Every scribe: Jesus used the term here simply to describe a teacher. In the parable of the soils, the seed represented the Word of God; here it represents true believers. 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. b. Yet they had lost the secret of their own lives. 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! And when we know the value of what we have as members of the kingdom, shouldnt we share it with everyone we know? This motto is a result of the work of the early Christian missionaries who came from New England in the 19th century. In 1998, a man named James Hill found a small cave full of emeralds on his familys property in North Carolina. Is this not the carpenters son: Because these villagers were familiar with Jesus as a boy and accustomed to unspectacular things from Him, we may conclude that Jesus must have grown up a very normal boy unlike the fantastic stories told in apocryphal books like The Infancy of Jesus. New life in Gods kingdom is much more than going to heaven when we die - although that will be wonderful! The treasure was so important to him, that he joyfully gave up everything else in the world to gain that treasure. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader who was looking for fine pearls. (Matthew 13:44-46 RSV). 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. The oyster creates a coating that covers the sand or shell. Jesus is not saying that you must go out and sell everything you own. All rights reserved. Say: Jesus began His story with the words, The kingdom of heaven is like Lets talk about the kingdom of heaven for a minute. The life of this land, like that of any other land, is preserved by righteousness. Notice that the man sold EVERYTHING. So he went away and sold everything he had. They concern things which are not quite as easily seen in the historical process. Ask: Who can remember the four different soils Jesus talked about? The oyster opens its shell to let water and food in. What would it be? 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. 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). But you have refused," (Matthew 11:21, Luke 10:13). Then he went and gave all that he had and bought that field of humanity. The kingdom of heaven is like treasure that was hidden in a field. They speak skeptically and will refer to Him only as this Man.. The merchant "sold all" to buy the pearl. Paul says of Israel, So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? 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. Magistrates and churches may remove the openly wicked from their society; the outwardly good who are inwardly worthless they must leave; for the judging of hearts is beyond their sphere. (Spurgeon), iv. The discoveries disrupt normal daily life and priorities; they require risk and sacrifice. b. As we learned two weeks ago, the kingdom of God will grow and grow! And yet they are extremely controlling of human events. But was not that an honest occupation? (Trapp), iii. So he unfolded it and unveiled it again. 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. 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. That means a change of mind, repentance, turning again to God and recognizing his presence in our midst. 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. (Romans 11:15 RSV). Divide your class into at least two relay race teams. 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. When they were cut and polished, they were worth millions of dollars. We want to have a teachable heart where Gods truth can produce good fruit. The problem with his emerald treasure was that there was a limited supply. Their hearts receive the message of the kingdom, and the seed takes root and produces lots of spiritual fruit. 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. The treasure is the secret of international peace, of harmony among the nations. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. They concern those aspects of the kingdom of heaven at work among men which are readily recognizable and visible in history. 13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: But is it only a dream? 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. a. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. He has but hidden them away again. Kingdom life is here and now. Politicians have struggled for centuries to try to find the secret of world peace. ii. (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.) Treasure seekers searched the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the Indian Ocean to find oysters with pearls inside. 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. Of greater importance in the history of the church has been the view that this actually means that the field is the church. If our country forgets that, it will lose its ability to stand as a nation among the other nations of the world. And as we go through life we are the people who some day discover him. c. The enemy who sowed them is the devil: Clearly, the enemy plants counterfeits in the world and in the kingdom community, and this is why merely being a member of the Christian community isnt enough. Such, we may well believe, had been the history of the publicans and the fishermen who made up the company of the Twelve. If you belong to the kingdom, you have the greatest treasure! 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. Two weeks ago, we read as Jesus compared the kingdom of God to a mustard seed. When a person sees it and hears it, it is his duty to sacrifice all that hinders his obtaining it, and to seek it with the earnestness with which other people seek for gold. Jesus said, "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. Instead, he leaves it there, sells everything he has, and buys the field in order to get the treasure it contains. 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. 