:4a. '''Path ''' outside of the garden. Man was left to know God by the testimony of the Son through general revelation. ([[Rom 1:18ff]]):4b. Stony place. The '''stone ''' is Christ ([Eph 2:20]]) as the Word of God revealed through the Torah (law). He is the chief cornerstone. The other stones are Israel which built the temple.:4c. Jesus said the '''thorns ''' were the carees cares of the world. Jesus was revealed to the world he cared for, in the flesh, and they killed him. :4d. '''Good ground'''. Christ made his bride 'good' through his death and resurectionresurrection, and is fruitful in resurrection.