People bring the same charge against Jesus today; I see those associated with Him, and they seem lowly or very normal; Jesus must also not be special., c. Where then did this Man get all these things: Their reception of Jesus was not welcoming or friendly. When a man found it, he hid it again. iii. For Israel, even in rejection, even in failure, is still an example to the people of the world. Here is the treasure that will make you rich, because it will pay your debts, and endow you with capacity enough to meet all future expenditure-viz. Again, let me ask you to notice, further, the two ways of finding. The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls: Again, Jesus is the buyer and the individual believer is the pearl that He sees as so valuable that He would happily give all to have it forever. - Matthew 13:44, Props: Small plate of fruit, dark glasses, bandana; Strand of pearls (artificial is fine). which is to be understood not in an ill sense, as the man hid his talent in a napkin, and in the earth; but in a good sense, and designs his care of it; his laying it up in his heart, that he might not lose it, and that it might not be taken away from him: and for joy thereof; It is a visible example to all mankind of the way God deals with humanity. The kingdom of heaven is God's work among men, God's rule and authority in the midst of human affairs. The shell has two parts that are hinged together like this. A buried treasure and a pricy pearl Matthew 13:44-46 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. He felt the condemnation of a righteous God. Listen for answers. But we need to recognize that the parable of the treasure hidden in the field is the first of a series of three which our Lord gave in connection with the other four and on the same day, but, as Matthew is careful to tell us, he gave these to the disciples alone after they had gone back into the house. We speak of the Jews as "the chosen people," and unfortunately a very grave misconception of that phrase has arisen. i. If you want to put that treasure into one word, as revealed by the Scriptures, that word is Israel, the nation of Israel. Jesus is not pointing out what we must give up to enter His kingdom. The parable of the hidden treasure found. "Many turned back," the record says, "and no longer walked with him," (John 6:66). No! The one thing they have in common is that they were sown of the Lord, and from the good seed of His Word. The parable had its fulfilment in them when they, at the bidding of their Lord, forsook all and followed Him. Such, it need hardly be said, has been the story of thousands of the saints of God in every age of the Churchs life from that day to this. He promises that it will grow - and God ALWAYS keeps His promises! Never, anywhere in Scripture is salvation ever offered to us as something we have to buy, or can buy. i. That is what our Lord wants us to ask. The sacred writings should be his treasure, and he should properly understand them his knowledge consists in being well instructed in the things concerning the kingdom of heaven, and the art of conducting men thither. (Clarke), v. Ministers of the gospel should not be novices, 1 Timothy 3:6, raw and ignorant men; but men mighty in the Scriptures, well acquainted with the writings of the Old and New Testament, and the sense of them; men that have a stock of spiritual knowledge, able readily to speak a word to the weary, and to speak to men and womens particular cases and questions. (Poole), Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there. That is why it is not enough to preach the gospel to people; you must also live it. He was very happy. There is a man, and there is a field. Matthew 13:44 "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid; and from joy over it he goes and sells all he has, and buys that field. iii. Click on the different category headings to find out more. The goal of this game is to be the team who collects the most pearls in their bucket. i. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls. And His sisters, are they not all with us? We never can understand anything until we see it demonstrated before us. And there it remains until our Lord's return. There they stand ready, being prepared right now to discover again, finally, the secret of their life. . She wasn't just Queen for a Day. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Matthew 13:44-46 The Word of God . Instantly, the man knew that the treasure was incredibly valuable. The reason he joyfully goes and sells all that he has and buys that field, is that the man understands its true value. Some time ago, in addressing a crowd of 2,500 delegates from 57 countries of the world who were trying to find some way to world peace, he said these remarkable words: "What element is lacking so that with all our skill and all our knowledge we still find ourselves in the dark valley of discord and enmity? Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it. For more than four hundred years Israel had been an obscure, tiny little nation. In 1998, a man named James Hill found a small cave full of emeralds on his familys property in North Carolina. They said to Him, Yes, Lord. We wonder if the disciples really did understand Jesus here. goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth the field: which is not to be interpreted literally and properly; though a man that knows the worth and value of the Bible, rather than be without one, would part with all his worldly substance for one; but figuratively, and denotes the willingness of such souls, who are led into the glory, fulness, and excellency of the word of God, the scriptures of truth, and of the immense treasure of the Gospel therein, to part with all that has been, or is dear unto them; with their sins, and self-righteousness; with their good names and characters; their worldly substance, and life itself, for the sake of the Gospel, and their profession of it: and may also design the use of all means, to gain a larger degree of light and knowledge in the Gospel. Where then did this Man get all these things?. The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a. I. The kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet: Jesus shows that the world will remain divided right up until the end, and the Church will not reform the world, ushering in the kingdom. Now if their trespass means riches for the world, and if their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean! Teacher Note: These parables are not a plea for us to sell all we have in order to obtain the kingdom - for we truly have nothing to offer God (Ephesians 2:5-9). He went home and sold everything he owned: his house, his furniture, his jewelry, his sheep and goats. Jodi has a passion for Biblical ac More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. One of the fascinating things about studying Scripture, especially in a series of parables, is to try to answer questions like that -- to seek to fit the puzzle of the parable to the pattern of life, and see where they correspond. Nations are right to try to solve their problems and reconcile their differences. Learning Context: Sunday School Target Time Frame: 45 minutes Memory Verse: Matthew 13:44 "The kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. He had been in Washington,D.C., spending some time with a young congressman who is a mutual friend of ours. Our heavenly Father, how we thank you for the marvelous truth that you, Lord, have bought the world, that it belongs to you, and that you shall some day rule and reign in power and glory in its midst and all your promises shall be fulfilled. This man was like the people who had listened to Gods promises of long ago, and were waiting for the Messiah, the Savior, to come. Then he took all the money that he had made, and he bought that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'" Every scribe: Jesus used the term here simply to describe a teacher. But in our own time we are facing an amazing wonder, one of the most remarkable things that has ever taken place in the annals of men, and one of the most dramatic demonstrations of the truth of the Word of God! Only when Israel comes again into its right relationship to God is it ever possible to have world peace. He covered it up again, buried it again. It is not full life because it is life that is separate from God (Isaiah 59:2). Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. The previous three parables (the wheat and the tares, the mustard seed, and the leaven) each spoke of corruption in the kingdom community. Then, building on that, in the second parable the Lord said that he would take the sons of the kingdom, who are produced by the seed of the Word, and sow them like wheat throughout the world. It would be his duty to inform the owner of the field of the discovery. That person is part of Gods kingdom. The oyster opens its shell to let water and food in. b. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. You can check these in your browser security settings. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. Copyright 1995, 1996, 1998 by International Bible Society / Used by permission of IBS-STL. The treasure was so important to him, that he joyfully gave up everything else in the world to gain that treasure. So we already have clues as to what these mean.The man in these parables is always Jesus himself. This is like the kingdom of God because it grows in the hearts of believers, and it grows throughout the world as more and more people enter the kingdom. Not every oyster has a pearl, and not every pearl is big or round. Therefore, we will not spend any more time on that misinterpretation, but will come right to the heart of what the story of the treasure hidden in the field really means. -- for if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon [which were pagan communities], they would have repented long ago. Instead, they are a call for us to desire the kingdom above all else. b. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. But was not that an honest occupation? (Trapp), iii. Put dark glasses on her and tie the handkerchief LOOSELY to cover her nose and mouth (bandit style). He states a case where a man would actually "sacrifice his property," and practice diligence and watchfulness to obtain the wealth which he had discovered. Instead of being received by the rulers and leaders of the people he was rejected. Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? On our own, we cannot be part of Gods kingdom. And yet they are extremely controlling of human events. the pearl of great price: who is of an unspeakable brightness and glory, of intrinsic worth and value; who is enriching to those that possess him, and precious to them that believe; and of such a price, that no valuable consideration can be given for him: wherefore such a soul is willing to part with all for him; with sinful self, and righteous self; and with the honours, riches, and profits of this world; and buy him, his grace and righteousness, without money, and without price. He entered into all of that. In this little parable he reveals that he came and found this treasure, the secret of world peace and prosperity, hidden in this nation. The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. The passage for this lection offers a counter-image to this destructive force. Why? There would be a partial failure of the seed of the Word because of the conditions of some of the hearts into which it fell. And our Lord found the nation in bondage, the temple overrun with moneychangers, commercial charlatans making a fast buck by preying upon the worship of the people. And for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field: The treasure so wonderful that Jesus would give all to purchase is the individual believer. Even the Jewish people themselves misunderstand it to a large degree. It turns out that Mr. Hills emeralds were some of the best quality emeralds in North America. And he bought that field. Jodi is part of the Childrens Ministry team at Grace Fellowship Church, outside of Atlanta. These two parables speak of how highly the King values the people of His kingdom. That is Israel's purpose and there was a time in their developing history when it was partially fulfilled. Around us the storms may gather, but let us not shut out the hope that the burdens of fear and want may be lifted for a glorious era from the bruised and weary shoulders of mankind. Instead, he leaves it there, sells everything he has, and buys the field in order to get the treasure it contains. He is saying that you should be willing to. Something was hidden, lost in the human race, but he uncovered it. Say: This summer we have been studying the parables that Jesus taught. Or maybe the field was for sale and the man was looking it over before deciding whether to buy it. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house. Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief. The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl. Through the pages of the Word of God we are afforded tremendous insights into life. I. We ask it in Jesus' name, Amen. Well, is it not obvious that there is something lost with relation to humanity, something every human being seems to be seeking, consciously or unconsciously, something every thinking person in this room and throughout the world is searching for and longing for with an ache that is almost physical? By no means! In the parable of the soils, the seed represented the Word of God; here it represents true believers. b. They concern those aspects of the kingdom of heaven at work among men which are readily recognizable and visible in history. These were the best she had to offer. When they were cut and polished, they were worth millions of dollars. a. God is in control. As we learned two weeks ago, the kingdom of God will grow and grow! But even that partial realization was a magnificent model of what God could do with any nation. He was full of joy over this discovery. I don't know what that may evoke in your mind. Hard path, rocky places, thorny, and good soil. But through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. Yesterday I spent a few hours with Dr.Billy Graham. All rights reserved. And the nations of earth will never learn this righteousness finally, until Israel stands once again as a nation before God, recognizing the presence of God in their midst and providing a working model of how every nation ultimately shall be run by the provision and power of God. i. With these clues that our Lord himself has given us, we now have the key to the understanding of this parable. I was reminded by that conversation of the words of the Secretary General of the United Nations, UThant. In the days of David and Solomon there was a demonstration to the world of their day of what God would do with a nation which was in right relationship with him. But thats not what he did. No one can ever give all that he has in order to purchase Jesus Christ because he has nothing to give in the first place. This time, He compares the kingdom of heaven to treasure found hidden in a field. You need only read the book of Deuteronomy to know that God set aside this people, the Jews, in order that they should be a showcase of theocracy to all the other nations of the world. And then he went and gave all that he had and bought the field in which it is hidden. Parables are stories about everyday people and things that help us understand spiritual truths. It is having His peace, His joy, His love, and His power. Now notice, secondly, the concealment of the treasure. So he unfolded it and unveiled it again. (Matthew 13:44). Main Point: The Kingdom of God is worth far more than anything else. And Congress is trying to put its finger on where you begin and how you relate peace of heart in an individual to peace among men. The first four stories were given to the unbelieving seaside crowd. For permission to use this content, please review Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. Ask: Who can remember the four different soils Jesus talked about? Consider the words of Jim Elliot, He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose. The emphasis is not on what we give up, but on the unfathomable new life that is being offered to us. So he went and sold everything he had. So, if there are some among us here, who, like Israel, have temporarily turned away from God and have been walking away from him, who may, like Israel, once have had sweet fellowship with the Lord but lately have been resisting, have turned aside and gone back, have lost faith and now are wandering in perplexity, puzzlement, and bewilderment, in obscurity, weakness, and defeat, nevertheless God's promises to you are just as sure as they are to Israel. If you belong to the kingdom, you have the greatest treasure! Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. He ended them, and then he said to the people, "The kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation that will bring forth the fruits of it," (Matthew 21:43). Usually people take it to mean that God has chosen the Jews for a special destiny, to mean that they are to have special and uniquely privileged treatment, different than any other nation enjoys. The word peace is on everyone's lips today. The Lord Jesus says that he came and uncovered for a brief time the secret of world peace and prosperity. Whatever the reason he was there, he found an amazing treasure, maybe similar to the emeralds. This parable may be understood of Christ's seeking, finding, and purchasing his elect: for, certain it is, that he has sought after them; which implies, that they were lost and going astray; expresses his great love to them, value for them, and desire after them; in doing which, he took much pains, and used much diligence: and certain it also is, II. And do you know that all this is not without its application to us as individuals as well? But, nevertheless, the Scriptures tell us that the secret is hidden from men until it be revealed through Israel. So it will be at the end of the age. A crowd of children and humble folk were the only ones who recognized him and went ahead of him waving palm branches and crying, "Hosanna! It was a partial demonstration, never complete, never full. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. a. But it is very evident that neither has found this secret. The treasure is the secret of international peace, of harmony among the nations. He sows the tares, and tries to destroy the harvest; and, therefore, the good angels are brought in to celebrate his defeat, and to rejoice together with their Lord in the success of the divine husbandry. (Spurgeon). And he bought that pearl. He merely states the way in which people do "actually" manage to obtain wealth. In these actions, the power of that which has been found is seen to be at work. Application: The point of these two parables is the great value of being a part of Gods kingdom. (You see, congressmen don't spend all their time smoking cigars and kissing babies.) Read the Scripture: Matthew 13:44 In the great series of parables in Matthew 13 our Lord gave us, as he said, "The secrets of the kingdom of heaven." The kingdom of heaven is God's work among men, God's rule and authority in the midst of human affairs. In this series Jesus is revealing the work of the kingdom as it is going on throughout the centuries of this present age since his first coming and before his return. This storehouse contains things new and old. Western democracies say that they have found it. And they would remember the words of Psalm 135:4: For the Lord hath chosen Jacob [another name for Israel] unto himself for his peculiar treasure. There is nothing wrong with that at all. If you have that, you are rich; if you do not possess it, you are poor. When our Lord covered the treasure over it was hidden completely in the field of humanity again. The church would thereafter demonstrate before men the healing grace of God as we will see in our next study together. The usual interpretation of these parables is that Christ is the hidden treasure and that he is the pearl of great price. Subject to permissions policy, all rights reserved. " This seems like a very imaginative story to us, but to the people Jesus was talking to, this would not have been all that uncommon. Place your hands together like an oyster shell. i. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. She reviewed all the glories of the kingdom of Solomon and was amazed and staggered by what she saw. 13:49). They are intended to demonstrate how any nation can be blessed and fulfilled and find prosperity and peace and harmony and happiness if they discover the secret of their relationship to God. You can see that these parables are very much alike. So it will be at the end of the age: There will be both the wicked and the just until the end of the age (as also demonstrated in the previous parable of the wheat and the tares). (Romans 11:11-14 RSV), For if their rejection means the reconciIiation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead? The kingdom of God is wherever the will of God is done. which is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, the truth as it is in Jesus, the glad tidings. Every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom: Jesus said that everyone who really knows Gods Word both will know the old and learn the new of the kingdom. I hope that this is clear to the many of you, especially those of you who are younger, who are earnestly and zealously and quite dedicatedly trying to pursue world peace. It is the best life possible. Everyone who chooses to trust in Him has kingdom life - life to the fullest! Under rabbinic law if a workman came on a treasure in a field and lifted it out, it would belong to his master, the fields owner; but here the man is careful not to lift the treasure out till he has bought the field. (Carson). He is telling us that it is worth more than everything else. he said (Matthew 23:13, et al). But the wonderful thing the Lord tells us here is that he has not given up his purpose. The pearl is different than the treasure, and yet for both the Lord gave all that he had. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader who was looking for fine pearls. ii. He, too, knew that nothing he owned could compare to the great treasure he had finally found. 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. Though they are surrounded and ringed by enemies armed to the teeth who are vowing to wipe every Jew off the face of the earth, Nevertheless, as is obvious, they do not understand the secret of their own life and are trying to produce peace and stability by democratic methods and consensus and compromise. The fate of these ungodly ones will be fire, the most terrible of punishments; but this will not annihilate them; for they shall exhibit the surest tokens of a living woe wailing and gnashing of teeth. (Spurgeon). Finding the treasure appears to be by chance. Finally, there was the parable of the woman who took leaven and introduced it into the three measures of meal, by which Jesus made clear that something would destroy the precious fellowship of the people of God and that it would be allowed into the church by the very people who were appointed to keep it out. We pray, Lord Jesus, that we may all apply this to our lives, and that we may understand that you desire to heal us and bring us right now into an experience of joy and glory and gladness and fruitfulness. Thus, the field from which the treasure is gathered would be the world just as the sea from which fish are gathered is the world, and this also just as the wheat and weeds are gathered from the field, which is the world. I have never forgotten something I learned years ago when in Hawaii. Augustine made the interpretation official struggling against the DonatistsMost Reformers followed the same line. (Carson). The scribes amongst the Jews were not only clerks, that were employed in writing, but teachers of the law; such a one was Ezra (Ezra 7:6). (Poole). And it is hidden within that human field so that Jesus had to buy the field in order to get the treasure. The parables describe how the kin (g)dom of heaven emerges from something almost invisible to the eye and grows exponentially, offering us sustenance, a treasure worthy of all our attention and resources. As time goes on, the sand is coated with more and more layers of this coating. Eventually, after several years, it ends up looking like a beautiful, shiny stone called a pearl. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. The nation's glory was gone. But with those dark glasses on, you cant see all the nice colors. This insulting question seems to intimate that our Lords family was a very obscure one; and that they were of small repute among their neighbours, except for their piety. Clarke), iii. What would it be? Paul says of Israel, So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? When I peel it, you cant smell it like I can smell it. Matthew 13:45 "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. You are in the heat of the battle, it rages around you. Years ago I was struck by the closing words of a great address that Winston Churchill gave at Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1950: What prizes lie before all the people if they are worthy of them: peace, food, happiness, leisure, wealth for the masses never known nor dreamed of, the glorious advance into a period of rest and safety for all the hundreds of millions of homes where little children play by the fire, and girls grow up in all their beauty, and young men strive and win in the free enterprise of life. All this has happened exactly as our Lord said and all of it is visible in history. A great misinterpretation of these parables has developed, quite without any basis in the systematic interpretation of symbols in Scripture, which has hidden their true meaning. Read full chapter. Next week we will go on to see how this parable ties very closely with the next one, the parable of the pearl of great price. Both men GLADLY, JOYFULLY gave up everything else to claim their new found treasure. The old Puritan commentator John Trapp here remarked that unbelief was A sin of that venomous nature, that it transfuseth, as it were, a dead palsy into the hands of omnipotency., 2018 David Guzik No distribution beyond personal use without permission. By the grace of God, He sends His Holy Spirit to live inside of that person, and he or she is then able to do Gods will. (As we saw last time, the parable of the leaven also has been misconstrued to mean something quite different from what our Lord ever intended.) Just as in the first parable, the valuable pearl was a symbol of the kingdom of God. In these two parables our Lord is telling us the reasons for the cross. Why is it that for all our professed ideals, our hopes, and our skills, peace on earth is still a distant objective seen only dimly through the storms and turmoils of our present difficulties?". 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