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). Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. It was hidden when our Lord came. He, too, knew that nothing he owned could compare to the great treasure he had finally found. In the parable of the soils, the seed represented the Word of God; here it represents true believers. The treasure is the secret of international peace, of harmony among the nations. But he hid it again. Jodi has a passion for Biblical ac More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. Parables are stories about everyday people and things that help us understand spiritual truths. I. He chose them to be a representative nation, to be a working model of what a nation ought to be, in order that other nations might share that knowledge. i. And he bought that field. The Communists claim that they have found it. So we already have clues as to what these mean.The man in these parables is always Jesus himself. III. Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. The point of the parable lies in his "earnestness," his anxiety, his care, and his actually obtaining it. Julian the apostate, as he is called, once asked a certain Christian, What do you think the carpenters son is doing now? Making coffins for you and for all his enemies, was the prompt reply. (Spurgeon). The man who finds the treasure does not simply take it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader who was looking for fine pearls. The one thing they have in common is that they were sown of the Lord, and from the good seed of His Word. And like the first parable, the man gladly gave up everything he owned to get the 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. And the queen's heart melted and she said, "I didn't believe the reports until I had seen all this with my own eyes, but the half has never been told me," (1Kings 10:7). The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field. Instead, he leaves it there, sells everything he has, and buys the field in order to get the treasure it contains. i. The shell has two parts that are hinged together like this. They have not yet grasped again the lost secret of their nation -- that the nation which walks in right relationship to him, God will heal. This casts special scorn upon the great evil angel. But the exciting thing about Scripture is that in it we are always dealing with fact, not fancy. He uncovered it. the possession of the forgiving and cleansing grace of God which is in Jesus Christ. The man in Jesus parable found a very valuable pearl. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. In the days of David, and especially in those of Solomon who followed, the world beat a path to Israel to see what God was doing. He felt the condemnation of a righteous God. Then he went and gave all that he had and bought that field of humanity. 2007 BibleLessons4Kidz.com All rights reserved worldwide. Clearly, the treasure in that field was worth more than everything else that the man owned. It is not full life because it is life that is separate from God (Isaiah 59:2). If there is anyone here in that condition, remember that this is God's promise to you, and that he has given a visible demonstration in the life of this nation. That is the story of the gospels. Main Point: The Kingdom of God is worth far more than anything else. Maybe he was a hired helper for the man who owned the field, or maybe he was just passing through. The bigger and more perfectly round the pearl, the more valuable it is. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. He has been at work ever since, sending men into all parts of the earth and into all levels of society, among all kinds of people, putting them there in order that there may be a testimony of the Word. Life outside the kingdom is sort of like this. But is it only a dream? 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.. b. 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. Yet it can also be asked out of deep appreciation of the fact that the Son of God took such a noble, lowly place. And then our Lord said in the third parable that there would be an abnormal and an unnatural growth of the seed that he planted. ii. Or maybe the field was for sale and the man was looking it over before deciding whether to buy it. 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. b. Then she asked him for the secret and Solomon took her to the temple and there he showed her the worship of Jehovah, showed her how this nation was related to the God of glory and that it was their understanding of God which produced the magnificence she had seen. Notice that there are two things in this story which are immediately recognizable because we have had them before. 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. It is the very ordinariness of Jesus home background that causes the astonishment (cf. This treasure is freely given by God, the King, to everyone who trusts in Him. In Verses44 and45 Jesus says. But you arent quite able to taste it. But our treasure - our immeasurably better treasure - has no limit! Notice that the man sold EVERYTHING. To the ancient peoples, as we have just seen, a pearl was the loveliest of all possessions; that means that the Kingdom of Heaven is the loveliest thing in the world. (Barclay). Their hearts receive the message of the kingdom, and the seed takes root and produces lots of spiritual fruit. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field." Explanation and Commentary of Matthew 13:44 The first four stories were given to the unbelieving seaside crowd. The person who finds the treasure joyfully "sells all" to buy the field (13:44). He would be really endeavoring to gain property belonging to another at far less than its real value, and the principle of real integrity would require him to inform the owner of the discovery. It turns out that Mr. Hills emeralds were some of the best quality emeralds in North America. 13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: He himself is deeply involved in it. Bengel's Gnomen Matthew 13:45. The kingdom of heaven is like treasure that was hidden in a field. 44"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. Nations are right to try to solve their problems and reconcile their differences. So did Jesus himself, at the utmost cost, buy the world to gain his church, which was the treasure which he desired. (Spurgeon), Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.. You are in the heat of the battle, it rages around you. But there would be one kind of heart in which the seed would grow up into a harvest and produce fruit. 'Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it . Matthew 13, verse 44: "In his joy, he went and sold all he had and bought that field." These two short parables tell the story of the whole Bible. