What is the Parable of the Wheat and Tares about?
Quick Answer
The Son of Man sows good seed while an enemy sows tares; both grow until harvest, when angels distinguish the sons of the Kingdom from those of the wicked one.
Key Scriptures
Matthew 13:24-30 – Yeshua tells of good seed, an enemy sowing tares, and waiting together until harvest.
– Matthew 13:36-43 – Yeshua identifies the seed, field, enemy, harvest, angels, and final separation.
Detailed Biblical Study
Yeshua’s explanation supplies the core identification: the field is the world, the good seed the sons of the Kingdom, the tares the sons of the wicked one, the enemy the devil, the harvest the end of the age, and reapers the angels. The Teaching emphasizes the danger of mistaking outward likeness for inward loyalty.
– Matthew 13:24-30 – Yeshua tells of good seed, an enemy sowing tares, and waiting together until harvest.
– 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.