Monday, August 21, 2006
ROCKY SOIL
Matt. 13:5. "And others fell upon the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.
6. "But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
Mark 4: 5. "And other seed fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of soil.
6. "And after the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Luke 8: 6. "And other seed fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
Other seed fell on soil that had a limestone subsurface covered only by a shallow layer of fertile ground. This is also common to the area around the Sea of Galilee. Matthew describes this as soil that had no depth. The seed would quickly germinate and grow root until it was turned by the underlying rocky strata. Thus these plants immediately sprang up.
As the plants got larger their demand for moisture increased at a rate that the soil could not provide. Luke records, “It had no moisture.” These tender seedlings would fall prey to the sun after it had risen; dehydrating what little moisture was remaining.
In good soil the root would seek moisture at the deeper levels, but these roots hit firm into rock so that they were scorched and withered away. One may accurately ascertain that because they no depth of soil to grow in, they had no root to draw moisture or sustenance.
6. "But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
Mark 4: 5. "And other seed fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of soil.
6. "And after the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Luke 8: 6. "And other seed fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
Other seed fell on soil that had a limestone subsurface covered only by a shallow layer of fertile ground. This is also common to the area around the Sea of Galilee. Matthew describes this as soil that had no depth. The seed would quickly germinate and grow root until it was turned by the underlying rocky strata. Thus these plants immediately sprang up.
As the plants got larger their demand for moisture increased at a rate that the soil could not provide. Luke records, “It had no moisture.” These tender seedlings would fall prey to the sun after it had risen; dehydrating what little moisture was remaining.
In good soil the root would seek moisture at the deeper levels, but these roots hit firm into rock so that they were scorched and withered away. One may accurately ascertain that because they no depth of soil to grow in, they had no root to draw moisture or sustenance.
# posted by Castusfumus : 6:56 PM
