PART 9 A

PARABLE OF THE SOWER

That same day Yeshua went out of the house and sat by the lake shore. Great crowds gathered around Him, so He went into a boat and sat down while the whole multitude stood on the shore. He taught them many things using parables. He began by saying, "Shema! [Hear!] A sower went out to sow and when he sowed, some seeds fell on the walk way, so the birds came and ate the seed. Some seed fell among stones, where there was not much soil. They sprang up quickly, because there was no depth to the soil. While the sun was up, they were burnt and because their root could not find moisture they withered away. And some seed fell among thorns. When the thorns came up they choked them, so no fruit was produced. But other seed sank into good soil and produced fruit; some a hundred times, some sixty time and some thirty times. Whoever has ears to Shema, let him understand it." Then His disciples came and asked Him in private, "Why do you speak to them using parables?" "Because, it is given to you to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but to them it is not given," answered Yeshua. "But to those who are outside the Kingdom, all things are taught in parables. For whoever has, more shall be given to him and he will have abundance, but whoever does not have, he will also lose what he has. Therefore, I speak to them using parables. Though they see, they do not really see, and though they hear, they do not really shema, because they do not understand. In them is the fulfilment of the prophecy of Yesha'yahu, which says, 'By hearing you shall hear and shall not understand; and by seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive.' For this population's heart has become grossly weighed down, and their ears of understanding are too dull to shema and they have closed their eyes, in case they might be able to see with their eyes and shema with their ears and should understand with their heart and should do t'shuvah, so that I can forgive them and cure them. However, blessed are your eyes because they see and your ears because they shema. Amen! I tell you, many prophets and righteous people have desired to see those things which you now are seeing, but they did not see them. They wanted to shema those things which you now shema, but they did not understand them. Do you not understand this parable? If not, how will you understand any parable? So then, shema the explanation and understand the parable of the sower. When people hear the Word of the Kingdom, but do not grasp it, the evil-one comes and snatches away the Word that was sown in their heart. The Deceiver does this so they will not trust and be saved. This is what happened to those who received the seed on the walk way. But those who received the seed in a stony place, they shema the Word and joyously receives it immediately. Yet, they do not have any root within, so it endures only a short time. For when they are tested with tribulation or persecution because of the Word, they feel trapped and stumble away. Others received seed among thorns. These have heard the Word, but the cares of this world, along with the deceitful security of riches and lust for pleasure, choke the Word. So they produce no fully ripened fruit. But those who received seed into good ground, they shema the Word and comprehend it. They hold on to it within a beautiful and good heart, so that it bears fruit through cheerful endurance. Some produce thirty times, some sixty times and some a hundred times." Yeshua continued to teach the crowds, "No man lights a lamp and then covers it with a basket or puts it under a bed. Rather, it is put on a stand so those who enter may see the light! So, there is nothing hidden, except for the purpose of eventually being brightly revealed. There is nothing kept a secret, except for the purpose of becoming known at the proper time. If anyone has ears to shema, let him understand. But, listen carefully to what you hear, for it is measured to you in proportion to the measure you have given out. You who shema will be given even more. Because he who has heard is given more and he who does not shema will have what he has heard taken from him."

PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM

Yeshua taught another parable to them, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while he slept a hateful one came and sowed false grain among the wheat and went his way. Then when the blade had sprung up and produced fruit, the false grain also appeared. So the servants of the head of the house came to him and said, 'Adonai, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where did this false grain come from?' 'A hateful one has done this,' he replied. The servants asked, 'Do you wish for us to go now and pull out the false grain?' But he said, 'No, because pulling out the false grain at this time may prematurely pull up the wheat with them. Let both grow together for now until the harvest. When it is time for the harvest I will tell the reapers to gather together the false grain first and bind them in bundles to burn them, then gather the wheat into my barn.'" Yeshua said, "The Kingdom of Elohim is like when a man sows seed into the soil. At night he goes to sleep and awakes every morning. Eventually the seed springs up and grows, but he does not know how this happens. For the earth produces the fruit automatically. First the blade, then the stalk, after that the full kernel on the stalk. Then when the fruit is ready to surrender itself, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest is standing tall." Another parable Yeshua shared with them was, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field. Indeed, this seed is the smallest of all seeds, but when it is grown it is the largest among the herbs and becomes a tree. It is so large that the birds of the sky come to nest in the branches of it. The Kingdom of Heaven is like a woman who took some yeast and concealed it in three measures of meal until all of it was leavened." Yeshua spoke to the crowds only in parables about all these things. In this way the message was provided just as the prophet said, "I will open my mouth in parables. I will speak things which have been kept secret from the foundation of creation." Then Yeshua sent the crowds away and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and requested of Him, "Explain to us the parable of the false grain sown in the field." Yeshua told them, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of man. The field is the world. The good seed are the Children of the Kingdom, but the false grain is the children of the evil one. The hateful one who sewed them is the deceiver. The harvest is the end of the age and the reapers are the messengers of Heaven. Just as the false grain is gathered and burned in the fire, so will it happen at the end of this age. The Son of man will send out his heavenly messengers and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause a trap and those who transgress the Torah. The heavenly messengers will throw the transgressors into a furnace of fire, where there will be wailing and teeth grating. Then those who are righteous will radiate brightness like the sun in the Kingdom of their Abba. Whoever has ears to shema, let him understand. The Kingdom of Heaven is also like a treasure which was buried in a field and when a man happened to find it, he buried it there again. Then delighted, he goes and sells everything he owns to buy that field. The Kingdom of Heaven is also like a merchant man, seeking to buy quality pearls. When he found one extremely valuable pearl, he went and sold all the others he had and bought it. The Kingdom of Heaven is like a net thrown into the sea which caught fish of every kind. When it was full, the fishermen drew it to shore, sat down and separated the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away. So it will be at the end of the age. Messengers will come from the separated place and separate the evil ones from among the righteous ones. They will throw them into the furnace of fire and there shall be wailing and teeth grating. Have you understood all these things?" Yeshua asked His followers. "Yes, Adonai," they answered. He replied, "Then you should know that everyone who learns Torah and also is instructed in the Kingdom of Heaven as you have been, is like a man that is head of a house and produces out of his treasure things old and new." When Yeshua had finished these parables, He departed from there.

