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ZNPaaneah · 04-08-2011, 12:14 PM

Yes, I would certainly agree that if you look at the stories as a collective you do see certain concepts that are common. For example, in the parable with the leaven it says the woman "hid" the leaven in the flour. This is an extremely unique way of describing the making of bread. Yet, the concept of hiding things is common to virtually all of the stories in chapter 13. The seed is stolen by the birds because it is unable to hide beneath the soil. The treasure is hidden in the field. The pearl was "found" indicating that it was hidden until that point. On the other hand an enemy hid tares in the field. So both sides are working with this strategy, almost like a spy vs spy episode. And then the fish try to sneak into the kingdom net, but are rejected by the angels.

04-08-2011, 12:14 PM	#106
ZNPaaneah Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 7,105	Re: Read the whole chapter!!! Yes, I would certainly agree that if you look at the stories as a collective you do see certain concepts that are common. For example, in the parable with the leaven it says the woman "hid" the leaven in the flour. This is an extremely unique way of describing the making of bread. Yet, the concept of hiding things is common to virtually all of the stories in chapter 13. The seed is stolen by the birds because it is unable to hide beneath the soil. The treasure is hidden in the field. The pearl was "found" indicating that it was hidden until that point. On the other hand an enemy hid tares in the field. So both sides are working with this strategy, almost like a spy vs spy episode. And then the fish try to sneak into the kingdom net, but are rejected by the angels.