Mark 4 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Apr 09, 2017 so we have here in mark 4 the parable of the sower and the soils. Mark 4 niv the parable of the sower again jesus bible. Mark 4 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on the. So jesus got into a boat moored near the shore while the crowds stood on the waters edge. And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable. So, it is important to pay particular attention when the gospel slows down to focus on the teaching of jesus as it does in mark 4. Mar 19, 2019 the parable of the sower is recorded in three of the four biblical gospels matthew. Mark 4 commentary william barclays daily study bible. Mark 4 nkjv the parable of the sower and again he bible. So he asked his family doctor for advice, how to convince his wife she has a hearing problem. The context is that isaiah should continue to preach even though the people are already hardened to his message.
Chapter 4 opens with a series of parables the sower, the lamp and the bushel basket, the growing seed, and the mustard seed. In this parable, jesus described something they were. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group. And a great multitude was gathered to him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea. Its agricultural images, however, are standard metaphors in jewish traditions both for instruction and for gods interactions with israel. Mark 4 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. An outcome of this production was the new testament for english readers 4 vols.
God loves all people and does not withhold from anyone. May 05, 2011 of all the parables of jesus, the parable of the sower is one of the most well know. Mark 4 is the fourth chapter of the gospel of mark in the new testament of the christian bible. This bible study focuses on a passage in the gospel of mark in the new testament. Marks gospel is about the kingdom of god, and in chapter 4 mark. Of all the parables of jesus, the parable of the sower is one of the most well know. Like the sower who spreads seed on the hardened, rocky, and weedinfested soil as well as the fertile ground, jesus continues to teach the crowds, even knowing they include. Mark 4 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. The parable of the sower sometimes called the parable of the soils is a parable of jesus found in the three synoptic gospels in matthew. Mark chapter 4 explained discover the 66 books of the bible. The message of the parable of the sower in the bible is found in the following gospels. Behold, there went out a sower to sowwhat means this. Each of these parables is certainly worthy of attention, and one could preach on any of them individually.
Mark 4 niv bible again jesus began to teach by the lake. The parable of the four soils a sermon from mark 4. Parable of the sower told and explained gospel of mark. Mark recorded four examples of great and defining works of. This is an explanation by jesus about the different way the world and its people receive. The gospel according to mark commentary by david brown chapter 4 mar 4. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesthe gospel of.
Speaking to a large crowd, jesus tells of a farmer who sows seed and does so indiscriminately. I just downloaded the book from amazon audible version and will start it. Even as he talks jesus sees a sower busy sowing seed in the fields beside the lake. Jesus made use of parables to get across some of his greatest lessons. Henry alford the greek new testament commentary on the gospel of mark.
As we look around the church in north america these days we quickly discover that few professing christians are really living productive spiritual lives. Gospel of mark 4 commentary new testament matthew henry. The context jesus role as teacher is important in this gospel. Is the effort to follow jesus, to live in and to proclaim the kingdom of god worthwhile. The human heart is like receptive soil to the seed of the word of god. The first parable that we find in mark 4 is the parable of the sower, which is perhaps more accurately titled the parable of the soils, since the emphasis of the teaching is on the different soils in which the sowers seed falls. Jesus called this parable the parable of the sower matthew. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the waters edge. Mark 4 new international version niv the parable of the sower. The parable of the sower contains a message for the church and for each one of here tonight. To understand that different types of people have different responses to jesus teaching. He then gave the parable of the seed growing secretly mark 4.
Jesus took his message to the seashore and the open sky and delivered the parable of the sower mark 4. St mark adds that of the seed growing secretly mark 4. Before we start into it, though, lets evaluate where we are in mark s gospel. In it, we see the various conditions of men when they hear the gospel. As we look at this parable, i think we should see ourselves as both the soil and the sower.
The disciples who ask jesus for clarification of his parables mark 4. David guzik commentary on mark 4 describes the parables of the soils and the. Lets look at the meaning of this scripture and study the bible commentary. The kingdom of god is like someone who scatters seed and goes to bed, then wakes up shocked at the growth that has occurred without human cultivation. Aug 02, 2018 the parable of the sower in the bible. The parable of the sower sermon by steven dow, matthew. Parable of the sower summary and meaning according to bible. Jan 19, 2016 the sower wanted to make sure that the maximum amount of seed got to good soil, so he threw it everywhere.