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Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send forth laborers into his harvest."
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God "Thrusts Out" Laborers
Commentators emphasize that the Greek word for "send forth" (ekballō) means to "thrust out" or "drive out." This isn't a gentle suggestion but a powerful divine compulsion. Scholars like Spurgeon and Calvin stress that only God can raise up and send authentic, effective ministers, contrasting them with ineffective "man-made" ones. The call to ministry is a divine initiative, and believers should pray for God to sovereignly compel people into His service.
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That he send forth labourers (οπως εκβαλη εργατας). Jesus turns from the figure of the shepherdless sheep to the harvest field rip…
19th Century
Anglican
The Lord of the harvest refers to the Father who had sent Him to be the Sower of the divine seed, and who, through Him, was about …
Baptist
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no sheph…
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The metaphor changes from sheep farming to harvest (v.37), as Jesus seeks to awaken similar compassion in his disciples. Later on the harvest is th…
16th Century
Protestant
Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest. Since no one by themselves will become a sincere and faithful minister of the gospel, and since…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest By "the Lord of the harvest" is either meant God the Father, whose are all the elect…
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Presbyterian
Jesus visited not only the great and wealthy cities, but the poor, obscure villages; and there he preached, there he healed. The souls of the humbl…
13th Century
Catholic
It has been shown how Christ had helped those coming to Him; here the Evangelist mentions that Christ was going to them. He mentions two things: fi…