If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. 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 church would thereafter demonstrate before men the healing grace of God as we will see in our next study together. The person has a change of heart, and he or she truly wants to do Gods will. We want to be the kind of good soil that Jesus talked about. Say: This summer we have been studying the parables that Jesus taught. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader who was looking for fine pearls. 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. i. Life outside the kingdom is sort of like this. i. New life in Gods kingdom is much more than going to heaven when we die - although that will be wonderful! But then they let greed and worry take over their heart and mind, and that chokes out the truth that they know. There are banners and placards everywhere you go in America, crying out for peace. It is not enough to mouth great words like love and joy and peace and forgiveness; you also have to demonstrate them, or people will never believe the gospel, never accept it, never receive it. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. These are underwater animals that live inside of a shell. iv. Immediately we are asking ourselves, "What is this treasure?" 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. Place your hands together like an oyster shell. e. Will cast them into the furnace of firethe righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father: Jesus used this parable to clearly illustrate the truth that there are two different paths and eternal destinies. When the world sees again a visible manifestation of what God intends a nation to do, then the nations will learn world peace. He has previously identified himself as the central figure. Is this not the carpenters son: This question was asked out of ignorant prejudice. The goal of this game is to be the team who collects the most pearls in their bucket. But I submit to you that that is false, and obviously so. Their hearts receive the message of the kingdom, and the seed takes root and produces lots of spiritual fruit. This parable and the one following are different in character than the previous three. Then he took all the money that he had made, and he bought that field. The kingdom of heaven is God's work among men, God's rule and authority in the midst of human affairs. As we learned two weeks ago, the kingdom of God will grow and grow! Something is hidden in the world. They fit together but they are not talking about exactly the same thing. And in those words, "he gave all that he had," the mystery of the darkness of the cross of Jesus Christ is implied. a. Yet He carefully said that the field is the world. So he went and sold everything he had. There is nothing wrong with that at all. Yet they had lost the secret of their own lives. And sometimes a piece of sand or shell gets in. God has not forgotten Israel. Subject to permissions policy, all rights reserved. Such that have ability and leisure, may consult a controversy in Philostratus (l), between two persons, the buyer and seller of a field; in which, after the purchase, a treasure was found, when the seller claimed it as his; urging, that had he known of it, he would never have sold him the field: the buyer, on the other hand, insisted on its being his property; alleging that all was his which was contained in the land bought by him. There is a man, and there is a field. Satan has a shoot of iniquity for every shoot of grace; and, when God revives his work, Satan revives his also. (Clarke), iii. So they were offended at Him. -- for if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon [which were pagan communities], they would have repented long ago. Where then did this Man get all these things?. The United Nations exists for this very purpose. Put dark glasses on her and tie the handkerchief LOOSELY to cover her nose and mouth (bandit style). Jesus makes it clear that we should not let anything keep us from entering the kingdom of God. The point of the parables is completely different; the parable of the soils shows how men receive and respond to the Word of God, and the parable of the tares of the field shows how God will divide His true people from false believers at the end of this age. It is recorded in the motto of that fiftieth state. b. 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. So it will be at the end of the age. The reference, as in the weeds, is not primarily to a mixed church, but to the division among mankind in general which the last judgment will bring to light. (France), Jesus said to them, Have you understood all these things? They said to Him, Yes, Lord. Then He said to them, Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.. 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. Finally Jesus left the city once more and went out to his death. The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field. When I peel it, you cant smell it like I can smell it. But you have refused," (Matthew 11:21, Luke 10:13). Before we read the parable, I want to tell you another true story. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. 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). 