This represents how the kingdom will be great and glorious, just as the Old Testament predicted—but not immediately. Rather, it will grow into that state ( ...

David Guzik commentary on Matthew 13, where Jesus teaches in parables, including the parable of the seed and the soil and the parable of the mustard seed.

In this chapter, we have, I. The favour which Christ did to his countrymen in preaching the kingdom of heaven to them (v. 1-2). He preached to them in parables.

At death, believers shall shine forth to themselves; at the great day they shall shine forth before all the world. They shall shine by reflection, with light ...

Jesus' investment in his disciples shows that he simply will not give up on them, in spite of their many failings. We trust that he will not give up on us ...

SUMMARY. The parable of the sower, like the other parables, represents secrets of the kingdom given to those whose eyes are blessed to see.

"Listen then to the meaning of the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches ...

Therefore speak I to them in parables,.... Because it was the will and pleasure of his Father to give the knowledge of divine mysteries to some, and not to ...

God tells Isaiah to go and tell the people of Israel, in essence, to hear what is told, but not to understand it. Jesus applies Isaiah's words to this ...

Jesus teaches a parable about a sower who scatters his seed on four different types of ground. The first three types of ground fail to produce a crop.