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MATTHEW 13
THE RELATING OF HIS PARABLES (13:1-8, 18-33, 36-50, 52)
The sower, the seed, and the soil (13:1-8, 18-23)
Roadside soil (13:1-4):
Shallow, rocky soil (13:5-6):
Thorn-infested soil (13:7):
Fertile soil (13:8):
Interpretation of this parable (13:18-23)
The seed (13:18-19a):
The roadside soil (13:19b):
The rocky soil (13:20-21):
The thorn-infested soil (13:22):
Fertile soil (13:23):
The wheat and the thistle (13:24-30, 36-43)
The diligence of a sower (13:24):
The discovery by the sower (13:25-28):
The dilemma of the sower (13:29):
The decision of the sower (13:30):
Interpretation of the parable (13:36-43)
The sower is Christ (13:36-37).
The enemy is the devil (13:39a).
The field is the world (13:38a).
The good seed is believers (13:38b).
The thistles are unbelievers (13:38c).
The harvest is the end of the age (13:39b).
The reapers are angels (13:39c-41).
The granary is heaven (13:43).
The furnace is hell(13:42).
The mustard seed (13:31-32)
It goes into the ground the smallest of seeds (13:31-32a).
It grows out of the ground the largest of plants (13:32b).
The yeast (13:33)
It is placed in the flour (13:33a):
It permeates every part of the dough (13:33b).
The treasure in the field (13:44)
The discovery (13:44a):
The delight (13:44b):
The decision (13:44c):
The merchant and the pearl (13:45-46)
He seeks this pearl (13:45).
He buys this pearl (13:46).
The sorting of fish (13:47-50)
The interpretation of this parable (13:49-50):
The homeowner and his treasure (13:52):
THE REASON FOR HIS PARABLES (13:9-17, 34-35, 51)
The purpose (13:9-13, 34-35, 51):
To reveal God's truth to the righteous (13:9-12a, 34-35, 51)
To conceal God's truth from the unrighteous (13:12b-13)
The prophecy (13:14-17):
THE REACTION TO HIS PARABLES (13:53-58):
First they are amazed (13:53-56).
Then they are angered (13:57-58):