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00:28Parable of the Mustard Seed
00:31Brothers, in the time of Jesus and in his land of Galilee,
00:35The mustard seed was the smallest of all seeds,
00:40in such a way that Jesus does not intend to make a biological or botanical statement
00:45about the fact that the mustard seed is the smallest in the world and of all times and places.
00:52This little seed, Jesus says, is capable of maturing and growing on its own.
01:00and to shelter in its branches the nests that the birds of its people build to live in.
01:07This humility of an insignificant seed is in contrast to the vision that Israel had
01:15that the victorious Jewish people would be similar,
01:19rather to the mighty and majestic cedars of Lebanon, in northern Palestine.
01:26While the Jews awaited a glorious and powerful future,
01:32Jesus is thinking about a stable, humble, and meaningful future.
01:37so that the tree serves as a resting place for other beings.
01:43The key theme of this new parable lies in the contrast between humble beginnings
01:51and seemingly insignificant, and the end and significant destiny.
01:57This growth does not depend on man, nor on his desire or his will,
02:04but from God's plan.
02:07He emphasizes that the kingdom of God announced by Jesus is a gift from God.
02:13and not the result of human work and effort,
02:17while we talk about building or advancing the kingdom of God with our dedication.
02:24Jesus implies that the final result is the sole and exclusive work of God.
02:33Parable of the Yeast
02:35Brothers, when Jesus introduced the topic of yeast,
02:39which is hidden by a woman inside the dough to make it ferment,
02:46It reminds us of the negative connotations that yeast might have,
02:51especially in the context of the Easter festivities.
02:55According to Jewish belief, yeast was a symbol of corruption.
03:01And Jesus himself will give a negative meaning to yeast,
03:07When after the second multiplication of the loaves,
03:11He warns his disciples to beware of the yeast of the scribes and Pharisees.
03:18Because of this negative view, it surprises Jesus' audience.
03:22When He said that the kingdom of heaven was like yeast,
03:28placed by a woman in three measures of flour.
03:32It was even more surprising when Jesus told them about three measures of flour,
03:39since that would mean almost 40 liters of flour,
03:43which could feed almost 150 people,
03:48or to make a 50-kilo loaf of bread.
03:53No housewife would prepare this excessive amount of flour for her family.
04:00Therefore, Jesus may be thinking about the heavenly banquet,
04:06that he promised to his followers and those who listened to him.
04:10Jesus' disciples represent the yeast hidden inside the dough,
04:18In other words, the world ends up fermenting everything.
04:24It is the yeast that will eventually transform the dough in which it has been placed.
04:31The mission of the Christian community is to discover the truth hidden in the words and deeds of Jesus.
04:40The evangelist sees in this use of parables by Jesus,
04:46the fulfillment of a promise contained in Psalm 78.
04:53Parable of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price.
04:59Since the land of Israel was subject to several empires
05:03and some of them ventured into the land of Palestine
05:08to assert their status as owners or lords,
05:13The Jews found themselves needing to hide their precious possessions in the ground.
05:19It was not acceptable that the inheritance left to them by their parents
05:24were to become the possession of foreign rulers and enemies of God's people.
05:31But these precautions did not prevent some landowners
05:37where there were buried treasures or goods, they would have the opportunity to recover their belongings
05:45and unearth their treasures.
05:48Some of them were deported, others died, others suddenly fled
05:55And their treasures remained in the lands waiting to be discovered.
06:01Many Jews hoped or longed to find some of these lost treasures
06:08and to acquire them especially in times of extreme poverty or scarcity.
06:14It is in this setting that Jesus presents the parable of the hidden treasure.
06:21A man finds the hidden treasure and hides it again.
06:25He can't take it because that would be stealing.
06:28And if he announces his discovery, someone else will keep the treasure.
06:32So he hides it again.
06:34And to buy that land, he needs to sell everything he owns.
06:39But he's not worried because he knows that the spending or investment
06:44They will be repaid handsomely.
06:47when he becomes the owner of the field
06:50and automatically become the owner of the treasure.