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he . (Matthew uses the phrase kingdom of heaven while the other authors use kingdom of God, but they are one and the same.) II. The success and glory of Jesus seemed only to make them more resentful towards Him. We never can understand anything until we see it demonstrated before us. When the world sees again a visible manifestation of what God intends a nation to do, then the nations will learn world peace. 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! Jesus wants it to grow! 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. i. 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. i. Jesus compared the kingdom of God to the hidden treasure. It seems by this parable, according to the Jewish laws, that not the finder of a treasure in a field, but the owner of the field, had the propriety in it; when it should seem rather, that it ought to be divided. If you want to see how God will act with you as an individual then look at the way he has been acting with Israel as a nation. The church would thereafter demonstrate before men the healing grace of God as we will see in our next study together. 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. Pearls were especially valuable in Jesus day. 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. He promises that it will grow - and God ALWAYS keeps His promises! Jesus makes it clear that we should not let anything keep us from entering the kingdom of God. The Word of God. Paul says of Israel, So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? God has not forgotten Israel. - Matthew 13:44 We are not sure what this man was doing in someone else's field. You can see that these parables are very much alike. a. In the dying of Jesus there, one element of what was accomplished was that he might finally purchase the right to set Israel again among the nations as a model nation so that the world might learn how to live in peace. Message transcript and recording 1971 by Ray Stedman Ministries, owner of sole copyright by assignment from the author. the which when a man hath found; either with or without the use of means, purposely attended to, in order to find it; such as reading, hearing, prayer, and meditation: for sometimes the Gospel, and the spiritual saving knowledge of it, are found, and attained to, by persons accidentally, with respect to themselves, though providentially, with respect to God; when they had no desire after it, or searched for it, and thought nothing about it; though by others it is come at, in a diligent use of the above means: he hideth; 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: anor joy thereof; for the Gospel, when rightly understood, brings good tidings of great joy, to sensible sinners. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. They said to Him, Yes, Lord. We wonder if the disciples really did understand Jesus here. The man was so excited to know that he could possibly own that treasure. The parable of the hidden treasure found. 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. When I peel it, you cant smell it like I can smell it. That shows how much he valued this pearl of great price, and how much Jesus values His people. Where then did this Man get all these things?. I have this beautiful fruit. Satan has a shoot of iniquity for every shoot of grace; and, when God revives his work, Satan revives his also. (Clarke), iii. Israel, therefore is not a unique, select people, but rather is a people chosen to demonstrate the kind of relationship that God wants to have with every other people on earth. He set them out as a sample, an example nation, to indicate by visible demonstration what God wants to be and to do with all the other nations of the world. But the wonderful thing the Lord tells us here is that he has not given up his purpose. Yet the point is clear, both in the world and in the kingdom community. So they were offended at Him: When we think of how strongly Jesus is identified with Nazareth (see at Matthew 2:23), it is even more surprising to note that the people of Nazareth did not appreciate it. He went home and sold everything he owned: his house, his furniture, his jewelry, his sheep and goats. With these clues that our Lord himself has given us, we now have the key to the understanding of this parable. So he went and sold everything he had. These two parables speak of how highly the King values the people of His kingdom. law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus makes him free from the law of sin and death, , ut pleno jure thesaurum possideret omnemque litium occasionem praecideret, , Three other parables: the Treasure, the Pearl, the Net. 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? c. He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief: It is truly remarkable that Jesus was, in some manner, limited by their unbelief. This is what we human beings need. Subject to permissions policy, all rights reserved. If you want to put that treasure into one word, as revealed by the Scriptures, that word is Israel, the nation of Israel. Western democracies say that they have found it. But thats not what he did. Put dark glasses on her and tie the handkerchief LOOSELY to cover her nose and mouth (bandit style). But you know what happened. But, nevertheless, the Scriptures tell us that the secret is hidden from men until it be revealed through Israel. It is a visible example to all mankind of the way God deals with humanity. By no means! God wants ALL people to believe in Jesus and enter into His kingdom (1 Peter 2:9). This parable tells us that. 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). All rights reserved worldwide. He lamented over this recalcitrant city and said, "O Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! i. Jesus takes away the sin of everyone who trusts in Him (John 1:29). They concern things which are not quite as easily seen in the historical process. The rocky places stood for the people who like hearing Gods word at first, but they dont let it take root in their hearts. -- for if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon [which were pagan communities], they would have repented long ago. A furnace of fire represents one destiny and radiant glory (shine forth as the sun) the other destiny. We speak of the Jews as "the chosen people," and unfortunately a very grave misconception of that phrase has arisen. But when King Solomon met her he began to give presents to her, and his outweighed hers by far. Listen for answers. So the secret of world peace is wrapped up, bound up, in this strange nation, Israel. Eventually, after several years, it ends up looking like a beautiful, shiny stone called a pearl. So it will be at the end of the age. 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. 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