Illustrations

Stories About a Mustard Seed And Yeast - Matthew 13:24 – 13:35 (commentary)

The mustard seed symbolizes false growth (v. 31). It was the smallest garden seed known yet it produced a plant that grew to a height of twelve to fifteen feet in one season and the birds of the air would sit in its branches (v. 32). Jesus did not explain this parable but its mea …

Instructions For Priests - Leviticus 21:1 – 21:24 (commentary)

The Lord gave Moses these instructions for Aaron’s sons, the priests: Touching a dead body will make you unclean (v. 1). So don’t go near a dead relative, except your mother, father, son, daughter, brother (v. 2), or an unmarried sister, who has no husband to take care of …