What the kingdom is like
The Yeast
Also called The Leaven, The Woman and the Dough
A woman mixes yeast into a large batch of flour until it works all the way through.
What it turns on
Everywhere else in scripture, yeast means corruption. Here it means the kingdom.
20Again he said, “To what shall I compare God’s Kingdom?
21It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”
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Told again in another gospel
The same parable, recorded differently. The differences are worth reading, not smoothing over.
Matthew 13:33Read it
33He spoke another parable to them. “The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened.”
More on what the kingdom is like
The SowerSeed falls on a path, on rock, among thorns, and on good soil. Only one yields.The Mustard SeedThe smallest seed grows into a shrub large enough for birds to nest in.The Hidden TreasureA man finds treasure buried in a field, and sells everything he has to buy that field.The Pearl of Great PriceA merchant finds one perfect pearl and sells his whole inventory to buy it.