Major Prophets Verse 1. The servant came in without speaking to his master and proceeded to prepare lunch for his boss. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. iv. b. Matthew 13. The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. Bible Commentary This weekend's passage from Romans amplifies Jesus' parable of the weeds. The reference, as in the weeds, is not primarily to a mixed church, but to the division among mankind in general which the last judgment will bring to light. (France). i. He got engaged with her just to advance himself in his career. Yet they do, and are worthy of respect because of that role. Sunday of week 16 of Ordinary Time (Cycle A) Matthew 13:31-35. Now Luke also tells us of that parable. As for being anti-Catholic, I think "Monk" Lewis ends up sounding surprisingly pious. Jesus says that at the end of the age, the angels will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin (skandala) and all evildoers, and will throw them into the furnace of fire (13:41). The Word of God must be understood before it can truly bear fruit. We often think that spiritual people will be much more strange than normal. Pentateuch Bible Commentaries; matthew-13:31-32-kjv; Matthew-13:31-32-kjv. 25 While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off. What Matthew most likely refers to, however, is darnel or cockle, a noxious weed that closely resembles wheat and is plentiful in Israel. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. (Matthew 13:33) Another illustration of corruption in the kingdom community: the parable of the leaven in the meal. Johannine Writings "Matthew: The Expositor's Bible Commentary" Volume 8 (Matthew-Luke) (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1984), Clarke, Adam "Clarke's Commentary: The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments with a Commentary and Critical Notes" Volume 5 (Matthew-Acts) (New York: Eaton and Mains, 1832), France, R.T. "The Gospel According to Matthew: An Introduction and Commentary" (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries) (Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press, 1985), Morgan, G. Campbell "An Exposition of the Whole Bible" (Old Tappan, New Jersey: Revell, 1959), Poole, Matthew "A Commentary on the Holy Bible" Volume 3 (Matthew-Revelation) (London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1969), Spurgeon, Charles Haddon "Commentary on Matthew: The Gospel of the Kingdom" (London: Passmore and Alabaster, Paternoster Buildings, 1893), Spurgeon, Charles Haddon "The New Park Street Pulpit" Volumes 1-6 and "The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit" Volumes 7-63 (Pasadena, Texas: Pilgrim Publications, 1990), Trapp, John "A Commentary on the Old and New Testaments" Volume 5 (Matthew to Revelation) (Eureka, California: Tanski Publications, 1997). Satan has a shoot of iniquity for every shoot of grace; and, when God revives his work, Satan revives his also. (Clarke), iii. 2. Without a parable He did not speak to them: This does not mean that Jesus never, in His entire teaching and preaching ministry, spoke in anything other than a parable. Poetical Books c. The enemy who sowed them is the devil: Clearly, the enemy plants counterfeits in the world and in the kingdom community, and this is why merely being a member of the Christian community isnt enough. The enemys purpose in sowing tares among the wheat was to destroy the wheat. At that time the angels will come forth and assist the King in the work of judgment, sending some into the furnace of fire for final judgment. i. One of Satans chief works is to keep men in darkness regarding their understanding of the gospel (2 Corinthians 4:3-4). The wheat comes into Gods barn from all over the world, from all ranks of society, from all ages of Gods church. ii. Cookie Notice: Get out of this house. The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.. Luke-Acts The parable was also an encouragement to the disciples. The Greek parabole is wider than our parable; in the LXX it translates masal, which includes proverbs, riddles and wise sayings as well as parables. General Epistles Jesus proposed another parable to the crowds. So they were offended at Him. This certainly isnt a picture of the church gradually influencing the whole world for good. i. a. I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.. General Epistles Bible Study / Commentaries and Meditations . Looking back, events in the Twentieth Century remind us that evil takes root even in the greatest good. The New Testament d. Good ground: As seed falling on good ground brings a good crop of grain (Matthew 13:8), so some respond rightly to the word and bear fruit. Chapter 53 Prayer Almighty God, the day is thine, the house and the Book are thine, and at thine altar do . Who among us has not questioned why God allows evil to grow and thrive? The slaves of the householder came to him and said, Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Thanks in advance and God bless you and your loved ones! On this ground the seed springs up quickly because of the warmth of the soil, but the seed is unable to take root because of the rocky shelf. The teaching of the parable is twofold. O my dear hearers, you undergo a test today! He is St. Augustine of Hippo, one of the most important theologians of the Catholic church. 1. Why do You speak to them in parables? (Matthew 13:31-32) The parable of the mustard seed. 24 Jesus proposed a parable to the crowds. (Matthew 13:51-52) The disciples claim to understand Jesus parables. a. penult. In facing weeds in the world the Lords disciple is called to imitate the patience of God, to nourish hope with the support of indestructible trust in the final victory of good, that is, of God. A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. iii. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house. Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief. So did Jesus himself, at the utmost cost, buy the world to gain his church, which was the treasure which he desired. (Spurgeon). It is undoubtedly the generation that sees these signs. Johannine Writings i. a. Thank God it is not up to us! The lectionary leaves out the verses that link the parable (13:1-9) to its explanation (3:18-23), in part (no doubt) because it makes for a very long reading, but I suspect also because verses 10-17 make it a much . c. Hid in it: The idea of hiding leaven in three measures of meal would have offended any observant Jew. 'The Enemy Among Us' Matthew 13:24-30 Sunday, June 27, 2021 Here is another story Jesus told: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. It seems that there are two groups of people in the world children of the kingdom and children of the evil one, wheat and weeds and that their destinies are fixed from the beginning. This has played out far too many times in congregations and denominations, with some determined to root out anyone who does not agree with the right interpretation of Scripture, liturgical practice, or stand on a particular issue. We can imagine some critic saying, You cant do that! i. Commentary on Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43. Revelation 18:2). (Carson). And God does not pull people out of the mire of their . ii. 37.] And for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field: The treasure so wonderful that Jesus would give all to purchase is the individual believer. Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.. After you have been instructed by me, you have the knowledge, not only of the things you used to know, but of things you never knew before, and even the knowledge which you had before is illuminated by what I have told to you. (Barclay), iv. We may find the dualism of this text troubling. Not only are certain motifs-sowing, seeds, soil, kingdom, obstacles to growth, the devil or the evil one-repeated, but both parables . Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Their ears are hard of hearing, 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. The servants wanted to uproot the weed immediately, but the field owner stopped them, explaining that:in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them (Mt 13:29). It describes this particular season of Jesus ministry, again in the context of increasing opposition from the Jewish leaders. Pentateuch Lk 18:11-12). ii. Matthew 13:24-30 The Parable of the Weeds 24 Jesus told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New . 13:24-30, 36-43 This parable represents the present and future state of the gospel church; Christ's care of it, the devil's enmity against it, the mixture there is in it of good and bad in this world, and the separation between them in the other world. Life is always a process of gaining more or losing moreFor weakness, like strength, is an increasing thing. (Barclay). This parable accurately describes what the kingdom community became in the decades and centuries after the Christianization of the Roman Empire. "Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, New Testament 1a, Matthew 1-13" (InterVarsity, 2001), p. i. For one thing, it is not so easy to tell the weeds from the wheat, and for another, their roots are intertwined below the ground. When men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the middle of the corn, and went away. The sower has sown good seed in his field for a healthy wheat harvest. This was especially meaningful in light of the rising opposition to Jesus. 5. And His disciples came to Him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said to them: He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. Every scribe: Jesus used the term here simply to describe a teacher. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point 3. You could not blame the differences in results on the sower or on the seed, but only on the soil. The field owners attitude is that of hope grounded in the certainty that evil does not have the first nor the last word. Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. When Jesus heals a man with withered hand, they "conspired against him, how to destroy him" (12:14). So prone is fallen man to sin, that if the enemy sow the tares, he may go his . But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy Birds lodging in the branches most probably refers to elements of corruption which take refuge in the very shadow of Christianity. (Morgan), v. Close study of birds as symbols in the Old Testament and especially in the literature of later Judaism shows that birds regularly symbolize evil and even demons or Satan (cf. Under rabbinic law if a workman came on a treasure in a field and lifted it out, it would belong to his master, the fields owner; but here the man is careful not to lift the treasure out till he has bought the field. (Carson). John 3:16, Jesus faith love), The Whole Bible Yet He carefully said that the field is the world. Yet to those who are not open who do not have, these ones will end up in an even worse condition. He looks hopeless. c. Among the thorns: As seed falling among thorns grew, the stalks of grain were soon choked out (Matthew 13:7), so some respond to the word and grow for a while, but are choked and stopped in their spiritual growth by competition from unspiritual things. Even more than describing the mixed progress of the gospel message, the parable of the sower compels the listener to ask, What kind of soil am I? 26 When the crop grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as well. 26 So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. We know that it is not really our hand or foot or eye that causes us to sin. e. Will cast them into the furnace of firethe righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father: Jesus used this parable to clearly illustrate the truth that there are two different paths and eternal destinies. Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. This soil represents fertile ground for the word; but their soil is too fertile, because it also grows all sorts of other things that choke out the Word of God; namely, it is the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches that choke the word. a. He is not weary of the old; he is not afraid of the new. (Spurgeon), i. Merciful God, you plant each of us like seeds in the same field and together we are nourished and nurtured by the sun. The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. (Matthew 13:34-35) Jesus teaching in parables as a fulfillment of prophecy. We can get into trouble by expecting that they be intricate systems of theology, with the smallest detail revealing hidden truths. Verse Matthew 13:1. And His sisters, are they not all with us? This powerfully shows how Jesus gave everything to redeem the whole world to preserve a treasure in it, and the treasure is His people. On the day of the final harvest,the judge will be Jesus, He who has sown good grain in the world and who himself became the grain of wheat, who died and rose. ii. It doesnt quite fit the logic of the parable, which seems to be talking about two groups of people and speaks of throwing all evildoers into the furnace of fire. This insulting question seems to intimate that our Lords family was a very obscure one; and that they were of small repute among their neighbours, except for their piety. Clarke), iii. Major Prophets And their eyes they have closed, (Matthew 13:53-56) The people of Nazareth are surprised that one of their own could grow up to do such spectacular things. The scribes amongst the Jews were not only clerks, that were employed in writing, but teachers of the law; such a one was Ezra (Ezra 7:6). (Poole). Gods grace is just waiting to be asked. So that I should heal them., But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear; for assuredly, I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point We sway in the wind and are refreshed by the rain. One pearl of great price: It seems crazy for a merchant to sell all that he had for one pearl, but for this merchant it was well worth it. Then He spoke many things to them in parables, As he sowed, some seed fell by the waysideon stony