And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
The moment marks the close of Jesus' teaching of the parables of that chapter in that setting, when having finished them He departed from there. Those parables are weighty lessons from Christ as the great Medical Missionary, laying open two opposing working forces at work in the world. The chapter is instruction to be read carefully and heeded as a warning bearing on human destiny and the judgment, for His teaching reaches forward in concern for the future of those for whom He gave His life. Its call is to turn away from deceptive enticements and to take up what God has called each to do.
The instruction and manner of work seen in Matthew 13 and 14 stand as the pattern of Christ's teaching. They hold essential lessons for Christian ministry and for true education, given to shape the hearts of believers all the way to the end of time.
The moment marks the close of Jesus' teaching of the parables of that chapter in that setting, when having finished them He departed from there. Those parables are weighty lessons from Christ as the great Medical Missionary, laying open two opposing working forces at work in the world. The chapter is instruction to be read carefully and heeded as a warning bearing on human destiny and the judgment, for His teaching reaches forward in concern for the future of those for whom He gave His life. Its call is to turn away from deceptive enticements and to take up what God has called each to do.
The instruction and manner of work seen in Matthew 13 and 14 stand as the pattern of Christ's teaching. They hold essential lessons for Christian ministry and for true education, given to shape the hearts of believers all the way to the end of time.