What do the field, wheat, tares, and harvest symbolize in Matthew 13?
Quick Answer
Yeshua identifies the field as the world, wheat as sons of the Kingdom, tares as sons of the wicked one, and harvest as the end of the age.
Key Scriptures
Matthew 13:36-43 – Yeshua identifies the seed, field, enemy, harvest, angels, and final separation.
Detailed Biblical Study
These meanings are not guesses; they are Yeshua’s own explanation in the text. Additional comparisons with the visible church or specific religious affiliations are the presenter’s application and must be examined separately.
– Matthew 13:36-43 – Yeshua identifies the seed, field, enemy, harvest, angels, and final separation.
Related Teaching
Parables of Yeshua (Parable of Wheat & Tares, Mustard Seed, and Leaven)
In this Teaching, Ed Doss explores the parables of the Wheat and Tares, Mustard Seed, and Leaven in Matthew 13. He begins with Yeshua’s practice of teaching through parables and the call to hear with understanding, then compares the wheat and tares with the vineyard of Isaiah 5. A substantial portion examines Yeshua’s explanation of the end-of-age harvest, the order of gathering, Matthew 24, and the resurrection described in 1 Thessalonians 4. The speaker presents a tentative classification of eight groups of people at Messiah’s return and asks who may remain during the Millennium. He then reads the Mustard Seed through Ezekiel 17 and the promises to Israel, interpreting the birds as nations drawn to the Kingdom. Finally, he treats the Leaven as hidden transformation, connects the three measures of flour to Abraham and Gideon, and relates the imagery to Shavuot. The audience Q&A revisits resurrection, judgment, biblical discernment, Torah, compassion, and humility about uncertain interpretations.