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Matthew 13:24–30

Parables of Jesus

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The Kingdom

Matthew 13:24–26 NLT

Here is another story Jesus told: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away. When the crop began to grow and produce grain, the weeds also grew.

Matthew 13:27–30 NLT

“The farmer’s workers went to him and said, ‘Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?’ “ ‘An enemy has done this!’ the farmer exclaimed. “ ‘Should we pull out the weeds?’ they asked. “ ‘No,’ he replied, ‘you’ll uproot the wheat if you do. Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.’ ”

The “weed” Jesus referred to may have been darnel, a poisonous plant that looks very much like wheat in the early stages of growth, but becomes distinguishable when the heads of the wheat appear.

Bruce B. Barton, Matthew, Life Application Bible Commentary (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1996), 267.

Matthew Jesus Tells the Parable of the Weeds / 13:24–30 / 80

To sow darnel in a person’s wheat field was punishable by Roman law. This real-life situation gave Jesus’ hearers a picture of God’s kingdom growing and thriving alongside evil in this world.

Matthew Jesus Tells the Parable of the Weeds / 13:24–30 / 80

To interpret the meaning more broadly—the kingdom of God is present and growing in a world full of sin and unbelief. God will not eliminate all opposition until the end of the age.

Matthew Jesus Tells the Parable of the Weeds / 13:24–30 / 80

TOUGH QUESTION

The “servants” in this parable raise one of the toughest questions ever posed: If God is good and all-powerful, where does evil come from, and why is evil permitted?

The answer provided is a simple one. It does not address all the logical difficulties of good and evil coexisting, but it tells us what we need to know: “An enemy did this.”

Matthew Jesus Tells the Parable of the Weeds / 13:24–30 / 80

Again, Jesus was making the point that while his coming signaled the arrival of the kingdom, its consummation would be delayed.

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