IS JESUS A REAL PROPHET?

It’s still Sabbath in Matthew 13, but... there’s no rest for the Lord of the Sabbath! 

Let’s see if Jesus is a real prophet - without honour...or is He just a carpenter’s son?                                             

With Israel failing to accept Him as Messiah, He distances Himself from the crowds on the shore...        

Why does He speak to them in parables?     

"...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..."

The crowds don’t really get it, they’re not really listening or understanding so only get to hear 4 of these 7 parables (Jesus explains only 2 to His disciples)...

• Sower of seed                                     The Word of the Kingdom

...and now 6 more about the Kingdom of Heaven starting with the world view:

• Wheat & tares                                             Christendom
• A tiny seed grows into great tree             Global influence
• The leavened loaf                                       Truth spoiled by heresy

...and now 3 bonuses: God’s own view just for the disciples:

• Treasure in field                              Redemption costing ‘all that He hath’
• One pearl                                         ‘One pearl of great price’: the true Church
• Net of fish                                         Judgment: ‘wicked from among the just’

How’s that for a ‘heads-up’ on the future!

What about you?  “Have ye understood all these things?”                                       

Are you hearing the word of the King, understanding it and bearing fruit for Him?

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