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1 | How is kingdom of heaven like leaven? | Matt 13:33 | Hank | 6157 | ||
How is the kingdom of heaven like leaven? | ||||||
2 | How is kingdom of heaven like leaven? | Matt 13:33 | prayon | 6164 | ||
The flour (milled grains) is said to represent the kingdom of God comprised of single grains of wheat united in one body. In the bible, yeast is usually spoken of symbolically to mean evil as in Matt 16:11. Paul tells us to get rid of the old yeast from our lives because a little yeast can work through a whole batch of dough (Gal 5:9). Therefore it is believed that Jesus was warning the disciples the possibility of false doctrine, the yeast, being inserted into the body of Christ and affecting the whole body (Acts 20:29-30). | ||||||
3 | How is kingdom of heaven like leaven? | Matt 13:33 | Tai | 13487 | ||
Although yeast is often used in the bible to represent evil and sin, I don't think that's what it's talking about here. A small amount of yeast can be placed in a large amount of dough, and though it originally seems hidden, it eventually has effect on all the dough, until the entire amount is leavened. In the same way, the kingdom of heaven (believers) are placed in the world. At times, it seems like the kingdom is so small, that it's hidden, or maybe even overwhelmed by the world. But quietly, slowly, it works its influence, until all society is touched by the gospel. | ||||||
4 | How is kingdom of heaven like leaven? | Matt 13:33 | Makarios | 13514 | ||
Here is a little more on Matthew 13:33.. "13:33 Leaven is almost always a symbol of evil in the Bible. In this parable the case would seem to be no different. The kingdom has evil hidden within which multiplies until it is found throughout the kingdom. The remarkable fact is that the kingdom still overcomes." (Believer's Study Bible) "13:33 The Parable of the Yeast points to the hidden but effective power of the gospel." (Cambridge Annotated Study Bible) "Roman cities had bakeries, but the image here is that of a rural Galilean woman. Leaven, or yeast, would be mixed through the meal. Three pecks of flour, roughly a bushel, was all that a woman could knead, and the resulting bread would feed about a hundred people." (IVP Bible Background Commentary: NT) "Parable It was common practice to retain a lump of leavened or fermented dough from a former baking and use it to leaven new dough. Under the Mosaic law, however, yeast was forbidden in bread used in the Feast of Unleavened Bread and the Passover (Exo 12:8, 15-20; Lev 23:6-8), and similar exclusion of yeast applied to offerings placed on the altar (Exo 23:18; 34:25; Lev 2:11; 6:17). The only exceptions were the use of yeast in the two wave loaves offered as firstfruits (Lev 23:17) and some of the cakes of bread offered with the fellowship offerings (Lev 7:13, note). Yeast, which brings about fermentation, is uniformly regarded in Scripture as typifying the presence of impurity or evil (Exo 12:15, 19; 13:7; Lev 2:11; Deu 16:4; Mat 16:6, 12; Mark 8:15; Luke 12:1; 1 Cor 5:6-9; Gal 5:9). The two wave loaves, representing Israel and the Gentiles as forming the Church, contained yeast in recognition of imperfections in the believers (see Lev 23:17, note). The use of yeast in the flour seems intended likewise to represent evil within the kingdom of heaven. The teaching that yeast in this parable represents the beneficent influence of the Gospel pervading the world has no Scriptural justification. Nowhere in Scripture does yeast represent good; the idea of a converted world at the end of the age is contradicted by the presence of weeds among the wheat and bad fish among the good in the kingdom itself. Although Biblical truth has a beneficial moral influence on the world, the mingling of yeast is not the method of divine salvation or enlargement of the kingdom. Weeds never become wheat. The parable is, therefore, a warning that true doctrine, represented by the flour, would be corrupted by false doctrine (cp. 1 Tim 4:1-3; 2 Tim 2:17-18; 4:3-4; 2 Pet 2:1-3). Summary: (1) Yeast, as a symbolic or typical substance, is always mentioned in the O.T. in an evil sense (Gen 19:3, note). (2) The use of the word in the N.T. explains its symbolic meaning. It is “malice and wickedness” as contrasted with “sincerity and truth” (1 Cor 5:6-8). It is evil doctrine (Mat 16:12) in its threefold form of Pharisaism, Sadduceeism, and Herodianism (Mat 16:6; Mark 8:15). The yeast of the Pharisees was externalism in religion (Mat 23:14-16, 23-28); of the Sadducees, skepticism as to the supernatural and as to the Scriptures (Mat 22:23, 29); of the Herodians, worldliness—a Herod party among the Jews (Mat 22:16-21; Mark 3:6). And (3) the use of the word in Mat 13:33 is congruous with its meaning elsewhere in the Scriptures, as denoted in the paragraphs above." (New Scofield Study Bible) --Nolan |