YESHUA CALMS THE STORM

That same day in the evening, Yeshua directed the disciples, "Let's go over to the other side of the lake." So, they took Him in a large boat and there were also other smaller boats with Him. There arose a huge whirlwind on the lake. The waves beat against the boat and filled it up. Yeshua was in the stern of the boat, sound asleep on a pillow. So they woke Him and cried out, "Rabbi, don't you care that we are perishing? Save us, Adonai!" He got up and rebuked the wind and the waves and commanded the sea, "Hush! Be quiet!" And the wind stopped and there was a great shalom. Yeshua turned to them, "Why are you so timid? How can you not trust?" But they were terrified and said one to another, "Who, no doubt, is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!"

PART 8 B

FIRST ANOINTING OF YESHUA'S FEET

So then, one of the P'rushim, who was called Shimon, asked Yeshua to eat with him. Yeshua went into the house of the P'rush and sat down for dinner. A woman in the town, who was a sinner, knew that Yeshua was having dinner in the house of the P'rush, so she brought an alabaster box of ointment and stood at Yeshua's feet behind Him crying. She knelt and began to wash His feet with her tears and wiped them off with the hair of her head. She kissed His feet and anointed them with the ointment. When Shimon, the P'rush who invited Yeshua saw it, he thought to himself, "If this man was a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, for she is a sinner." Yeshua knew Shimon's thoughts and said to him, "I have something to tell you." Shimon said, "Rabbi, please speak." Yeshua told this story: "There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. The one owed five hundred gold pieces and the other owed fifty. When neither of them could pay him, he forgave them both outright and released them from obligation. Tell me then, which one of them will appreciate the creditor the most?" "I suppose the one whom he forgave the most," Shimon answered. Yeshua said, "You have judged correctly." Then Yeshua turned to the woman and said to Shimon, "Do you really see this woman as she is? I entered into your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has washed my feet with her tears and wiped them with the hairs of her head. You did not give me a kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss my feet since the time I came in. You did not anoint my head, but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore, I tell you, her sins which are many, are forgiven, because she has much love. However, the one who has only a small amount forgiven, appreciates it only a little." So Yeshua said to her, "Your sins are forgiven. Your trust has saved you. Go in shalom." Others that were at dinner with Him began to think, "Who is this who also forgives sins?" Afterward, Yeshua went throughout every city and village, telling and demonstrating the joyful report of the Kingdom of Elohim. The twelve He chose were with Him, along with certain women, who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities. There was Miryam of Magdala, out of whom He cast seven deceptive spirits, Yochanah the wife of Kuza (Herod's minister of finance) and Shoshanah and many others, who helped Yeshua's ministry with their own finances.

