![]() The earlier parables in this chapter focus on the results of the sowing of the seed of the gospel or good news of the Kingdom through the preaching of the word. The context of the parable in Matthew 13 follows the long parable of the sower and the seed and the parable of the tares sown by the enemy among the good seed of the field. Let’s examine what we can learn from the parable. But the message, as usual, is quite large and filled with profound insight. The parable is short, and using a mustard seed fits the brevity of His point. Here is what Jesus spoke in a very short parable recorded in Matthew 13:31-32: “Another parable He put forth to them, saying: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, which indeed is the least of all the seeds but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.’” ![]() (Matthew records Jesus using the term “kingdom of heaven” as a euphemism for “kingdom of God” because religious Jews of that time didn’t speak the name of God out of reverence and lest they break the Third Commandment against taking God’s name in vain.) Telling them it’s a mustard seed gives me an opportunity to relate a short parable of Jesus Christ where He used a mustard seed to explain the Kingdom of God. I receive a lot of questions from people asking, “What’s that?” The seed is in a small clear case, and I can attach it to my suit jacket or sport coat to wear on the lapel. A few years ago I was given the gift of a mustard seed.
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