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Bible Lesson: Conversations With
Jesus: The Kingdom Of God.
Bible Text:
Matthew 13:1-53 KJV
1 The same day
went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
2 And great
multitudes were gathered together unto Him, so that He went into a
ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
3 And He spake
many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth
to sow;
4 And when He
sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and
devoured them up:
5 Some fell
upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they
sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
6 And when the
sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they
withered away.
7 And some fell
among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8 But other
fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundred fold,
some sixty fold, some thirty fold.
9 Who hath ears
to hear, let him hear.
10 And the
disciples came, and said unto Him, Why speakest thou unto them in
parables?
11 He 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.
12 For
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.
13 Therefore
speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing
they hear not, neither do they understand.
14 And in them
is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall
hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall
not perceive:
15 For 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.
A
Judgment Of God
Psalm
78:2 KJV
I
will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
Isaiah
6:9,10 KJV
9
And He said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but
understand
not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
10
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears
heavy,
and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and
hear
with their ears, and understand with their heart, and
convert,
and be healed.
II
Corinthians 2:14-17 NLT
(Ministers of the New Covenant)
14
But thank God! He has made us His captives and continues to
lead
us along in Christ’s triumphal procession. Now He uses us to
spread
the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume.
15
Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this
fragrance
is perceived differently by those who are being saved and
by
those who are perishing.
16
To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death
and
doom. But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving
perfume. And who is adequate for such a task as this?
17
You see, we are not like the many hucksters who preach for
personal profit. We preach The Word Of God
with sincerity and
with
Christ’s authority, knowing that God is watching us.
16 But blessed
are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
17 For 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.
18 Hear ye
therefore the parable of the sower.
19 When any one
heareth The Word Of The Kingdom, and understandeth it not, then
cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his
heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
20 But he that
received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth The
Word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
21 Yet hath he
not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or
persecution ariseth because of The Word, by and by he is offended.
22 He 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.
23 But he that
received seed into the good ground is he that heareth The Word, and
understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some
an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
24 Another
parable put He forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is
likened unto A Man which sowed good seed in His field:
25 But while
men slept, His enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went
his way.
26 But when the
blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares
also.
27 So the
servants of The Householder came and said unto Him, Sir, didst not
thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
28 He said unto
them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto Him, Wilt thou
then that we go and gather them up?
29 But He said,
Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat
with them.
30 Let 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.
31 Another
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:
32 Which 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.
33 Another
parable spake 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.
34 All these
things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a
parable spake He not unto them:
35 That 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.
36 Then 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.
37 He answered
and said unto them, He that soweth The Good Seed is
The Son Of Man;
38 The field is
the world; The Good Seed are the children of the kingdom; but the
tares are the children of the wicked one;
39 The enemy
that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world;
and the reapers are the angels.
40 As therefore
the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the
end of this world.
41 The 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;
42 And shall
cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing
of teeth.
43 Then shall
the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
44 Again, the
kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which
when A Man hath found, He hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and
selleth all that He hath, and buyeth that field.
45 Again, the
kingdom of heaven is like unto A Merchant Man, seeking goodly pearls:
46 Who, when He
had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that He had,
and bought it (Calvary).
(These parables speaking of...
Verse 3 A Sower - Farmer (Vs18) (4 areas where the seed fell)
Verse 24 A Man - Farmer who sowed good seed.
Verse 31 A Man -Farmer - who sowed a mustard seed.
Verse 44 A Man who found a treasure.
Verse 45 A Man who found a pearl of great price.
Verse 47 A Fisherman, who's net was full of good fish.
Verse 52 A Man who is a Householder.
...speak of our Savior, and what He has done! We cannot purchase
our salvation!
Ephesians 2:8,9
KJV
8 For by grace
are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is The
Gift Of God:
9 Not of works,
lest any man should boast.)
47 Again, the
kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and
gathered of every kind:
48 Which, when
it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good
into vessels, but cast the bad away.
49 So shall it
be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever
the wicked from among the just,
50 And shall
cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and
gnashing of teeth.
51 Jesus saith
unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto Him,
Yea, Lord.
52 Then said He
unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the
kingdom of heaven is like unto A Man that is an Householder, which
bringeth forth out of His treasure things new and old.
53 And it came
to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, He departed
thence.
Verse 52, Refers both to Our Lord and His treasure/ and the knowledge
of a (scribe) Pastor.
