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The Sower

The farmer in Jesus' parable who sowed seed on different types of ground.

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First appearance: book i on select texts of scripture

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The central figure who sows the seed, representing Christ or the preacher of the Word.
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See The Sower in book i on select texts of scripture

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  • Other

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  • Divine Judgment and Mercy
  • Faith and Redemption Figures

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional peak occurs in stanza V, where the speaker’s hope is violently extinguished as Satan obscures ev…

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See The Sower in book i on select texts of scripture
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