for birds nests. A bit of botany is helpful in understanding this parable. Then he will send out his reapers to collect and burn the weeds and to gather the wheat into his barn (13:28-30). In the same way that the servants in the field desire to pull weeds, Christians on earth wish either for unbelievers to be subdued or for Christ's return to take the faithful to heaven. These two parables speak of how highly the King values the people of His kingdom. As long as God chooses to work in concert with human agency, developing our ability to partner with Him, our unbelief can and may hinder the work of God. When we deprive others of that same opportunity, forgive us. "The Kingdom of Heaven," he said to them, "is like what happened when a man sowed good seed in his field. The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls: Again, Jesus is the buyer and the individual believer is the pearl that He sees as so valuable that He would happily give all to have it forever. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. The Parable of the Sower. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. iii. b. Good ground describes soil that is both fertile and weed-free. In the world we know, weeds do not become wheat. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Thanks in advance and God bless you and your loved ones! He got into a boat and sat: Jesus sometimes used a boat as His pulpit (Mark 4:1). Revelation 18:2). (Carson). d. Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand: In this sense, the parables of Jesus were not illustrations making difficult things clear to all. Matthew 13 - The Kingdom Parables A. The same day Our Lord scarcely ever appears to take any rest: he is incessant in his labours, and instant in season and out of season; and in this he has left all his successors in the ministry an example, that they should follow his steps: for he who wishes to save souls will find few opportunities to rest. But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/angelus/2014/documents/papa-francesco_angelus_20140720.html. There would be a certain shock in hearing the Kingdom of God compared to leaven. (Barclay). i. When the crop grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as . The wayside soil represents those who never really hear the word with understanding. Thank you for registering. You are a stumbling block (skandalon) to me; for you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things. In spite of these strong words and Peters repeated failings, Jesus does not give up on Peter; rather, he entrusts the future of his mission to him and the rest of his bumbling disciples. The Greek parabole is wider than our parable; in the LXX it translates masal, which includes proverbs, riddles and wise sayings as well as parables. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. It gave Him a place to speak, away from the press of the crowds, provided good acoustics, and probably a nice backdrop. Elsewhere Jesus warns those who put a stumbling block (skandalon) before any of the little ones that it would be better for them to have a millstone put around their neck and to be drowned in the sea (18:6-7). And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? This enemy is astute: he sows evil in the middle of good, thus it is impossible for us men to distinctly separate them; but God, in the end, will be able to do so. It is the angels not any human beings who are authorized to pluck out the weeds from the wheat. Many sudden conversions have been among the best that have ever happened. The problem was not their sudden growth, but their lack of depth. A fat heart is a fearful plagueNone can delight in Gods law that are fat-hearted. (Trapp), ii. The Columba Press. ii. 3. It was much more than any normal woman would prepare, and again suggests the idea of massive or unnatural size. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. 24-30, 36-43 This parable represents the present and future state of the gospel church; Christ's care of it, the devil's enmity against it, the mixture there is in it of good and bad in this world, and the separation between them in the other world. John 6:42). (France), ii. f. But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear: In light of this, those who do understand the parables of Jesus are genuinely blessed. Yet they do, and are worthy of respect because of that role. Mt 13:30). b. I will open My mouth in parables: Another reason Jesus taught about the kingdom community in parables is because the church itself was part of the things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world, and would not be revealed in fullness until later. Before one can be a sower, he must be an eater and a receiver. His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas: Jesus plainly had many brothers and sisters; the Roman Catholic idea of the perpetual virginity of Mary is in contradiction to the plain meaning of the Bible. Not only are certain motifs-sowing, seeds, soil, kingdom, obstacles to growth, the devil or the evil one-repeated, but both parables . Pentateuch Taking out the weeds early on may not serve the purpose of God. Luke-Acts 2. The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. Jesus says that the reapers not the slaves will take care of this at harvest time. How then does it have tares? He said to them, An enemy has done this. The servants said to him, Do you want us then to go and gather them up? But he said, No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. And when He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? b. Sanhedrin, 107a; cf. (Matthew 13:10-17) Why did Jesus use parables? (Matthew 13:34-35) Jesus teaching in parables as a fulfillment of prophecy. i. G. Campbell Morgan wrote that the leaven represents paganizing influences brought into the church. The New Testament 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. The Word of God must be understood before it can truly bear fruit. When it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches: Again many, or even most, regard this as a beautiful picture of the church growing so large that it provides refuge for all of the world. So did Jesus himself, at the utmost cost, buy the world to gain his church, which was the treasure which he desired. (Spurgeon). Teaching belongs in the synagogue or in some other appropriate place. It would be easy to come up with objections: The damp air might make people sick or There are a lot of mosquitoes down at the shore or Someone might drown. But Jesus knew that teaching from a boat suited His purposes well enough. (Matthew 13:47-50) The parable of the dragnet. General Epistles So it will be at the end of the age. General Epistles Every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom: Jesus said that everyone who really knows Gods Word both will know the old and learn the new of the kingdom. The devil is so cunning that he plants these seeds in each one of us envy, judgmental behavior, hot-temperedness, domineering attitude, penchant for lies, resentment and tries to pit us against each other in a group to divide us and destroy the peace and unity that we have. I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New . He left the church his mother had him baptized in and joined a cult. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.. After the fatigues of preaching and teaching, Jesus towards evening left the temple, as it is in the Greek, eporeueto apo tou ierou, and went towards Mount Olivet, where he was accustomed to spend his nights, as we learn from St. Luke, chap. So they were offended at Him. This soil represents those who receive the word enthusiastically, but their life is short-lived, because they are not willing to endure tribulation or persecution because of the word. In a land as frequently ravaged as Palestine, many people doubtless buried their treasures; butto actually find a treasure would happen once in a thousand lifetimes. Minor Prophets ver. After 15 years, he dumps her and moves in with another woman. Then He spoke many things to them in parables. Isaiah 44:6-8 is a short, defensible unit, marked off from the unit that follows (verses 9-20) which shifts to prose in the NRSV (contrast NIV and TNK). Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. We know that it is not really our hand or foot or eye that causes us to sin. And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. Every scribe: Jesus used the term here simply to describe a teacher. 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