Question:
If the landowner is symbolically Christ, what is the meaning of Christ harvesting where he did not sow and gathering where he did not scatter? Is there a deeper interpretation of this particular verse?
Answer:
The landowner is not literally Christ. The parable is about God’s expectations and the wise use of what has been entrusted to us. The landowner is not meant to be a literal stand-in for God. Jesus was using the expectations of this world to help us understand the expectations that God has for us. The idea of a landowner who harvests where he did not plant and gathers where he did not scatter is simply meant to convey the notion of a landowner of great power.
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