664. The Way Side

From: Manners and Customs of the Bible By: James M. Freeman

Matthew 13:4⁴And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: (Matthew 13:4). When he sowed, some seeds fell by the way-side.

See also Mark 4:4⁴And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. (Mark 4:4); Luke 8:5⁵A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. (Luke 8:5).

The ordinary roads or paths often lead by the side of uninclosed fields; hence it must often happen that the seed thrown by the hand of the sower will be scattered beyond the plowed field, and fall on the beaten path.

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Manners and Customs of the Bible

• 660. Free Corn for the Hungry

• 661. Testimony Given Standing

• 662. Fishing Boats

• 663. Going Forth to Sow

• 664. The Way Side

• 665. Wickedness at Night

• 666. Leaven

• 667. Hidden Treasure

• 668. Fishing Nets

• 669. Extravagant Promises

• 670. Thanks at Meals

• 671. Baskets

• 672. Tradition

• 673. Binding and Loosing

• 674. The Temple Tax

• 675. The Stater

• 676. Millstone Drowning

• 677. "Ninety and Nine"

• 678. "Two or Three"

• 679. Tormentors

• 680. Benedictions on Children

• 681. The "Needle's Eye"

• 682. Hiring Laborers

• 683. The Denarius

• 684. The Market Place

• 685. Daily Payment of Laborers

• 686. Post of Honor

• 687. Garments and Branches Strewn

• 688. The Temple Market

• 689. The Children's Song