Dictionary of Bible Themes Uncultivated plants or shrubs, growing wild, often among cultivated crops or plants. Jesus Christ used the image of weeds in some of his parables to illustrate sin and worldliness. Zephaniah 2:9The presence of weeds indicates desolation and neglect See also Proverbs 24:30-34Isaiah 5:3-6; 7:18-25; 32:11-15; 34:8-14; 55:13 Hosea 9:5-6 Isaiah 7:23 Weeds are worthless See also Micah 7:4Luke 6:44 Hosea 10:4 Weeds were a serious problem for the farmer See also Job 31:38-40Matthew 13:24-30 Numbers 33:55 Some varieties of weed were painful to the touch See also Joshua 23:9-13Judges 2:1-3 2 Samuel 23:6-7 Ezekiel 2:3-6; 28:20-24 Isaiah 27:4 Weeds were destroyed by burning See also Exodus 22:6Isaiah 9:18-19; 10:16-17 Matthew 13:3-8 Weeds in Jesus Christ's parables The parable of the sower and its explanation: Matthew 13:18-23pp Mk 4:3-8 pp Lk 8:5-8 pp Mk 4:13-20 Matthew 13:24-30,36-43pp Lk 8:11-15 See also The parable of the weeds and its explanation: 2357 Christ, parables4241 Garden of Eden 4404 food 4406 agriculture 4426 chaff 4472 lily 4522 threshing |
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