[[Matt-13]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Matt-12]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Matt-14]] --- ### In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, 'By hearing you will hear, and will in no way understand; Seeing you will see, and will in no way perceive; for this people's heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, and they have closed their eyes' *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Jesus identifies the crowds' inability to understand his parables as the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy concerning the spiritual blindness of Israel. *Historical context*: Theologians and historians associate this with [[Isa-06#v9|Isaiah 6:9]]-10. Scholars note that this prophecy was historically realized during the 1st-century ministry of Jesus, as documented by the widespread rejection of his messianic claims by the contemporary Jewish leadership and a significant portion of the populace despite his public miracles. *Related to*: [[Isa-06#v9|Isaiah 6:9]]-10 ### that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, 'I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.' *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The text asserts that Jesus' pedagogical choice to teach through parables was a direct fulfillment of a prophetic mandate to reveal divine secrets through allegories. *Historical context*: This refers to [[Ps-78#v2|Psalm 78:2]], authored by Asaph the Seer. Commentators emphasize that while Asaph used the psalm to recount Israel's history as a 'parable' of instruction, Matthew interprets this as a messianic template which Jesus fulfilled by unveiling previously hidden 'mysteries of the Kingdom.' *Related to*: [[Ps-78#v2|Psalm 78:2]] ### The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed... but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree... The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Jesus predicts that the Kingdom of Heaven will undergo exponential growth from a tiny, seemingly insignificant beginning to a massive, world-permeating influence. *Historical context*: Historians of religion often cite the growth of Christianity—expanding from a small group of about 120 followers in Jerusalem to the world's largest religious faith with over 2 billion adherents globally—as the historical fulfillment of this prediction of 'mustard seed' expansion. *Related to*: ### The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. As therefore the darnel weeds are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end of this age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling and those who do iniquity *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prophecy concerning the final resolution of human history, predicting a divine judgment where righteous and wicked individuals are separated by supernatural agents. *Historical context*: In the context of Christian eschatology, this is considered a future-looking or 'uncompleted' prophecy regarding the Last Judgment. It remains a central theological tenet in historical and modern Christian doctrine, defining the expectation for the literal end of the current world system. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy