Introduction: The overall path we see in this stage of Christ's ministry is to speak in parables. The main emphasis here is to demonstrate that the seeds of truth must produce good fruit that first means good soil needs to cultivate the seed. There is a weeding out process here; actually literally in discussing the wheat and the tares as it were in that parable; but also to show that not everyone hearing the Word has been saved. The end of the chapter sees Jesus visiting his own hometown and the unbelief which limits the miracles that He performs as they still consider Him to be the "carpenter's son" (verse 55). This unbelief is; well unbelievable. One could surmise that He spent much time already; months and perhaps a couple years away from home so that some could in theory at least not seen His miracles there; surely you would expect a town that small would have heard at least about the virgin birth.
The concept of selective revelation as it were certainly corresponds to the idea of the elect only being saved; or to put it another way only those the Father chooses to reveal Him to as we saw earlier in Matthew 11:27 but also seen extensively in the Book of John conceptually. Mark 4 contains the parable of the sower and seeds and introduces this concept as well.
Matthew 13:1-9 shows this same parable of the sower and the seeds; and in verses 11-17 Jesus answers the Disciples questions about why He speaks in parables from verse 10.
The explanation is then given for this parable which goes on through verse 23. Verses 24-29 discuss the Parable of the wheat and the tares; and verses 31 and 32 show through the concept of a mustard seed and a woman with dough the increase of the seed of faith; OR verse 32 could tie in with leaven ruining the whole loaf as a concept but it doesn't seem to fit contextually in this passage. Verses 34-35 show at this point NOTHING was said without parables to crowds.
Introduction: The overall path we see in this stage of Christ's ministry is to speak in parables. The main emphasis here is to demonstrate that the seeds of truth must produce good fruit that first means good soil needs to cultivate the seed. There is a weeding out process here; actually literally in discussing the wheat and the tares as it were in that parable; but also to show that not everyone hearing the Word has been saved. The end of the chapter sees Jesus visiting his own hometown and the unbelief which limits the miracles that He performs as they still consider Him to be the "carpenter's son" (verse 55). This unbelief is; well unbelievable. One could surmise that He spent much time already; months and perhaps a couple years away from home so that some could in theory at least not seen His miracles there; surely you would expect a town that small would have heard at least about the virgin birth.
The concept of selective revelation as it were certainly corresponds to the idea of the elect only being saved; or to put it another way only those the Father chooses to reveal Him to as we saw earlier in Matthew 11:27 but also seen extensively in the Book of John conceptually. Mark 4 contains the parable of the sower and seeds and introduces this concept as well.
Matthew 13:1-9 shows this same parable of the sower and the seeds; and in verses 11-17 Jesus answers the Disciples questions about why He speaks in parables from verse 10.
The explanation is then given for this parable which goes on through verse 23. Verses 24-29 discuss the Parable of the wheat and the tares; and verses 31 and 32 show through the concept of a mustard seed and a woman with dough the increase of the seed of faith; OR verse 32 could tie in with leaven ruining the whole loaf as a concept but it doesn't seem to fit contextually in this passage. Verses 34-35 show at this point NOTHING was said without parables to crowds.
To be continued.
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