YESHUA ACCUSED OF DECEPTION

They went into a house and the multitude came together again, so that they could not even eat dinner. Then one possessed with a deceiving spirit, blind and speechless, was brought to Him. He healed him and the blind and speechless person spoke and could see. All the people were amazed and said, "Isn't this the promised son of David?" When Yeshua's friends heard it they went to stop Yeshua, for they said, "He is beside himself." {He is crazy, in other words.} And some P'rushim and Torah teachers who had come from Yerushalayim said, "He has an unclean spirit and by Ba'al-Zebul [lord of the flies], the prince of the deceptive spirits, he casts out deceptive spirits." {Or, "the lord of the flyers, the prince having power over false winds."} Yeshua called them over to Him and said, "How can the Adversary cast out the Adversary, for if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom will be destroyed? A house divided against itself is doomed to fall. If the Adversary rises up against himself, he is finished and will not continue. If I by the power of Ba'al-Zebul cast out deceiving spirits, by whom do your sons cast them out? They will judge you concerning this. For if I, directed by the Ruach of Elohim, cast out deceiving spirits, then the Kingdom of Elohim is here with you. No man can enter into a strong man's house to take his possessions, unless he first binds the strong man. For when the strong one is fully armed, he guards his own court and it is quiet on his property. But when a stronger one comes upon him and defeats him, the stronger one takes away the armour the weaker one had trusted in, then he will ransack his whole house and disperse the booty. The one who is not with me is against me. The one who does not gather with me disperses. Amen! I tell you, every sin will be forgiven the children of mankind, including the blasphemies which they will utter. Even what is spoken against the Son of man will be forgiven. But the one that blasphemes against Ruach HaKodesh of YHVH will never be forgiven and will be liable for eternal punishment. Either let the tree be good and its fruit good or else let the tree be corrupt and its fruit corrupt, because the tree is known by its fruit. There is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit and no corrupt tree produces good fruit. For people do not harvest figs from thorns, nor grapes from a thicket. Oh offspring of serpents, how can you who are evil speak good things? For the mouth will speak whatever fills the heart. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, but an evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil things. But I tell you, on judgment day every person will give an account of every idle word which he has spoken. For by your own words you will be justified or by your own words you will be condemned."

A SIGN SOUGHT

Then some Torah teachers and P'rushim demanded, "Rabbi, we desire to see a sign from you." "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign," answered Yeshua. "There will be no sign given to it, except the sign of the Prophet Yonah. For the same as Yonah was exactly three days and three nights in the fish's stomach, so will the Son of man also be exactly three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. As Yonah was a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of man will be the only sign to this generation. The people of Nineveh will rise at the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, because the people of Nineveh did t'shuvah at the preaching of Yonah. Be aware! One greater than Yonah is here! The queen of the south will rise at the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, for she came from an extremity of the Earth to hear the wisdom of King Shlomo. Be aware! One greater than Shlomo is here! When an unclean spirit departs from a person, he walks through dry places, seeking rest and not finding any. Then he says, 'I will return to live in my house which I left.' When he returns he finds it unoccupied, orderly and neatly decorated. So he goes and gets seven other spirits more evil than himself and together they enter in and live there. The last state of that person becomes worse than the first state. It’s going to be the same for this evil generation." While Yeshua was talking to the people, His mother and His brothers stood outside waiting to speak with Him, because the crowd prevented them. Then someone told Yeshua, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside. They wish to speak with you." Yeshua said to the person, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?" Then pointing toward His disciples He said, "Look, here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever hears the Word of Elohim and then does the will of Avi in Heaven, that one is the same to me as my brother or sister or mother.”

PART 8 A

CENTURION'S SERVANT HEALED

When Yeshua finished teaching His Word to the audience of people, He entered into the town of K'far-Nachum again. A certain centurion's servant was there, who was sick and close to death. The centurion was very fond of his servant. So, when he heard about Yeshua, he sought for Him through the Zakenim of the Yehudim, imploring them for Yeshua to come and heal his servant. When the elders came to Yeshua they immediately begged Him, "The centurion is worthy for you to do this for him, for he loves Yisrael and he built us a synagogue." Then Yeshua went with them. When He was not far from the centurion's house, the centurion sent friends to Yeshua with a message which said, "Adonai, do not trouble yourself anymore, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof. I don't think I am worthy to come to you, but simply speak the word and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man put under authority and I have soldiers under my authority and I say to one of them, 'Go, and he goes,' and to another one, 'Come and he comes' and to my servant, 'Do this and he does it.'" When Yeshua heard this He was amazed at the centurion, so He turned around to the people that followed Him and said, "I tell you, I have not found so great a trust before. No, not in all the land of Yisrael. I tell you, many shall come from the east and west and shall sit down with Avraham, Yitzchak and Ya'akov in the Kingdom of Heaven. But some of those supposed to be the Children of the Kingdom shall be turned away and put into outer darkness. There will be weeping and teeth grating." Yeshua said to the centurion's friends, "Go your way. It has happened as you expected." So his servant was healed at the very same moment. Then those the centurion sent returned to his house and found the servant who had been sick completely healed.