placesamong thornson good ground, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given, For whoever has, to him more will be givenbut whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him, Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand, And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear, This is he who received seed by the wayside, tribulation or persecution because of the word, the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches, some hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty, His enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, Lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them, The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seedwhen it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, When it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches, Leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened, Without a parable He did not speak to them, things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world, Kept secret from the foundation of the world, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field, The reapers are angels The Son of Man will send out His angels, Will cast them into the furnace of firethe righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father, The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, And for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field, The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, Every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom, Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/angelus/2014/documents/papa-francesco_angelus_20140720.html. The shortest day of summer is longer than the longest day in winter. (Spurgeon). Share to help others in their Catholic faith and life. You are a stumbling block (skandalon) to me; for you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things. In spite of these strong words and Peters repeated failings, Jesus does not give up on Peter; rather, he entrusts the future of his mission to him and the rest of his bumbling disciples. This is hyperbolic language, of course, meant to jar us into recognizing the seriousness of anything that leads us or others into sin. Copyright All rights reserved. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.. (Matthew 13:44) The parable of the hidden treasure. Pentateuch The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. a. We can leave the weeding to the angels, and get on with the mission Jesus has given us proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God drawing near. Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, Thus the parables spoke to the crowds do not simply convey information, nor mask it, but challenge the hearers. (Carson). WHAT IS HOLINESS ACCORDING TO CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH? Luke-Acts Prophets a. Not only do they gain the benefit of the spiritual truth illustrated, but they also display some measure of responsiveness to the Holy Spirit. We whip ourselves into a weeding frenzy, certain that we know the difference between weeds and wheat, and that we know how to deal with the weeds! The fuming master watched in silence as the servant went about doing the household chores. Lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them: In the interest of preserving and protecting the wheat, the wise farmer did not separate the tares from the wheat until the time of harvest. Just as in the previous parable, the wheat represents the people of God. Is not His mother called Mary? i. As long as God chooses to work in concert with human agency, developing our ability to partner with Him, our unbelief can and may hinder the work of God. As he sowed, some seed fell by the waysideon stony placesamong thornson good ground: In this parable the seed fell on four different types of soil. The same seed was cast by the same sower. xxi. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. He has already produced commentaries on the gospels of John and Mark. And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. When we deprive others of that same opportunity, forgive us. The farmer allows the two kinds of plant to grow alongside each other until the harvest. A good, productive crop grows in the good ground. God is patient, he knows how to wait. i. b. Leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened: This was an unusually large amount of meal. This is so beautiful: our God is a patient father, who always waits for us and waits with his heart in hand to welcome us, to forgive us. The parable of the weeds, a parable unique to Matthew among the four canonical gospels, (Matthew 13:24-30; Gospel of Thomas 57), shows us that he believed the present time is a time of grace in which God allows weeds and wheat to grow together and it is God's to judge which is which. It is curious that the evil one goes at night to sow weed, in the dark, in confusion; he goes where there is no light to sow weed. Yet the point is clear, both in the world and in the kingdom community. Pauline Epistles The wise farmer recognized that the ultimate answer to tares among the wheat would only come at the final harvest. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. Satan is always on the watch to hinder the WordHe is always afraid to leave the truth even in hard and dry contact with a mind. (Spurgeon), iii. The tree-like growth from this mustard seed describes something unnatural. i. We can be weeds if we allow the devil to sow his seeds in us2. God allows weeds to grow around us to test our resolve to be holy, Stay updated: subscribe by email for free TO OUR NEW WEBSITEwww.catholicsstrivingforholiness.org(PUT YOUR EMAIL IN THE SUBSCRIBE WIDGET).We are also inwww.fb.com/Catholicsstrivingforholiness. General Epistles Luke-Acts b. This casts special scorn upon the great evil angel. But the master restrains his servants, saying that in gathering the weeds they would uproot the wheat along with them. What Jesus Did! . The parable conceals truth from those who are either too lazy to think or too blinded by prejudice to see. It was much more than any normal woman would prepare, and again suggests the idea of massive or unnatural size. The field is the world: Significantly, this parable illustrates not necessarily that there will be false believers among true believers in the church (though that is also true to some extent); otherwise Jesus would have explained that the field is the church. This seems to be a temptation for followers of Jesus in every age. For us who are weeds or know of people who are weeds, we must not despair. Sin comes from the human heart (kardia) (15:18-20), which in Greek refers to the inner self, the mind and will. Prophets The same day Our Lord scarcely ever appears to take any rest: he is incessant in his labours, and instant in season and out of season; and in this he has left all his successors in the ministry an example, that they should follow his steps: for he who wishes to save souls will find few opportunities to rest. 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