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The Savior will now use a, number of parables to illustrate His teachings.  A parable is a story which is used to teach us about real life situations.  In Matthew 13 there are 8 parables.  They are really, amazing by virtue of what they reveal – especially in light of their simplistic nature.  Most of the parables uttered by the Lord are all recorded in the synoptic Gospels.

Matthew begins with describing the setting.  Jesus gets into a boat as the multitude stood on the shore.  Can you imagine standing there on the beach with Jesus sitting in the boat, and He looks up and says in verse 3 “Behold, a sower went forth to sow.”  This is imagery that probably every person present would understand.  The imagery carries on today because we refer to sharing the Word of God as “sowing,” don’t we?  These people could picture a man or woman with a canvas bag or basket full of seeds.  And the person is going forth tossing them and scattering them – introducing the seeds to the earth with the hope that they will take root.

Matthew 13:4-8 “And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and fowls came and devoured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up,