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| parable of the sower | |
| By: alphaomega Date: July 8, 2012, 4:42 pm | |
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| The Sower and the Seeds | |
| Matthew 13:1-9 | |
| 1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the | |
| sea.2 and great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a | |
| boat and sat there; and the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3 | |
| And he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went | |
| out to sow. 4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, | |
| and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Other seeds fell on | |
| rocky ground, where they had not much soil, and immediately they | |
| sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, 6 but when the sun | |
| rose they were scorched; and since they had no root they | |
| withered away. 7 Other seeds fell upon thorns, and the thorns | |
| grew up and choked them. 8 Other seeds fell on good soil and | |
| brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some | |
| thirty. 9 He who has ears, let him hear." | |
| Mark 4:1-20 | |
| 1 Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd | |
| gathered about him so that he got into a boat and sat in it on | |
| the sea; and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. 2 | |
| And he taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching | |
| he said to them: 3 "Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he | |
| sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and | |
| devoured it. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it had not | |
| much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth | |
| of soil; 6 and when the sun rose it was scorched, and since it | |
| had no root it withered away. 7 Other seed fell among thorns and | |
| the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. 8 And | |
| other seeds fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing | |
| up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a | |
| hundredfold." 9 And he said, "He who has ears to hear, let him | |
| hear." 10 And when he was alone, those who were about him with | |
| the twelve asked him concerning the parables. 11 And he said to | |
| them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, | |
| but for those outside everything is in parables; 12 so that they | |
| may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not | |
| understand; lest they should turn again, and be forgiven." 13 | |
| And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How | |
| then will you understand all the parables? 14 The sower sows the | |
| word. 15 And these are the ones along the path, where the word | |
| is sown; when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away | |
| the word which is sown in them. 16 And these in like manner are | |
| the ones sown upon rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, | |
| immediately receive it with joy; 17 and they have no root in | |
| themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or | |
| persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall | |
| away. 18 And others are the ones sown among thorns; they are | |
| those who hear the word, 19 but the cares of the world, and the | |
| delight in riches, and the desire for other things, enter in and | |
| choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. 20 But those that were | |
| sown upon the good soil are the ones who hear the word and | |
| accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a | |
| hundredfold." | |
| Luke 8:4-15 | |
| 4 And when a great crowd came together and people from town | |
| after town came to him, he said in a parable: 5 "A sower went | |
| out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the path, | |
| and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured | |
| it. 6 And some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered | |
| away, because it had no moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns; | |
| and the thorns grew with it and choked it. 8 And some fell into | |
| good soil and grew, and yielded a hundredfold." As he said this, | |
| he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." 9 And | |
| when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, 10 he | |
| said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the | |
| kingdom of God; but for others they are in parables, so that | |
| seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. 11 | |
| Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 The | |
| ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil | |
| comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may | |
| not believe and be saved. 13 And the ones on the rock are those | |
| who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these | |
| have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation | |
| fall away. 14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are | |
| those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by | |
| the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does | |
| not mature. | |
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| 1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the | |
| sea. | |
| 1 Again he began to teach beside the sea. | |
| 4 And when a great crowd came together and people from town | |
| after town came to him | |
| � Note; by the sea | |
| 2 and great crowds gathered about him | |
| and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land | |
| � Note; the whole crowd is by the sea | |
| when we look at the creation of man we see in genesis one | |
| first water ; then land by the water; then man from land | |
| jesus; is using this setting to show mankind they need to get | |
| back to the water | |
| if one looks carefully at the water of genesis one | |
| the water is the allegorical sign of how the trinity works | |
| god ; the first water | |
| jesus; the drink offering poured out (the water separated from | |
| the water on the earth | |
| the holy spirit ; the water left next to the land ( for mankind) | |
| 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying | |
| And he taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching | |
| he said to them | |
| he said in a parable: | |
| � Note; a parable; to lay side by side and compare | |
| � In these cases we lay the old testament story | |
| � Next to the story Jesus brings out as a parable | |
| � Using the old testament story | |
| � Gives the insight into what Jesus is saying | |
| � Without the old testament story | |
| � We just don�t understand what Jesus is saying | |
| � Jesus does this ; so those who are listening | |
| � Will hear ; | |
| � And those who are not following the ( bible story) won�t | |
| hear | |
| "A sower went out to sow | |
| 3 "Listen! A sower went out to sow | |
| 5 "A sower went out to sow his seed | |
| � God has brought forth his story with the telling of the | |
| bible story | |
| � Jesus is here to present that gospel story | |
| 4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds | |
