Jesus like to explain spiritual realities with common place stories. Since he was in a society that had lots of sheep, and farms he used the type of stories that his hearers would understand. It is similar to a preacher today using an illustration that his audience understands. Sometimes we have trouble understanding Jesus’ illustrations because we live in a different time period, but this one is not too hard to understand, especially since he takes time to explain it to his disciples.
It is important to realize that all of the different types of people mentioned all heard the same word. They all heard the truth of the Gospel and they all responded in different ways. Which soil condition describes your heart? You should pray and ask God to make sure that you are the soft, good soil!
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