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The Kingdom
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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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