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). He went home and sold everything he owned: his house, his furniture, his jewelry, his sheep and goats. ii. Brought to you by KidzLife, Unless otherwise noted the Scriptures taken from: Holy Bible, New International Readers Version, (NIrV). Yet they do, and are worthy of respect because of that role. Jesus announced Gods kingdom, and this would lead many of his hearers to expect a cataclysmic disruption of society, an immediate and absolute division between the sons of light and the sons of darknessIt was to this impatience that the parable was primarily directed. (France). Jesus takes away the sin of everyone who trusts in Him (John 1:29). The bigger and more perfectly round the pearl, the more valuable it is. Pearls are very valuable. That is what our Lord wants us to ask. Was this a big hidden treasure? He covered it up again, buried it again. It sure was, and it was right in the mans own backyard! '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. Justin Martyr, an ancient writer, testifieth, that our Saviour, ere he entered upon the ministry, made ploughs, yokes, and so forth. This has certainly proved true in history. 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. That means obedience. A furnace of fire represents one destiny and radiant glory (shine forth as the sun) the other destiny. So according to the parable he hid the treasure again. 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. i. He went into the city riding upon an ass in fulfillment of the prophecy of Zechariah, "Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on an ass, on a colt the foal of an ass," (Matthew 21:5, Zechariah 9:9). Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. There are banners and placards everywhere you go in America, crying out for peace. The field is the world: Significantly, this parable illustrates not necessarily that there will be false believers among true believers in the church (though that is also true to some extent); otherwise Jesus would have explained that the field is thechurch. And it is hidden within that human field so that Jesus had to buy the field in order to get the treasure. 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. b. Now, what is it? i. 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. he said (Matthew 23:13, et al). After you have been instructed by me, you have the knowledge, not only of the things you used to know, but of things you never knew before, and even the knowledge which you had before is illuminated by what I have told to you. (Barclay), iv. In Verses44 and45 Jesus says. 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. So he went and sold everything he had. Special thanks to John R. Cross, The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus, GoodSeed International. I want to read these twin parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price because they link so closely together, although we will look only at the first one this morning. 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. ii. At that time the angels will come forth and assist the King in the work of judgment, sending some into the furnace of fire for final judgment. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. This is what Paul tells us in the ninth, tenth, and eleventh chapters of Romans. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls. There is nothing that even compares to a loving relationship with the Creator of the universe! And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? 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. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. 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. Augustine made the interpretation official struggling against the DonatistsMost Reformers followed the same line. (Carson). And sometimes a piece of sand or shell gets in. And then he did an amazing thing. 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. He promises that it will grow - and God ALWAYS keeps His promises! i. This treasure is freely given by God, the King, to everyone who trusts in Him. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word | . ii. 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. In the interpretation of the parable, the case described is that of a man who, not having started in the pursuit of holiness or truth, is brought by the seeming accidents of lifea chance meeting, a word spoken in season, the example of a living holinessto the knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus, i.e., to Christ Himself, and who, finding in Him a peace and joy above all earthly treasure, is ready to sacrifice the lower wealth in order to obtain the higher. Therefore, those closest to truly spiritual people see just how normal they are and sometimes think that they arent spiritual because they are normal. Because each of us sins, none of us can do the perfect will of God. Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? MATTHEW 13:45-46. I. 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. I was reminded by that conversation of the words of the Secretary General of the United Nations, UThant. Subject to permissions policy, all rights reserved. Finally Jesus left the city once more and went out to his death. But it is very evident that neither has found this secret. Take off the glasses and bandana and allow the volunteer to eat the fruit. And there it remains until our Lord's return. That person is part of Gods kingdom. Eventually he came again into the city and there he pronounced solemn and serious words of judgment against the nation. Life outside the kingdom is sort of like this. So it will be at the end of the age. Matthew 13:45-46. When our Lord came into the world and came to Israel he found that this treasure had been lost to the world. Jesus compared the kingdom of God to the hidden treasure. The United Nations exists for this very purpose. The first four parables, at which we have already looked, were delivered by the Sea of Galilee on a single memorable occasion when Jesus spoke to a great crowd who gathered about him. It recognizes the allure and the mystery which always gathers around the notion of hidden treasure. This week I was talking with Bill Gwinn, the director of Mt. But thats not what he did. When our Lord covered the treasure over it was hidden completely in the field of humanity again. Website 2023 by Ray Stedman Ministries. a. These are underwater animals that live inside of a shell. 