◄ Matthew 13 Devotional Commentary ►
Matthew 13:9
God sent His only begotten Son into the world, and He expects us to listen to Him. God speaks to us through His living Word (the Lord Jesus Christ), and His written Word (the Holy Scriptures), and God has called us to hear Him because faith comes by hearing and hearing from the Word of God. And many times in Scripture we are admonished: "He who hath ears to hear, let him hear."
The read more...
Matthew 13:12
There came a trigger-point in Christ's ministry when He knew that Israel would reject His mission, ministry, and Messiahship. It seems to be at the point where the Pharisees committed the unpardonable sin of unbelief - by accusing Christ of performing His mighty miracles in the name of Beelzebub, rather than through the power of the Holy Spirit. It seems that when men call evil... good, and regard good as evil, they have hardened their hearts to the truth of the read more...
Matthew 13:14
The prophesied Messiah of Israel had come to deliver His people from the bondage of sin, but they rejected Him. The King of the Jews had come to set up His promised kingdom (where God rules over all), but the nation denounced the Lord Jesus and accused Him of casting out demons by the power of Satan, and in rebellion would cry: "We will not have this Man to rule over us."
A critical moment had arrived when the read more...
Matthew 13:38
It was after the Jewish leadership had accused the Lord Jesus of performing miracles by the power of Satan, that Christ started to speak in parables. Isaiah had prophesied that those with hardened hearts of unbelief would not understand the eternal significance of the gospel of Christ. Their hearts were closed towards the Lord. The ears were dull of hearing the truth.
The disciples, however, had a desire to know the truth and so read more...