In the parable of the sower, the Lord Jesus tells us that listening to God's word with different mentality will produce different results. It is the same whether it is an individual or a church in a certain area. After explaining the metaphor of sowing, Jesus Christ explained the kingdom of heaven with metaphor; A series of six metaphors are discussed from Matthew 13: 24-50. Generally speaking, they are all based on different things and things. From the details, these metaphors have their own profound meanings and lessons. So, today, let's take a look at the metaphor of barnyard grass:
In fact, the metaphor of barnyard grass and the metaphor of sowing seeds are similar in appearance: Jesus Christ gave a corresponding explanation, and only when he was alone with his disciples did he explain the meaning of the metaphor.
Here, we can once again see the wisdom of Jesus' sermon, "These are all things Jesus said to everyone in parables. If you don't use metaphors, you won't say anything to them. " Then the Bible tells us, "I want to use metaphor to invent things that have been hidden since creation." Therefore, it's not that Jesus didn't want to tell the truth of the kingdom of heaven to people other than his disciples. Instead, he told the hidden things since ancient times through metaphors, so that those who wanted to know but couldn't know can tell those who didn't want to know later. Therefore, it is not that Jesus does not want to save those who refuse the truth, but that it is more urgent to tell them in a special way. This is the wisdom of Jesus. As for the other two metaphors in the middle of this paragraph, I will share them separately later.
Regarding barnyard grass, let's first understand the background:
"barnyard grass" looks like a wild plant of wheat, which is difficult to distinguish unless its ears are long; If its seeds are ground with wheat, the flour will contain toxic substances, so it is generally called' poisonous wheat'. According to Roman law, revenge for sowing poisonous wheat seeds in other people's wheat fields must be paid in hell, so this metaphor reflects the actual situation in life. Palestinian farmers are most familiar with barnyard grass. If poisonous wheat is not dense, it can be solved by being careful when weeding, but it is inevitable to use seedlings as grass. If it grows densely, it may be entangled with wheat and cannot be removed.
This metaphor is easy to understand on the surface; Because they will often experience such things in their lives. But Jesus preached the truth of life through things closely related to their lives. The' seed' in this metaphor has different meanings from the' seed' in the metaphor of sowing we talked about earlier. In the metaphor of sowing, seed refers to the word of God. In this metaphor, the seed refers to the person who belongs to God.