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. Yesterday I spent a few hours with Dr.Billy Graham. (Matthew uses the phrase kingdom of heaven while the other authors use kingdom of God, but they are one and the same.) This week, well look at a parable in which Jesus told how much the kingdom of God is worth. A small degree of knowledge is not sufficient for a preacher of the Gospel. But when King Solomon met her he began to give presents to her, and his outweighed hers by far. Therefore, those closest to truly spiritual people see just how normal they are and sometimes think that they arent spiritual because they are normal. ii. For Israel, even in rejection, even in failure, is still an example to the people of the world. I can take a bite and taste the amazing flavors. He found poverty and misery stalking the land. a. ii. As we can imagine, he was afraid that when people heard about his discovery, they would sneak onto his land and grab whatever pieces of emerald they could find. Instead, Jesus is the man who gave all that He had to buy the field. I. 13:44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Finally, there was good soil. It is hidden from most people. In these two parables our Lord is telling us the reasons for the cross. Paul says of Israel, So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? Is this not the carpenters son? In the parable of the soils, the seed represented the Word of God; here it represents true believers. 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. Read full chapter. The best pearls were worth extraordinary sums of money. Ask: Does anyone know where pearls come from? The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a. I. Politicians have struggled for centuries to try to find the secret of world peace. For 1900 years Israel was utterly lost among the nations, dispersed. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. 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. Yet the point is clear, both in the world and in the kingdom community. Instantly, the man knew that the treasure was incredibly valuable. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire. But with those dark glasses on, you cant see all the nice colors. There is nothing that even compares to a loving relationship with the Creator of the universe! He knew the aching loneliness, the heartache, the misery, the rejection, the sense of despair, of self-loathing, of emptiness and worthlessness and meaninglessness, and the awful hostility that sin engenders. Jesus compared the kingdom of God to the hidden treasure. As long as God chooses to work in concert with human agency, developing our ability to partner with Him, our unbelief can and may hinder the work of God. Say: Pearls come from oysters. He was very happy. The discoveries disrupt normal daily life and priorities; they require risk and sacrifice. The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl. (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? Now we turn to these three private parables given to the disciples: The parable of the hidden treasure, the parable of the pearl of great price, and the parable of the dragnet. What a beautiful dream. The Communists claim that they have found it. The treasure was too great to forget about! We ask it in Jesus' name, Amen. And he bought that field. Jesus is speaking in parables to describe the kingdom of heaven. 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). It was a partial demonstration, never complete, never full. The rocky places stood for the people who like hearing Gods word at first, but they dont let it take root in their hearts. Instead, they are a call for us to desire the kingdom above all else. 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. Bengel's Gnomen Matthew 13:45. The bigger and more perfectly round the pearl, the more valuable it is. i. That is what our Lord wants us to ask. But Jesus came to make the kingdom available to everyone (Mark 1:15). [That is, Israel had obviously stumbled at that time, but have they fallen completely?] For more than four hundred years Israel had been an obscure, tiny little nation. i. 'The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. And he bought that pearl. 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure 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. This is what Paul tells us in the ninth, tenth, and eleventh chapters of Romans. And then he demonstrated it by healing the multitudes, by driving the moneychangers out of the temple, by feeding the thousands with bread and fish, and by rebuking death and evil everywhere he went. If you have that, you are rich; if you do not possess it, you are poor. a. How often would have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! 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. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. Of greater importance in the history of the church has been the view that this actually means that the field is the church. 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). Listen for answers. 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! In these actions, the power of that which has been found is seen to be at work. Or maybe the field was for sale and the man was looking it over before deciding whether to buy it. She wasn't just Queen for a Day. Why? God has said that if you will turn back to him, as Israel will some day, he stands ready to heal, ready to forgive, ready to wipe out all the failures, all the transgressions, and to begin in your experience to cause your life to blossom and to come into abundance. All rights reserved worldwide. He entered into all of that. i. 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? 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. The problem with his emerald treasure was that there was a limited supply. The usual interpretation of these parables is that Christ is the hidden treasure and that he is the pearl of great price. Maybe he was a hired helper for the man who owned the field, or maybe he was just passing through. They each have the element of a man who discovers something valuable and sells all that he has and buys it. He merely states the way in which people do "actually" manage to obtain wealth. 