1. Matthew 13:7 (ESV)
  2. Unknown

What does the thorns choking the seeds symbolize?

Matthew 13:7 (ESV)

7 Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.

There is a direct connection between thorns and sin, for thorns and thistles are a result of the curse that came upon the ground through the fall into sin (Genesis 3:18; see Hebrews 6:8),1

Back to list

Similar topics

Exposition
…
What does “desolate” mean?
What begins as hatred will, says the angel, heat up to aggressive hostility to the point that the …
Exposition
…
What does it mean that the thorns choked the seeds?
What does it mean that the thorns choked the seeds? …
Application
…
Idolatry in our lives
Judges 2:3 offers “a very illuminating description of what idolatry is, and does. Idolatry is …
Application
…
Sin leaves its mark
Israel’s sin would now become their punishment. What comes from this is the following application: …
Christocentric focus
…
Christ as the deliverer who sets free
Christ is the deliverer “who has truly broken the thorns and snares in our lives and called us to …
HomeBibleCommentary
Vox Viva

Bible search
Scripture index
Reading Lists

Settings
English
Light