Verses 51-53
Adam Clarke
Commentary
Every scribe - Minister of Christ: who is instructed - taught of God;
in the kingdom of heaven - in the mysteries of the Gospel of Christ:
out of his treasury - his granary or store-house; things new and old
- a Jewish phrase for great plenty. A small degree of knowledge is
not sufficient for a preacher of the Gospel.
The sacred writings should be his treasure, and he should properly
understand them. His knowledge does not consist in being furnished
with a great variety of human learning, (though of this he should
acquire as much as he can); but his knowledge consists in being well
instructed in the things concerning the kingdom of heaven, and the
art of conducting men thither.
Again, it is not enough for a man to have these advantages in
possession: he must bring them forth, and distribute them abroad. A
good pastor will not, like a miser, keep these things to himself to
please his fancy; nor, like a merchant, traffic with them, to enrich
himself; but, like a bountiful father or householder, distribute them
with a liberal through judicious hand, for the comfort and support of
the whole heavenly family.
A preacher whose mind is well stored with Divine truths, and who has
a sound judgment, will suit his discourses to the circumstances and
states of his hearers. He who preaches the same sermon to every
congregation, gives the fullest proof that, however well he may
speak, he is not a scribe who is instructed in the kingdom of heaven.
Some have thought that old and new things here, which imply the
produce of the past and the produce of the present year, may also
refer to the old and new covenants - a proper knowledge of the Old
Testament Scriptures, and of the doctrines of Christ as contained in
the New.
No man can properly understand the Old Testament but through the
medium of the New, nor can the New be so forcibly or successfully
applied to the conscience of a sinner as through the medium of the
Old. The law is still a schoolmaster to lead men to Christ - by it is
the knowledge of sin, and, without it, there can be no conviction -
where it ends, the Gospel begins, as by the Gospel alone is salvation
from sin. See the whole of the comment on the Pentateuch.
Bible Topic: The Kingdom Of God.
The Kingdom Of God, is as a tiny seed, it may be growing slowly, but
it is growing surely!
Zechariah 4:10
KJV
For who hath
despised the day of small things?..."
That precious seed is The Word Of God, in hearts, cultivated and
watered by The Spirit Of God, that it may live and grow.
Spiritual judgment awaits those who harden their hearts against The
Gospel.
II Timothy 4:4
KJV
And they shall
turn away their ears from The Truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
II Thessalonians
2:11 KJV
And for this
cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a
lie:
Hebrews 10:31
KJV
It is a fearful
thing to fall into the hands of The Living God.
Today, hear the voice of The Savior, He is calling you!
II Corinthians
6:2 KJV
For He says:
“In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of
salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time;
behold, now is the day of salvation.
Hebrews 4:7 KJV
"...To day
if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts.
I John 5:11-13
KJV
11 And this is
the record, that God hath given to us Eternal life, and this Life is
in His Son.
12 He that hath
The Son hath Life; and he that hath not The Son Of God hath not Life.
13 These things
have I written unto you that believe on the name of The Son Of God;
that ye may know that ye have Eternal Life, and that ye may believe
on the name of The Son Of God.
Revelation 3:20
NLT
Look! I stand
at the door and knock. If you hear My voice and open the door, I will
come in..."
Christian, you who know The Lord, time to get busy in the harvest
fields....
Romans 13:11 KJV
And that,
knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for
now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
John 4:35 KJV
Say not ye,
There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say
unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are
white already to harvest.
Matthew 28:18-20
KJV
18 And Jesus
came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in
heaven and in earth.
19 Go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of The
Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching
them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo,
I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Let The Lower Lights Be Burning Brightly beams our Father’s mercy, From His lighthouse evermore, But to us He gives the keeping Of the lights along the shore. Chorus: Let the lower lights be burning! Send a gleam across the wave! Some poor fainting,struggling seaman You may rescue, you may save. Dark the night of sin has settled, Loud the angry billows roar; Eager eyes are watching, longing, For the lights along the shore. Trim your feeble lamp, my brother; Some poor sailor, tempest-tossed, Trying now to make the harbor, In the darkness may be lost. Author: Philip P. Bliss Hear the music, copy and paste this URL into a new web browser, and hit enter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHxOqTHK7Fk Prayer: Philippians 2:15 KJV That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a
crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as Lights in the world;
