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2009-02-23 13:22:19

2009-02-23 15:55:53

When interpreting this parable, should one focus on the sower, the seed, or the soil? It doesn't really make sense to focus on the sower. He simply casts his seed and lets it fall. I don't thinking spending a lot of time understanding how Palestinian farmers cast seed in the first century is helpful or relevant at all. If the seed is the word of the kingdom, then the focus doesn't seem to be on it either. Therefore, the focus of the parable is probably the type of soil, the makeup of the person hearing the word. How will that person react to hearing the word? Will that person be hardened to understanding, weak when facing trials, succombing to the cares of the age, or be fruitful? Regardless of whether the last three are truly saved, or only the last one, the point of the parable seems to be, "be like the last guy." Another thought, which is more God-centered, is that maybe the type of soil isn't even the main point. Maybe the main point is the nature of the kingdom. In Matthew 13, it seems that most, if not all, of the parables are about the nature of the kingdom being a mystery that won't be revealed all at once. What is shocking in the parable of the soils is that the kingdom may not be understood, it may be left behind upon tribulation, it may be choked out, or it may be grown into fruit. This would be a shocking reality for those listening to Jesus who had always believed that when the kingdom arrived, it would really arrive.

10000000005093 5093 Notes 2009-02-23 13:22:19 2009-02-23 15:55:53 When interpreting this parable, should one focus on the sower, the seed, or the soil? It doesn't really make sense to focus on the sower. He simply casts his seed and lets it fall. I don't thinking spending a lot of time understanding how Palestinian farmers cast seed in the first century is helpful or relevant at all. If the seed is the word of the kingdom, then the focus doesn't seem to be on it either. Therefore, the focus of the parable is probably the type of soil, the makeup of the person hearing the word. How will that person react to hearing the word? Will that person be hardened to understanding, weak when facing trials, succombing to the cares of the age, or be fruitful? Regardless of whether the last three are truly saved, or only the last one, the point of the parable seems to be, "be like the last guy." Another thought, which is more God-centered, is that maybe the type of soil isn't even the main point. Maybe the main point is the nature of the kingdom. In Matthew 13, it seems that most, if not all, of the parables are about the nature of the kingdom being a mystery that won't be revealed all at once. What is shocking in the parable of the soils is that the kingdom may not be understood, it may be left behind upon tribulation, it may be choked out, or it may be grown into fruit. This would be a shocking reality for those listening to Jesus who had always believed that when the kingdom arrived, it would really arrive. notes

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Matthew

Matthew 13:18-23

NT

tisch

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ὑμεῖς οὖν ἀκούσατε τὴν παραβολὴν τοῦ σπείραντος

Therefore, you all must hear the parable of the sower.

παντὸς ἀκούοντος τὸν λόγον τῆς βασιλείας καὶ μὴ συνιέντος

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand,

ἔρχεται ὁ πονηρὸς καὶ ἁρπάζει τὸ ἐσπαρμένον ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ

the evil one comes and seizes that which was sown in his heart,

temporal

οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν σπαρείς

this is that which had been sown along the path.

ideaexplanation

ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη σπαρείς

And the one which was sown on the rocks,

οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων καὶ εὐθὺς μετὰ χαρᾶς λαμβάνων αὐτόν

this is the one hearing the word and immediately receiving it with joy,

οὐκ ἔχει δὲ ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτῷ

yet he has no root in himself

ἀλλὰ πρόσκαιρός ἐστιν

but is temporary,

negativepositive

γενομένης δὲ θλίψεως ἢ διωγμοῦ

and when tribulation or persecution comes

διὰ τὸν λόγον

on account of the word,

ground

εὐθὺς σκανδαλίζεται

immediately he is led into sin.

inference

series

ὁ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας σπαρείς

And the one which was sown unto the thorns,

οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων

this is the one hearing the word,

καὶ ἡ μέριμνα τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ ἡ ἀπάτη τοῦ πλούτου συμπνίγει τὸν λόγον

and the cares of the age and the deceitfulness of riches chokes the word

καὶ ἄκαρπος γίνεται

and he becomes unfruitful.

progression

ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τὴν καλὴν γῆν σπαρείς

And the one which had been sown upon the good earth,

οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων καὶ συνιείς

this is the one hearing the word and understanding,

ὃς δὴ καρποφορεῖ καὶ ποιεῖ ὃ μὲν ἑκατόν ὃ δὲ ἑξήκοντα ὃ δὲ τριάκοντα

who indeed bears fruit and produces, some on the one hand a hundred, and some sixty, and some thirty.

discourse

10000000005093 5093 Arc 2009-02-23 13:22:19 2009-02-23 15:55:53 editing Matthew 13 18 13 23 Matthew 13:18-23 40 NT tisch mine i11543 i11525 ὑμεῖς οὖν ἀκούσατε τὴν παραβολὴν τοῦ σπείραντος Therefore, you all must hear the parable of the sower. i11544 i11545 i11546 i11526 παντὸς ἀκούοντος τὸν λόγον τῆς βασιλείας καὶ μὴ συνιέντος When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand, i11527 ἔρχεται ὁ πονηρὸς καὶ ἁρπάζει τὸ ἐσπαρμένον ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ the evil one comes and seizes that which was sown in his heart, temporal 1 1 i11528 οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν σπαρείς this is that which had been sown along the path. ideaexplanation 1 1 i11547 i11529 ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη σπαρείς And the one which was sown on the rocks, i11548 i11530 οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων καὶ εὐθὺς μετὰ χαρᾶς λαμβάνων αὐτόν this is the one hearing the word and immediately receiving it with joy, i11549 i11550 i11531 οὐκ ἔχει δὲ ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτῷ yet he has no root in himself i11532 ἀλλὰ πρόσκαιρός ἐστιν but is temporary, negativepositive 2 i11551 i11552 i11533 γενομένης δὲ θλίψεως ἢ διωγμοῦ and when tribulation or persecution comes i11534 διὰ τὸν λόγον on account of the word, ground 1 i11535 εὐθὺς σκανδαλίζεται immediately he is led into sin. temporal 1 1 inference 2 series ideaexplanation 1 i11553 i11536 ὁ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας σπαρείς And the one which was sown unto the thorns, i11554 i11537 οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων this is the one hearing the word, i11555 i11538 καὶ ἡ μέριμνα τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ ἡ ἀπάτη τοῦ πλούτου συμπνίγει τὸν λόγον and the cares of the age and the deceitfulness of riches chokes the word i11539 καὶ ἄκαρπος γίνεται and he becomes unfruitful. progression series ideaexplanation 1 i11556 i11540 ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τὴν καλὴν γῆν σπαρείς And the one which had been sown upon the good earth, i11557 i11541 οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων καὶ συνιείς this is the one hearing the word and understanding, i11542 ὃς δὴ καρποφορεῖ καὶ ποιεῖ ὃ μὲν ἑκατόν ὃ δὲ ἑξήκοντα ὃ δὲ τριάκοντα who indeed bears fruit and produces, some on the one hand a hundred, and some sixty, and some thirty. ideaexplanation 1 ideaexplanation 1 series ideaexplanation 1 1 1 1 tisch 25 mine 25 a 50 discourse