Taking it as read, "Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god.” Isaiah 44:6 (NRSV) then, we are left with an interesting conversation regarding the presence of the weeds among the wheat. (Matthew 13:24 ff). How is that the enemy is allowed so close to impact the field of wheat? Will the weed not have a negative impact on the wheat? Or, is it possible that the weed and the wheat occupy the same soil and in time the quality of the soil will decide which survives . . .

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