Matthew 20:1-16; Exodus 34:10-16; Matthew 13; Isaiah 6:9,10; 2 Corinthians 11:5-6; Acts 17:1-3; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8; Romans 4:3, 11:2
We are walking in today: Last But Not Least
Thank You Elohim for giving Pastor Wagner this teaching. We pray that she would continue to operate under the influence of the Holy Spirit--thank You Adonai for having her flesh to sit down and that You would speak and teach us more of You and Your ways! Amen!
Matthew 20:1-16 Commentary
The direct object of this parable seems to be, to show that though the Jews were first called into the vineyard, at length the gospel should be preached to the Gentiles, and they should be admitted to equal privileges and advantages with the Jews. The parable may also be applied more generally, and shows:
- That God is debtor to no man.
- That many who begin last, and promise little in religion, sometimes, by the blessing of God, arrive at a great deal of knowledge, grace, and usefulness.
- That the recompense of reward will be given to the saints, but not according to the time of their conversion.
The first considers it as of individual application--the call of God coming to the soul at different ages of life. Thus the householder is God, the marketplace the world, the vineyard the visible Church, the laborers are men who have to do their work therein, the steward is Christ, who superintends and rewards the faithful workers. The hours of the day represent the various periods of man's life at which they hear and answer God's call to a closer walk with him when, as modern theology terms it, they are converted. Some, at the first hour, from their very infancy, live a pure and holy life; some at the third hour, in early youth, begin to serve God effectually; others at midday, in full maturity; others at the ninth hour, when old age is creeping on them; and lastly others obey the call only at the eleventh hour, at the very approach of death. And all who have labored at all, without regard to the length of service, receive the "penny," i.e. IN OTHER WORDS not some indefinite temporal benefit, but eternal life. Last Friday’s weekend meditation was “Detour”. If you make a detour on a journey, you go by a route which is not the shortest way. A Detour – A long or round about route taken to avoid something or to make a visit along the way. God says come sit with me in the cool of the day, visit with me, I want to discuss some things that concern ME, that I see with regard to your path, I want to talk with you about avoiding some things. Exodus 34:10-16. Detour- A roundabout way or course, especially a road used temporarily instead of a main route. 2. A deviation from a direct course of action. A roundabout way especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed. A Deviation, a synonym of Detour: meaning doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
I want to share what the Holy Spirit has given me mathematically concerning this study: 613 PRINCIPLES: 6 +1+3= 10 Breakdown 10, Ten is 1+0=1 Which is GOD.
Concerning the date: Today’s date is 7/1/13= 7+1+1+3=12 Breakdown twelve = there were 12 disciples, students. Let’s go deeper:
7+1+1+3=12 Breakdown Twelve, Twelve = 1+2 which is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Let’s go a little deeper:
7= Completion
1= GOD
13= 12 Disciples + Yeshua AMEN!!!
*****TORAH : LAW OR GRACE? KINGDOM PRINCIPLES FOR KINGDOM LIVING, AUTHOR RABBI RALPH MESSER
Dedication Page:
The words of Rabbi Messer: To all those I desire to assist in discovering their true potential by walking in the principles of God, led by the Holy Spirit. To all the millions of people negatively influenced by the millions of people negatively influenced by the misconceptions of many misguided doctrines, teachings, and even spiritual leaders, resulting in a continuing blindness to your true abilities found only in the Torah principles, led by the Holy Spirit. God’s teaching and Instructions: THE TORAH
God’s Precepts, Doctrines and Direct calling for compliance: Order - THE TORAH
God’s precepts, doctrines imparted, or acquired items of knowledge: THE TORAH
Matthew 13 (Contemporary English Version)
A Story about a Farmer
1That same day Jesus left the house and went out beside Lake Galilee, where he sat down to teach. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he had to sit in a boat, while the people stood on the shore. 3 Then he taught them many things by using stories. He said: A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field. 4 While the farmer was scattering the seed, some of it fell along the road and was eaten by birds. 5 Other seeds fell on thin, rocky ground and quickly started growing because the soil wasn’t very deep. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched and dried up, because they did not have enough roots. 7 Some other seeds fell where thorn bushes grew up and choked the plants. 8 But a few seeds did fall on good ground where the plants produced a hundred or sixty or thirty times as much as was scattered. 9 If you have ears, pay attention!
Why Jesus Used Stories
10 Jesus' disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you use nothing but stories when you speak to the people?” 11 Jesus answered: I have explained the secrets about the kingdom of heaven to you, but not to others. 12 Everyone who has something will be given more. But people who don’t have anything will lose even what little they have. 13 I use stories when I speak to them because when they look, they cannot see, and when they listen, they cannot hear or understand. 14 So God’s promise came true, just as the prophet Isaiah had said, Isa. 6:9,10 “These people will listen and listen, but never understand. They will look and look, but never see. 15 All of them have stubborn minds! Their ears are stopped up, and their eyes are covered. They cannot see or hear or understand. If they could, they would turn to me, and I would heal them.” 16 But God has blessed you, because your eyes can see and your ears can hear! 17 Many prophets and good people were eager to see what you see and to hear what you hear. But I tell you that they did not see or hear.
