Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds

In the Gospel readings for last week and this week we’ve seen two parables of Jesus recorded in the Gospel of Matthew.

Last week’s parable (Matthew 13:1-9,18-23) focused on God as the sower who sows His Word and the four types or classes of people who receive the Word: there are those who hear the Word but do not receive it; there are those who receive the Word but it does not take deep root, so they fall away when trial and tribulation come; there are those who hear the Word, but the cares a...