45 Days To Read The Gospel Challenge – The Gospel of Matthew Chapter 13: The Parables of the Good Seeds
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Overview of the Gospel of Matthew
Matthew’s name means “Gift of the Lord”, a tax collector who left everything to follow Jesus Christ as an apostle (disciple). His former name was Levi, the tax collector. Matthew wrote the Gospel of Matthew. He wrote it for people who converted from Judaism. This Gospel demonstrates that Jesus Christ is the King and Messiah of Israel. His works support that Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of all of the old testament prophecies of the coming of the Messiah.
“This book describes Jesus’s genealogy, his miraculous birth and childhood, his baptism and temptation, his ministry of healing and preaching, and finally his crucifixion and resurrection. The resurrected Jesus commissions his Apostles to “go and make disciples of all nations.” Source: Retrieved from the internet on 11/16/2021 from The New World Encyclopedia. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Gospel_of_Matthew
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45 Days To Read The Gospel Challenge – The Gospel of Matthew Chapter 13
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OVERVIEW OF THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Jesus went into a ship and sat, and the whole multitude stood on the shore.” He taught to the disciples and the multitudes in parables (stories with symbolic examples). The disciples asked him why did he speak in parables. “He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them (multitudes) it is not given,” 13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 15For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Note: Evil people, atheists, and aliens are not able to understand the Bible (Word of God) in the way it was meant to be understood. John 6:37 KJV “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.”
The parable of the sower and its exposition. This parable explains the different types of people that receive the Word of God and the reasons they do not accept it. 18Hear ye, therefore, the parable of the sower. 19When anyone heareth the word of the kingdom and understands it not, then come the wicked one, and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the wayside.
20But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that hears the word, and with joy receive it; 21Yet has he not root in himself, but sets the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 23But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understands it; which also bears fruit, and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
The parable of the tares. The disciples said declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field where the tares and good seeds grow up together. 37He answered and said unto them, He that sows the good seed is the Son of Man; 38The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom, but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 39The enemy that sows them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world, and the reapers are the angels.
40As, therefore, the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be at the end of this world. 41The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
The parables of what Heaven is compared to Jesus gave many symbolic parables of what heaven is like but the most famous being like the seed of a mustard tree. It is small and grows where birds can perch on it. The others parables are of the leavened bread, a hidden treasure, a valuable pearl, and of the net cast into the sea.
Why Jesus is rejected by his own countrymen. 54And when he came into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? 55Is, not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? 56And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? 57And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. 58And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
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TIME: 45 MINUTES TO COMPLETE LESSON: 30 MINUTES TO READ THE ENTIRE POST AND TAKE THE INTERACTIVE QUIZ, ADDITIONAL 15 MINUTES TO READ THE BIBLE CHAPTER.
Objectives for Chapter 13 -The Gospel of Matthew. What you will learn:
1. You will learn the parable of the sower and its exposition.
2. You will learn the parable of the tares
3. You will learn the parables of what Heaven is compared to:
4. You will learn why Jesus is rejected by his own countrymen.
Outline for Chapter 13 of the Gospel of Matthew
1. The parable of the sower, and its exposition.
2. The parable of the tares,
3. Parables of What Heaven is compared to:
the mustard seed, of the leaven, of
the hidden treasure, of the pearl, and
of the net cast into the sea.
4. Jesus is rejected by his own countrymen.
Reflection and Discussion: Something to think about.
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Reflection question:
Think about 2022 and the plans you have for yourself. It is often said, you can’t get well where you got sick at. In the parable about the sower, Jesus often refers to the conditions of the grounds. Some good. others bad. Going forward, your surrounding is absolutely going to affect your success, good or bad. Reflecting on your life and the spiritual goals you set for yourself, are there changes you need to make in your environment or people you may hang around to be successful in reaching your goals?
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Click here for the King James Bible version in the text (pdf), mobile viewing on the web (KJV), YouTube audio, and video (total time: 10 min.) Part One, Part Two and Part Three
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1. The parable of the sower and its exposition. Matthew 13: 1-12, 18-23 KJV
1The same day went Jesus out of the house and sat by the seaside. 2And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3And he spoke many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
5Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up because they had no deepness of earth: 6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8But other fell into good ground and brought forth fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 9Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
18Hear ye, therefore, the parable of the sower. 19When anyone heareth the word of the kingdom and understands it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catchs away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the wayside. 20But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and with joy receives it;
21Yet hath he not root in himself, but durs for a while: for when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, by and by he is offended. 22He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 23But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understands it; which also bears fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
2. Why Jesus spoke in parables Matthews 13: 10-17 KJV
10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speaks thou unto them in parables? 11He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them, it is not given. 12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. 13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 15For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 16But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. 17For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
3. The parable of the tares Matthew 13: 24-30, 36-42 KJV
24Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then has it tares?
28He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest, I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
36Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. 37He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of Man; 38The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom, but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
39The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world, and the reapers are the angels. 40As, therefore, the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be at the end of this world. 41The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
4. The parables of what Heaven is compared to Matthew 13: 31-50 KJV
31Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: 32Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. 33Another parable spoke he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
34All these things spoke Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spoke he not unto them: 35That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
44Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hides, and for joy there of goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field. 45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 46Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. 47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like, unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
48Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. 49So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, 50And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 51Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. 52Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.
5. Why Jesus is rejected by his own countrymen. Matthew 53-58 KJV
53And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. 54And when he has come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
55Is, not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? 56And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? 57And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. 58And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Interactive Quiz
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#1. True or False? In the parable of the sower, Matthew 13:19 KJV, When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and understand it not, then comes the wicked one, and catch away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the wayside.
#2. True or False? Jesus explains the symbols in the parables of the tares as: 37He that soweth the good seed is the Son of Man; 38The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom, but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 39The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world, and the reapers are the angels.
#3. True or False? The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: 32Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
#4. Why was Jesus rejected by his own countrymen, even though they were astounded at his teachings?
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Call to salvation:
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Romans 10:9-10 9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation.
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