Day 288 (Mark 4-5) - Year 8
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Day 288 (Mark 4-5) - Year 8

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 15, 20267 min
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Then he immediately follows it with a question about the purpose of a lamp.

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Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for The Bible Recap. Today we open with Mark's account of the parable of the four soils. Then he immediately follows it with a question about the purpose of a lamp. You don't hide lamps, you display them.

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The fact that these two illustrations are given back to back seems to indicate that Jesus wants the light to go everywhere, the seed to go everywhere. Some people might hide their eyes from the light, some people might not use the light to see the truth at all, but the light shines in the darkness nonetheless.

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And the seed must fall, even on the three bad soils, not just on the good soil. Jesus may be measured about the timing of his revealing, but he's clear on the fact that everyone who has eyes to see, everyone who has soil to receive, will see and will receive and they will respond accordingly.

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