06:54Jesus' illustration is meant to help us understand.
06:58What a person who finds a treasure would be willing to give or sell.
07:04Well, brothers, Jesus thinks
07:06If someone is willing to give everything to get a field
07:12which holds a treasure within
07:15all the more reason he must be able to give his all
07:19for obtaining a treasure that never runs out.
07:24Similar to this narrative
07:26It is the opinion of the experienced buyer of fine pearls
07:30Well, to Capernaum or Tiberias
07:34Merchant ships arrived from many parts of the world
07:37in which there was frequently
07:40experienced and knowledgeable people in buying and selling.
07:46Among these, Jesus stands out as a merchant of fine pearls.
07:50The man knows pearls.
07:52and learn in detail about the most exquisite, valuable, expensive and rare ones
07:59and when he finds one of them
08:01He is willing to sell everything he owns.
08:04in order to become the owner of that pearl
08:09which will have a higher value in the pearl market
08:12of what the buyer spent.
08:14In both cases, the teaching of Jesus
08:18It lies in the joy of discovering a hidden treasure
08:23or with the perspicacity of a man
08:26who knows when he's facing the deal of a lifetime
08:29and he must do what is necessary to win it.
08:33That man enjoyed a good fortune he found by chance.
08:38This other one because of his commercial instincts
08:41He told him when to sell and when to buy.
08:47Parable of the Net
08:49This parable easily transports us
08:53on the shores of the Sea of Galilee
08:55where Jesus taught so many times
08:59and where he called his first disciples.
09:02Even in modern times
09:04The fishermen cast their nets into the water
09:07in search of fish.
09:09Once it's full
09:10the net is taken out of the water
09:12and the best fish are selected.
09:15The meaning that Matthew gives us
09:18about this parable
09:19It's about the separation of good and bad.
09:22at the end of time
09:24something similar to what he taught
09:27the parable of the weeds.
09:30New narrative section
09:32Nazareth, Herod and the Baptist
09:35At the end of his speech
09:38Jesus returns to Nazareth
09:40the land that saw him since he was a child.
09:43The author makes us see
09:44that people are very confident
09:47to know and understand everything about Jesus
09:50because they know him
09:52They know him and everything about his family.
09:56So they ask themselves
09:58How could they be powerful works?
10:00that are attributed to God?
10:02In this way
10:04that was his certainty
10:05to know everything
10:07about which prevented them
10:08to open oneself to faith in Jesus
10:11whereby
10:12He couldn't perform miracles
10:14because according to the Synoptic Gospels
10:16miracles
10:17are the result
10:18of faith
10:19and trust in Jesus.
10:22Next
10:24Herod
10:24who had imprisoned
10:26and murdered the Baptist
10:28and I didn't know
10:30how to proceed with Jesus
10:31about whom it was said
10:33He performed miracles
10:34and cast out demons
10:35something that was never said
10:38It could be John the Baptist.
10:40In this section
10:41Matthew follows Mark
10:43and they both comment
10:45as a reason
10:46of imprisonment
10:47and the beheading of John
10:49the accusation
10:51about Herod
10:52for being with his wife
10:53from his brother.
10:54The narrative of the dance
10:57and the martial motives
10:59they do not match
11:01with the narrative
11:02by Flavius Josephus
11:03who tells us
11:05that Herod feared
11:07that good reputation
11:08and Juan's attractiveness
11:09among the masses
11:11would arouse
11:11a revolution
11:13and an uprising
11:14reason why
11:16Herod
11:17decided
11:18anticipate this
11:19and avoid
11:20regret
11:21for not having acted
11:23on time.
11:23That's all we can say
11:25It is that the Baptist
11:27He was murdered
11:28at the hands of Herod
11:29in which
11:30Marcos
11:31and Josephus
11:32They agree.
11:35The evangelists
11:36you will see
11:37in death
11:37of the Baptist
11:38a preview
11:39of death
11:40of Jesus
11:41and compliance
11:42prophetic
11:43of the just
11:44suffering
11:45for being faithful to God.
12:05Thank you!