Mark 4:26–29 (NKJV): 26 And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. 28 For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. 29 But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
How different Jesus' explanation of the kingdom of God is when considering the Sanhedrin's view. In order for them to accept what Jesus was promoting, they would need to have a vested part in the whole affair because everything was about them. They could never scatter the seed (word) out in the world indiscriminately, especially when you consider that they never walked through Samaria to travel to and from Jerusalem to Galilee. They considered Samaritans dogs and would never associate with any sinners. Jesus, however, reveals a side of God that the people were blind to, although they had clues along the way. Eccl. 11:1 says, "cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days". The liberality God's word supports is nothing new, just hidden to blind eyes. God is a kind and compassionate Sovereign who cares about all people, even children. In God's plan for the kingdom, the word of God takes root and begins to grow as the Spirit brings life to those who receive it. No one can see the process because it is spiritual and hidden from the flesh. But in the end, the sickle is struck and the harvest is plentiful.