Parables of the Kingdom: Part One
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Remind about parables
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He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,
We now return to Jesus’ teaching of parables
He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,
Notice, he is reintroducing the concept of the kingdom of heaven.
explain “kingdom of heaven/God”
“may be compared to” the following parable
This parable involves a man who sows good seed
but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.
His enemy contaminated his field with weed.
Sleeping does not imply laziness of workers but sneakiness of the enemy
The field was wheat (vs. 29)
The weeds were “bearded darnel”
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So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also.
Here, Jesus is just emphasizing that these plants came up at the same time.
And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’
The works tell the farm owner what has happened
He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’
They ask, should we go pick the weeds
So they would not be watering them and would not hindering the growth of the good plants
But he said, ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them.
The roots get intertwined so even if you were careful, you would lose many wheat plants
Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.” ’ ”
Instead, they will separate at harvest
Jesus is going to provide an interpretation of this parable so we will wait for that before making a point from this passage.
He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
Another parable
Again about the kingdom of heaven
This one does not provide an interpretation
It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”
Mustard seed
I. The Kingdom is begins small
I. The Kingdom is begins small
He told them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.”
Same point
App: Because of the kingdoms small beginnings (we are still in this stage), you must wait patiently for final physical victory
Sometimes, like many of the Psalms, we can get frustrated by the things of life:
list examples
Be patient, all the blessings you rightly desire await you
All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable.
This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:
“I will open my mouth in parables;
I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”
Psalm 78
Explain difficulties
II. Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of all of Scripture
II. Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of all of Scripture
App: Have confidence
36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”
37 He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
38 The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
40 Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers,
42 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
III. You must live alongside the seed of the enemy, but the ultimate end for those who follow is peace.
III. You must live alongside the seed of the enemy, but the ultimate end for those who follow is peace.
The opposite is also true
Those who don’t follow will suffer
Explain hell
App: Follow Jesus