Lexical25 min
"Reading With the Keys" — The Kingdom Parables Jesus Did NOT Explain
Matthew 13:31-46
In the Sower, birds correspond to the evil one. Every other metaphorical use of leaven in the NT is negative. And in every redemptive use of 'purchase,' Christ is the buyer. When you apply the keys Jesus gave in the explained parables to the ones He left unexplained, the standard readings don't survive.