Both of these parables tell of a joy in finding peace with God. Both men, the one who stumbled upon the kingdom and the one who was seeking the kingdom, realize when they find it that it is the answer to their hopes and dreams. There is a tremendous value in becoming a true citizen of the kingdom of
As the parable of the mustard seed addresses the extent of the kingdom’s growth, this parable concerns the power and process of its growth. Like leaven working its way through the dough, the kingdom message spread across the entire world. In the Bible, yeast is often used to symbolize evil. Ho
While the mustard seed is indeed not the smallest of seeds, it was one of the smallest planted by people in the time of Jesus. The mustard seed was also frequently used in rabbinic proverbs to designate the smallest of things. In using the mustard seed, Jesus would be using something that they would
The kingdom of heaven/kingdom of God is growing and thriving alongside a world of evil, and that there will be an “end of the age” at some point in the future and angels will cast out everything that causes sin and all who do evil. Jesus goes on to explain in Matthew 13:39 that “th