Matthew 13:3. And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
He had much instruction to give, and he chose to convey it in parables. What wonderful pictures they were! What a world of meaning they have for us, as well as for those who heard them! This parable of the sower is a mine of teaching concerning the kingdom; for the seed was "the word of the kingdom." (See verse 19.) "Behold": every word is worthy of attention. May be, the preacher pointed to a farmer on the shore, who was beginning to sow one of the terraces. "A sower", read "The Sower." Jesus, our Lord, has taken up this business of the Sower at his Father’s bidding. The sower "went forth." See him leaving the Father’s house, with this one design upon his heart - "to sow."
Matthew 13:3. And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
He had much instruction to give, and he chose to convey it in parables. What wonderful pictures they were! What a world of meaning they have for us, as well as for those who heard them! This parable of the sower is a mine of teaching concerning the kingdom; for the seed was "the word of the kingdom." (See verse 19.) "Behold": every word is worthy of attention. May be, the preacher pointed to a farmer on the shore, who was beginning to sow one of the terraces. "A sower", read "The Sower." Jesus, our Lord, has taken up this business of the Sower at his Father’s bidding. The sower "went forth." See him leaving the Father’s house, with this one design upon his heart - "to sow."