Topical Studies
What the Bible says about Briers
(From Forerunner Commentary)
In Matthew 13, Christ gives us the Parable of the Sower and the Seed in which the sower throws his seed on four types of ground. In verse 7, the seed falls among thorns. Thorns are nothing more than prickly weeds. In the Bible, seventeen different Hebrew and Greek words are used to describe weeds, though they are often translated as "thorns," "thistles," "briers," and the like.
What do weeds do? They choke, entangle, and steal. They hinder fruit from maturing. They may not necessarily stop growth, but they can slow it down to the point that fruit never ripens. The spiritual parallels are evident.
Mike Ford
Weeds!Related Topics: Parable of the Sower and the Seed | Thorns, Symbolism of | Weeds | Weeds Choke, Entangle, and Steal
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