DEAD MAN RESURRECTED

The next day, Yeshua went into a town called Nain and many of His disciples went with Him along with many people. When He came near to the gate of the town, there was a dead man being carried out who was the only son of his mother. She was a widow and many people of the town were with her. When Yeshua saw her He had compassion on her and said, "Don't cry." Then He came and took hold of the funeral palette and those who carried the dead man stopped. He said, "Young man, I tell you to get up." The dead man sat up and began to speak. Then Yeshua turned him over to his mother. Fear came upon all who saw it and they glorified Elohim, saying, "A great prophet has risen up among us and Elohim has visited His people."

YESHUA AFFIRMS YOCHANAN

This rumour about Yeshua being a great prophet went throughout all the region of Yehudah. So the disciples of Yochanan reported this back to him, {that he was considered a great prophet by the people}. Then Yochanan called two of his disciples and sent them to see Yeshua with this message, "Are you the One that was promised to come, the Moshiach or do we look for someone else?" When the men came to Yeshua they said, "Yochanan the Immerser sent us to you to ask you, 'Are you the One that was promised to come, Moshiach or should we look for someone else?'" At that same time Yeshua cured many people of their infirmities, plagues and evil spirits. He also gave sight to many blind people. Then Yeshua said to them, "Go back and tell Yochanan what you have seen and heard, how the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the joyful message is preached. And, blessed is the one who will not be offended with me." When the messengers of Yochanan were gone, Yeshua began to speak to the people concerning Yochanan, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaking in the wind? Think now, what did you go out to see? A man decked out in fine clothes? Of course not! Those who are beautifully clothed live in the comfort found in kings' courts. But, what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, but much more than a prophet. This is the one of whom it is written, 'Watch! I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.' For I tell you, among those who have been born of women there is no greater prophet than Yochanan the Immerser, but the one who is least in the Kingdom of Elohim is even greater than him. Yet from the days of Yochanan the Immerser until the present, the Kingdom of Heaven allows itself to be violently treated and the violent abuse it through the use of force. But, all the prophets until Yochanan and the Torah, foretold this would happen. And, if you can comprehend it, Yochanan is the Eliyahu, who was to come. He who can hear it, let him understand." The people who heard Yochanan, even some tax collectors, were justified by Elohim because they were purified with the mikveh officiated by Yochanan. But, some of the P'rushim and Torah teachers rejected the will of Elohim by not receiving the mikveh of Yochanan, thereby hurting themselves. Yeshua continued, "With what will I compare the people of this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplace calling to one another, 'We have played for you, but you have not danced. We have mourned to you and you have not wept.' In like manner, Yochanan came eating no bread and drinking no wine and you say, 'He has a deceptive spirit.' The Son of man comes eating and drinking and you say, 'Look at him, a glutton and a wino, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Well, wisdom will be proven innocent by her children.' Then Yeshua warned the towns where most of His mighty works were done, because they did not do t'shuvah. Trouble upon you, Chora'zin! Trouble upon you, Beit-Zata! For if the mighty deeds which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have done t'shuvah long ago in sackcloth and ashes. So I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the Day of Judgment, than for you. And you, K'far-Nachum, having been exalted to Heaven itself {It being the earthly home of Yeshua}, you will be brought down to sheol. For if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would be here today. But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the Day of Judgment, than for you." At that time Yeshua began to rejoice with Ruach HaKodesh, "I thank you, Oh Abba, YHVH, Sovereign of Heaven and Earth, because You have hid these things from wise sages and have revealed them to those unable to even speak. Abba, it seemed good in Your sight. All things belonging to Avi are released to Me and no man knows the Son, but Abba does. No one knows Abba either, except the Son and the one to whom the Son will reveal Abba. Come to Me now, all you who are weary from labour and are heavily burdened and I will give you rest. Join in the ox-yoke, in tandem, with Me and learn from Me and about Me, for I am harmless and humble in heart. This will bring rest to your souls. For My yoke is employed and My task is easy."

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Being overly educated does have the potential to confuse a great many people. If you have seen the mathematical trick that .9999 is equal to 1 that is nothing more than an expansion of the decimal, it may perplex some into believing that the number 1 doesn’t equal 1. If you pick up an apple and then you pick up another apple you have two apples. (unless you take a bite out of one of them) but some might try to convince you that you really don’t have two apples. The same trickery is used by some to confuse the people who trust the Bible when they use confusing words and confounding imagery. Because our Creator does not change His words are not confusing, the confusion comes from our lack of understanding and our desire to make His words fit our thought. Isaiah 55:8, “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.”

Thought for Today: Thursday March 20

Suppose a friend comes to your house and offer you a gift. Will you accept it, refuse it or pay them for it? Should you refuse it, is it because you feel unworthy of a gift? No! Your friend gives it out of love and wants you to have it – without payment, that is why it is called a gift. All you have to do is to accept the kind gesture. In a far greater way, this is what Yeshua did for us! By His death and resurrection, He paid for our salvation – now He offers it to us as a free gift and all we need to do is to accept it. I pray that today will be the day that you thank Him and accept that precious eternal gift!

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