Briefly, chapter 8 is the Lord’s preaching; chapter 9 the preaching of the twelve apostles; chapter 10 the preaching of the seventy.
V.1-3 He takes men and women with Him who had been attracted to Him. Did you ever stop and think how amazing it is that God the Creator has come to earth to preach the kingdom of God! He has a plan that will meet every need we believers could ever have! What a world! A world which is in total rebellion against God!
V.4-15 Do you think you have found the secret of this parable of the Sower? It is to expose what man is, the seed was always the same, but the dropping of the seed here and there was to expose what the soil was like. Every type of person in the world is seen as the different soils. The first is the roadway — where the devil is waiting. The second is the rocks — where the old nature comes out. The third is the thorny ground — where the world dominates everything. The fourth is the good ground — where the Holy Spirit is working.
V.16 We who know the Lord Jesus, should not hide that light. If the light is under a vessel, or a bed, it surely doesn’t light the way. Perhaps a vessel would remind us of our work and we should never let our work keep us from shining for the Lord. The bed tells us of our laziness we ought to be diligent in letting our light shine.