Matthew 13:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

The prophecy

General references

Bible References

The prophecy

"Go!" he responded. "Tell this people: ""Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.'

"Son of Man, you live in a rebellious house that has eyes to see, but they can't see, and ears to hear, but they can't hear, since they're a rebellious house.

so that "they may see clearly but not perceive, and they may hear clearly but not understand, otherwise they might turn around and be forgiven.'"

So he said, "You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom of God. But to others they are given in parables, so that "they might look but not see, and they might listen but not understand.'"

This is why they could not believe: Isaiah also said,

They disagreed with one another as they were leaving, so Paul added this statement: "The Holy Spirit was so right when he spoke to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah!

As it is written, "To this day God has put them into deep sleep. Their eyes do not see, and their ears do not hear."

However, their minds were hardened, for to this day the same veil is still there when they read the old covenant. Only in union with the Messiah is that veil removed.

General references

"Now when a man or a woman has a skin rash on the head or the man develops a skin rash under his beard,

Yet to this day, the LORD hasn't given you a heart that understands, eyes that perceive, and ears that discern.

They are a nation devoid of purpose and without insight.

The ear that hears and the eye that sees the LORD surely made them both.

"Son of Man, compose a riddle and relate a parable to Israel's house.

They were unaware of what was happening until the flood came and swept all of them away. That's how it will be when the Son of Man comes.