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“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
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47. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: 48. Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. 49. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, 50. And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:47-50 — KJV
Kingdom of heaven. [The Dragnet, Matt. 13:47-50. On parables see pp. 203-207.] See on chs. 3:2; 4:17; 5:3.
A net. Gr. sagene, “a dragnet,” in contrast with the amphiblestron, “a casting net” (see ch. 4:18). The English word “seine” is derived from the Gr. sagene, through the Latin sagena. The sagene was a long, weighted net, the ends of which were carried outward and then brought together in the shape of a large circle. The dragnet represents the gospel, that is, the efforts put forth by fishers of men (see on Luke 5:10) to win others to Christ.
Sea. The only place where such a net would be of use would be in a rather large body of water. The figure is incidental to the meaning of the parable as a whole (see p. 204).
Every kind. All kinds of people are gathered in by the gospel net — men and women of different motives, attitudes, personalities. Jesus was no “respecter of persons” (Acts 10:34), but received all who came to Him. He associated with publicans and sinners, the better to win them for His kingdom (see on Mark 2:16, 17). He was willing to be known as “a friend of publicans and sinners” (see on Matt. 11:19) if thereby they might come to appreciate His heavenly friendship.
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