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Mark 4:26-29

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

The seed cast upon the earth; or, the self-development of truth in the heart of man.

I. THERE IS A PRE-ESTABLISHED HARMONY BETWEEN THE TRUTH AND HUMAN NATURE. The seed left in the soil germinates because of the mutual adaptation; so the Word of God.

II. THE WORD OF THE KINGDOM HAS AN INNATE POWER OF DEVELOPMENT. Under the appointed conditions it is bound to grow.

III. GOD DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH IT OR REMOVE IT UNTIL IT HAS PRODUCED ITS FRUIT.

1. It is left to the law of gradualness. First "the blade," etc.

2. It is taken account of and judged in its final result.—M.

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