| came and devoured them | |
| 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds | |
| came and devoured it, | |
| some fell along the path, and was trodden under foot, and the | |
| birds of the air devoured it | |
| � Note ; birds of the air ; representing Satan and the fallen | |
| angels | |
| � Seen below as Jesus explains the parable | |
| 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they had not much | |
| soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of | |
| soil, 6 but when the sun rose they were scorched; and since they | |
| had no root they withered away | |
| 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, | |
| and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil; 6 | |
| and when the sun rose it was scorched, and since it had no root | |
| it withered away | |
| 6 And some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered | |
| away, because it had no moisture | |
| � Note ; had no root �hint� the story of the root of Jessie * | |
| see the kinsman redeemer story from the topic knowing jesus ; | |
| son of man | |
| � Note; had no moisture �hint� the story of the water of | |
| genesis * see genesis one story; knowing jesus ; son of god | |
| 7 Other seeds fell upon thorns, and the thorns grew up and | |
| choked them | |
| 7 Other seed fell among thorns and the thorns grew up and choked | |
| it, and it yielded no grain | |
| 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew with it and | |
| choked it | |
| � Note; not wheat and chaff; but as seen below (when Jesus | |
| explains)the one person choosing from 2 different worlds ; one | |
| of this life and one of the next life with this life lived out | |
| for that purpose | |
| 8 Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a | |
| hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty | |
| seeds fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up | |
| and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a | |
| hundredfold | |
| 8 And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a | |
| hundredfold | |
| � Note ; the numbers | |
| ( 100,60,30) ~ this is the way we of today say the number | |
| ( 30,60,100) ~ this is the order the old testament says the | |
| number | |
| whereas Luke only mentions the ( 100) ~ this presumes no other | |
| meaning to be had in the 30 and 60 that is not included in the | |
| 100 | |
| . 9 He who has ears, let him hear." | |
| " 9 And he said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear� | |
| "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." | |
| � Those listening to Jesus who were deaf ; where made to hear | |
| by Jesus | |
| � Those who are ( really) listening to Jesus ; will hear | |
| 10 And when he was alone, those who were about him with the | |
| twelve asked him concerning the parables | |
| � How do we come to understand the parables ? | |
| � Answer; we follow the story that Jesus has been saying ( the | |
| bible) from the beginning | |
| 11 And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the | |
| kingdom of God | |
| 10 he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the | |
| kingdom of God | |
| � The �you� spoken of here is; those who are listening to | |
| Jesus ( through his bible) to that story from the beginning | |
| but for those outside everything is in parables; 12 so that they | |
| may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not | |
| understand; lest they should turn again, and be forgiven. | |
| but for others they are in parables, so that seeing they may not | |
| see, and hearing they may not understand | |
| � The �others� are those who ; read the bible and then tell | |
| you what they think it means | |
| 13 And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How | |
| then will you understand all the parables?� | |
| � If you don�t see this ; you won�t understand the parables | |
| 14 The sower sows the word | |
| 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God | |
| � Jesus explains; the seed is the world of God ( the bible) | |
| and in this word of god is the gospel story | |
| 15 And these are the ones along the path, where the word is | |
| sown; when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the | |
| word which is sown in them. | |
| 12 The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the | |
| devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they | |
| may not believe and be saved | |
| � Like the very people of the shores listening; those who hear | |
| this ; and then walk away without continuing on with all that | |
| Jesus will say; they will never hear the gospel story ; for the | |
| story hear is not the gospel story ; but how the gospel story | |
| effects different people, as seen in their reactions to it . | |
| 16 And these in like manner are the ones sown upon rocky ground, | |
| who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy; | |
| 17 and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; | |
| then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the | |
| word, immediately they fall away | |
| 13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the | |
| word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe | |
| for a while and in time of temptation fall away | |
| � Some of the people of the shores hear this message as | |
| something new and good. They feel this way but without | |
| continuing on they stay immature so when the enemy comes along ; | |
| they don�t look to Jesus as (for) the answer and deal with the | |
| problem on their own | |
| 18 And others are the ones sown among thorns; they are those who | |
| hear the word, 19 but the cares of the world, and the delight in | |
| riches, and the desire for other things, enter in and choke the | |
| word, and it proves unfruitful | |
| 14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who | |
| hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares | |
| and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not | |
| mature | |
| � Some of those on the shore hear the gospel story but without | |
| continuing on they seek to preserve and grow material things of | |
| this earth. Their fruit ( who a person is) stays unchanged and | |
| doesn�t seek the kingdom | |
| 20 But those that were sown upon the good soil are the ones who | |
| hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and | |
| sixtyfold and a hundredfold. | |
| Only here in Mark; (the same gospel that asks) �Do you not | |
| understand this parable? How then will you understand all the | |
| parables?� DO WE HERE THE EXPLAINATION OF THE GOOD SOIL; for the | |
| producing of 30,60, and 100 times is reserved for these | |
| conclusion; | |
| the seed sown here is the gospel message; | |
| there are four different ways that the people of the shore take | |
| that message ; we see only the good soil are the people who | |
| continue on "following; knocking and seeking" they are the ones | |
| who keep listening and searching out the gospel story about | |
| Jesus that is told throughout the entire bible | |
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