The Parable Of The Yeast

This morning, I was going through the Parable of the Yeast from Matthew 13. I have a query with this Parable. Normally in Bible, Man is the term used to represent humans(both man and women). Here in this parable “Women” is used. Does she represent EVE?

Q. This morning, I was going through the Parable of the Yeast from Matthew 13. I have a query with this Parable. Normally in Bible, Man is the term used to represent humans(both man and women). Here in this parable “Women” is used. Does she represent EVE? Through Eve, sin has been spread and mixed all over the world till now.(”until it was all leavened” means “to the end of the world”) What do you think?

A. Although your conclusion is certainly valid, I think the Lord chose a female simply because women were the ones who prepared the bread. The 3 measures of meal traditionally referred to the fellowship offering which called for unleavened bread because when company came bread was needed quickly.

This tradition began when Abraham was visited by the Lord and two angels in Genesis 18:6, and was later incorporated into the Temple services as well as being part of the culture. The Lord’s audience would have known that the woman was adding an ingredient that didn’t belong. In the context of the Kingdom Parables the fellowship offering represents the Church and the leaven represents sin. The point is that the church would be populated by sinners, who didn’t belong in the Presence of God. In other words they’d be saved by grace not because of their righteousness.