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; These parables afford us a glimpse behind the scenes of history into factors and forces which are at work today but which we would never find reported on the pages of the newspaper. And he was telling me how divided among themselves the Israelis are and how they are separating into squabbling bickering groups, fighting each other, and into many political parties vying for power. He hideth - That is, he conceals the fact that he has found it; he does not tell of it. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. (Just as a comparison, the diamond on a womans wedding ring may be about one-quarter or one-half of a carat.) And when He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 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. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. That is why it is not enough to preach the gospel to people; you must also live it. But the wonderful thing the Lord tells us here is that he has not given up his purpose. Commentary on Matthew 13:24-30. This is why this nation is here. When our Lord came into the world and came to Israel he found that this treasure had been lost to the world. When the man found the treasure, he could have covered it back up, gone about his business, and forgotten all about it. You can check these in your browser security settings. 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. Something was hidden, lost in the human race, but he uncovered it. That treasure is the lost secret of how to get along with other nations, how to discover peace and prosperity and happiness and all the many results of peace that men have been seeking after for centuries. 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. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field." Basic Supply List: Bible Construction Paper Crayons Candy Bar Sensory Table or large tote Rice By that he indicated that the privilege of demonstrating the grace of God would he taken from Israel and given to the church. It is: Ua mau ke ea o ka aina ika pono, which I am sure you understand means, "The life of the land is preserved by righteousness." (7) Few men understand how great the riches of the kingdom of heaven are, and that no man can be a partaker of them but he that redeems them with the loss of all his goods. 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. " 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. Parables are stories about everyday people and things that help us understand spiritual truths. The treasure is the secret of international peace, of harmony among the nations. He uncovered it. In a land as frequently ravaged as Palestine, many people doubtless buried their treasures; butto actually find a treasure would happen once in a thousand lifetimes. 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. Eventually he came again into the city and there he pronounced solemn and serious words of judgment against the nation. This has certainly proved true in history. One pearl of great price: It seems crazy for a merchant to sell all that he had for one pearl, but for this merchant it was well worth it. But Christ does not intend to vindicate his conduct. 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. There is additional significance in saying, The field is the world instead of The field is Israel. This brief statement presupposes a mission beyond Israel. (Carson). That means a change of mind, repentance, turning again to God and recognizing his presence in our midst. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. We are absolute paupers in God's sight. Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. It is a visible example to all mankind of the way God deals with humanity. Copyright 1995, 1996, 1998 by International Bible Society / Used by permission of IBS-STL. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. It always reminds me immediately of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, of Long John Silver, and doubloons and pieces-of-eight, pegleg pirates, and all the exciting things usually associated with the idea of buried treasure. I am sure that these disciples understood this because they were Jews themselves, and they knew their people's history, and what the Old Testament revealed about them. You can also change some of your preferences. The multitude went away (as most people do from sermons) never the wiser, understanding nothing of what they heard, nor caring to understand it. (Poole), b. He is saying that NOTHING compares in value to the new life that the King wants to give you. When a man found it, he hid it again. Men have dreamed of finding it for centuries. On our own, we cannot be part of Gods kingdom. "Many turned back," the record says, "and no longer walked with him," (John 6:66). I have this beautiful fruit. Now notice, secondly, the concealment of the treasure. 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.. These were men of the Word, and when our Lord spoke this parable, they would clearly remember the words of Exodus19. which is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, the truth as it is in Jesus, the glad tidings. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. MATTHEW 13:45-46. i. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. We come to the fifth parable this morning, the parable of the buried treasure. When our Lord covered the treasure over it was hidden completely in the field of humanity again. You are in the heat of the battle, it rages around you. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. Because each of us sins, none of us can do the perfect will of God. We often think that spiritual people will be much more strange than normal. "We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the spirit forces that are in high places." 5. Let me ask you to think that the true treasure for a man lies in the kingdom of God. Through the pages of the Word of God we are afforded tremendous insights into life. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. 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. Main Point: The Kingdom of God is worth far more than anything else. He has but hidden them away again. So we already have clues as to what these mean.The man in these parables is always Jesus himself. 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. 3. Application: The point of these two parables is the great value of being a part of Gods kingdom. You cannot read the Gospel stories without seeing that there came a time in our Lord's ministry when he began to change his message and turn away from the proclamation that the kingdom of heaven was at hand, that he was there in their midst. With a view of obtaining this, Jesus says that a man would go and sell his property and buy the field. But was not that an honest occupation? (Trapp), iii. His conscience is uneasy. This stood for the people who hear Gods word and believe it fully. 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. 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. And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? They concern those aspects of the kingdom of heaven at work among men which are readily recognizable and visible in history. 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. I have never forgotten something I learned years ago when in Hawaii. The kingdom of heaven is like treasure that was hidden in a field. That means obedience. (Matthew 13:44-46 RSV). 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. He lamented over this recalcitrant city and said, "O Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! So he went away and sold everything he had. Augustine made the interpretation official struggling against the DonatistsMost Reformers followed the same line. (Carson). Pearls were highly prized in that time and place. Application: When we discover that we can enter Gods kingdom, we have a choice to make, just as the man in the field did. Never, anywhere in Scripture is salvation ever offered to us as something we have to buy, or can buy. He would never have called it that. The point of the parable lies in his "earnestness," his anxiety, his care, and his actually obtaining it. Only when Israel comes again into its right relationship to God is it ever possible to have world peace. a. And you and I are making a great mistake if, as Americans, we think that this country is being held together by the Constitution of the United States or by the Declaration of Independence. The total weight of the emeralds was about 3,300 carats. So according to the parable he hid the treasure again. Clearly, the treasure in that field was worth more than everything else that the man owned. But it is very evident that neither has found this secret. Or we can see Gods kingdom, full of peace, love, forgiveness, freedom, and joy, and want that more than anything else. But the exciting thing about Scripture is that in it we are always dealing with fact, not fancy. A furnace of fire represents one destiny and radiant glory (shine forth as the sun) the other destiny. All rights reserved. It is the very ordinariness of Jesus home background that causes the astonishment (cf. Say: Jesus continued by telling another, similar parable. And as we go through life we are the people who some day discover him. In the short course of the three and a half years of our Lord's ministry he uncovered the treasure of Israel, the secret of this nation's life. They know there is some kind of tie between them, but they don't know what it is. i. He bought the field in order that someday he might use that treasure to cause the whole world to blossom and to fill the earth with peace and happiness. Psalms 135:4 KJV). Now, lets turn to Matthew 13:44 and read what Jesus said about hidden treasure. It is listening to His voice. We can see the treasure and we can just go back to our old way of life. Notice that the man sold EVERYTHING. 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. the possession of the forgiving and cleansing grace of God which is in Jesus Christ. The shell has two parts that are hinged together like this. The treasure was so important to him, that he joyfully gave up everything else in the world to gain that treasure. 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. b. A buried treasure and a pricy pearl Matthew 13:44-46 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. Who when he had found one pearl of great price: for such who seek after wisdom and knowledge in the use of proper means, are like merchant men, that trade abroad, and for things of value; and these, under divine direction, find in the Scriptures, and through the ministry of the word, and by prayer and study, the truths of the everlasting Gospel, respecting Christ, his person, office, grace and righteousness; which are equal to, yea transcend a pearl of the highest price; for their original, coming from a far country, from heaven; for their brightness, clearness, and perspicuity; for their ornament and glory; for their firmness and solidity; for their virtue and value, to them that know the worth of them; and such will buy, but not sell them; reckon all things but loss and dung, in comparison of them; and will contend for them, and stand fast in them. 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