Jesus Explains the Story about the Farmer
18 Now listen to the meaning of the story about the farmer: 19 The seeds that fell along the road are the people who hear the message about the kingdom, but don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches the message from their hearts. 20 The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it right away. 21 But they don’t have deep roots, and they don’t last very long. As soon as life gets hard or the message gets them in trouble, they give up. 22 The seeds that fell among the thorn bushes are also people who hear the message. But they start worrying about the needs of this life and are fooled by the desire to get rich. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything. 23 The seeds that fell on good ground are the people who hear and understand the message. They produce as much as a hundred or sixty or thirty times what was planted.
Weeds among the Wheat
24 Jesus then told them this story: The kingdom of heaven is like what happened when a farmer scattered good seed in a field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and scattered weed seeds in the field and then left. 26 When the plants came up and began to ripen, the farmer’s servants could see the weeds. 27 The servants came and asked, “Sir, didn’t you scatter good seed in your field? Where did these weeds come from?” 28 “An enemy did this,” he replied. His servants then asked, “Do you want us to go out and pull up the weeds?” 29 “No!” he answered. “You might also pull up the wheat. 30 Leave the weeds alone until harvest time. Then I’ll tell my workers to gather the weeds and tie them up and burn them. But I’ll have them store the wheat in my barn.”
Stories about a Mustard Seed and Yeast
31 Jesus told them another story: The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a farmer plants a mustard seed in a field. 32 Although it is the smallest of all seeds, it grows larger than any garden plant and becomes a tree. Birds even come and nest on its branches. 33 Jesus also said:
The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a woman mixes a little yeast into three big batches of flour. Finally, all the dough rises.
The Reason for Teaching with Stories
34 Jesus used stories when he spoke to the people. In fact, he did not tell them anything without using stories. 35 So God’s promise came true, just as the prophet had said, “I will use stories to speak my message and to explain things that have been hidden since the creation of the world.”
Jesus Explains the Story about the Weeds
36 After Jesus left the crowd and went inside, his disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the story about the weeds in the wheat field.”
37 Jesus answered: The one who scattered the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seeds are the people who belong to the kingdom. The weed seeds are those who belong to the evil one, 39 and the one who scattered them is the devil. The harvest is the end of time, and angels are the ones who bring in the harvest. 40 Weeds are gathered and burned. That’s how it will be at the end of time. 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everyone who does wrong or causes others to sin. 42 Then he will throw them into a flaming furnace, where people will cry and grit their teeth in pain. 43 But everyone who has done right will shine like the sun in their Father’s kingdom. If you have ears, pay attention!
A Hidden Treasure
44 The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when someone finds a treasure hidden in a field and buries it again. A person like that is happy and goes and sells everything in order to buy that field.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST
A Valuable Pearl
45 The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a shop owner is looking for fine pearls. 46 After finding a very valuable one, the owner goes and sells everything in order to buy that pearl.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST
A Fish Net
47 The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a net is thrown into a lake and catches all kinds of fish. 48 When the net is full, it is dragged to the shore, and the fishermen sit down to separate the fish. They keep the good ones, but throw the bad ones away. 49 That’s how it will be at the end of time. Angels will come and separate the evil people from the ones who have done right. 50 Then those evil people will be thrown into a flaming furnace, where they will cry and grit their teeth in pain.
New and Old Treasures
51 Jesus asked his disciples if they understood all these things. They said, “Yes, we do.” 52 So he told them, “Every student of the Scriptures who becomes a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like someone who brings out new and old treasures from the storeroom.”
The People of Nazareth Turn against Jesus
53 When Jesus had finished telling these stories, he left 54 and went to his hometown. He taught in their meeting place, and the people were so amazed that they asked, “Where does he get all this wisdom and the power to work these miracles? 55 Isn’t he the son of the carpenter? Isn’t Mary his mother, and aren’t James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas his brothers? 56 Don’t his sisters still live here in our town? How can he do all this?” 57 So the people were very unhappy because of what he was doing. But Jesus said, “Prophets are honored by everyone, except the people of their hometown and their own family.” 58 And because the people did not have any faith, Jesus did not work many miracles there.
2 Corinthians 11:5-6 (NIV) 5 I do not think I am in the least inferior to those “super-apostles.” 6 I may indeed be untrained as a speaker, but I do have knowledge. We have made this perfectly clear to you in every way.
PAUL WAS IN THE SYNAGOGUES READING TORAH, FAMILY,
IT STATES IN ACTS 17:1-3 1 Now after [Paul and Silas] had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 And Paul entered, as he usually did, and for three Sabbaths he reasoned and argued with them from the Scriptures 3 Explaining [them] and [quoting passages] setting forth and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead
HE STATES IN:
1 Cor 15:3-8 according to the Scriptures
Rom 4:3 For what does the Scripture say
Rom 11:2 God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah. To hear this again click here.
We seal this prayer in the precious blood of Jesus of Nazareth, the only Begotten of the Heavenly Father and by the Holy Spirit: Fiveamprayer, will we be found diligently working and on task when He returns, whether morning, midday or evening? Let us be about out Heavenly Father's business! Amen!
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