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5 | Significance of three pecks? | Matt 13:33 | Mommapbs | 147967 | ||
According toI VP Bible Background Commentary, three pecks of flour was all a woman could knead. What is the significance of this to the verse? I had always thought that numbers were specifically meaningful in Scripture. mommapbs |
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6 | Significance of three pecks? | Matt 13:33 | mark d seyler | 147970 | ||
Hi Mommapbs, Try it in the Kings English: Gen 18:6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. Matt 13:33 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. Three measures of meal was counted as an offering to the LORD, but leaven is a type of sin. This parable would have startled Jesus' Jewish audience. Does this help? Love in Christ, Mark |
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7 | Significance of three pecks? | Matt 13:33 | Ray | 148032 | ||
Hi Mark, Genesis 18:3, NKJ, "and said, 'My Lord, if I have now found favor in Your sight, do nto pass on by Your servant." Genesis 18:3, NASB, "My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass by your servant." Here by these translations/interpretations using capitalization, we have three pronouns to look at and determine. Are they looking at three men or the one God? Genesis 18:10, NKJ, "And He said,..." compared to NASB, "And he said,..." In looking at the passage in Matthew 13 for those versions we have a decision in interpretation for Matthew 13:37. NKJ, "He answered and said to them: "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man." NASB, "And He answered and said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man." The question is: Who is (h)He or the one who sows the good seed? The bottom line for me is the three pronouns found in verse 35, "so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, "I will open My mouth in parable; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world."" From the heart, Ray |
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8 | Significance of three pecks? | Matt 13:33 | Mommapbs | 148042 | ||
Ray, consider this: The One who sows the good Seed is the Son of Man. blessings, mommapbs |
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9 | Significance of three pecks? | Matt 13:33 | Ray | 148061 | ||
Hi Mommapbs, It's good to hear from you because you are always thinking and considering the things of the word of God. In the explanation of the parable of the tares of the field, Jesus told the disciples who the good seed(s) were; "these are the sons of the kingdom." Since this is a parable, I believe that the one who is sowing is the earthly equivalent of the heavenly One. A parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. For many years I considered the "Sower" in the parables of the gospels and thought that I saw some excellent comparisons. But becoming more consistent in my choices, I dismissed that idea. The sower in the parables is in the likeness of men but is now explained in verse 37 as being the Son of Man. So I would stay with my thoughts here, and go with the NASB for verse 37, "And He answered and said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, 38 ...and [as for] the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom..." 1) However, as you know, I do think of the Son of Man as being the "Seed" in other passages and contexts. In fact I still have Mark 4:30 in my mind as being interpreted by capitalization as "And He said, "How shall We picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall We present it?" 2) Other Scriptures passages that I have compared Matthew 13:37 with through the years are John 10:6, John 7:3,4; and 1 Peter 1:16. 3) As a result of this thread, I see a comparison (and contrast) of Matthew 13:4l and Genesis 18:19 as meaningful. They speak of keeping "the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice" and gathering "out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,..." Thank you for your interest in any of this. From the heart, Ray |
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