13:49). i. 2007 BibleLessons4Kidz.com All rights reserved worldwide. The "sea" here is clearly the world, since that is where people are gathered from by the angels (Matt. Even though these people had been looking for Gods kingdom, when they found it, it was far greater than what they had expected. Mr. Hill, the man who found emeralds in his backyard, hired guards to keep watch over his treasure. Jesus told a parable about a man who found something in a field that he did not own. And in those words, "he gave all that he had," the mystery of the darkness of the cross of Jesus Christ is implied. Application: When we discover that we can enter Gods kingdom, we have a choice to make, just as the man in the field did. You see, as our Lord indicates, it is something related to the field, to humanity. But Jesus came to make the kingdom available to everyone (Mark 1:15). They put their trust in Jesus. "Many turned back," the record says, "and no longer walked with him," (John 6:66). When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. 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. What does Matthew 13:44 mean? This stood for the people who hear Gods word and believe it fully. When I peel it, you cant smell it like I can smell it. The wheat comes into Gods barn from all over the world, from all ranks of society, from all ages of Gods church. To follow knowledge, like a sinking star. He lamented over this recalcitrant city and said, "O Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! 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). We want to be the kind of good soil that Jesus talked about. He would never have called it that. This time, He compares the kingdom of heaven to treasure found hidden in a field. Or maybe the field was for sale and the man was looking it over before deciding whether to buy it. 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. It is recorded in the motto of that fiftieth state. This powerfully shows how Jesus gave everything to redeem the whole world to preserve a treasure in it, and the treasure is His people. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. 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. And the field, he has told us, is the world, the world of humanity, the human race, all of society. 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. 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. In this we see that the parable of the tares changes the figures slightly from the parable of the soils (Matthew 13:3-9; 13:18-23). The previous three parables (the wheat and the tares, the mustard seed, and the leaven) each spoke of corruption in the kingdom community. He has previously identified himself as the central figure. But you arent quite able to taste it. 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. 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! 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. You can read them in Matthew23 in the sharp series of woes that he pronounced against the Pharisees and the scribes. I have never forgotten something I learned years ago when in Hawaii. 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. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. He told me that this congressman had said that the House of Representatives today is struggling with the question: What is the relationship between peace in the individual heart and peace between nations -- world peace -- and how do you move from one to the other? And she brought with her a great retinue bearing exotic spices, gold, silver, precious stones, beautiful cloth, an amazing array of presents for King Solomon. When the man found the treasure, he could have covered it back up, gone about his business, and forgotten all about it. God has his buried treasures and he is speaking of them in this parable. This one features a merchant in search of fine pearls. That shows how much he valued this pearl of great price, and how much Jesus values His people. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. 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. When the world sees again a visible manifestation of what God intends a nation to do, then the nations will learn world peace. He found one that was very valuable. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. The seed starts out really small, but in time it grows to be one of the largest plants in the garden. Earlier he had pronounced judgment on the outlying cities: "Woe to you, Chorazin! Last week, we read Jesus parable about the four soils. 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). John 6:42). (France), ii. The passage for this lection offers a counter-image to this destructive force. Is not His mother called Mary? And in that we can see revealed the heart of God who looks at this broken and fragmented world, with all its injustice, heartache, sorrow, violence, and slaughter, and yet has not forgotten his purposes and has preserved the secret of world peace in a treasure hidden among the nations which he shall someday bring forth again. 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. Then it is up to us to sell all that we have, give it all up, and buy him at any cost. It is intriguing to realize that Scripture deals with this subject as well. Click on the different category headings to find out more. Clearly, the treasure in that field was worth more than everything else that the man owned. He refused to go into the capital city again until his appointed hour had come. 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. Instead, they are a call for us to desire the kingdom above all else. But through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. Jesus makes it clear that we should not let anything keep us from entering the kingdom of God. They will come and study this little nation of Israel in which the secret of world peace has always been hidden, the strange, chosen nation for which our Lord gave his life. THE PARABLE OF THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls" (v. 45). He merely states the way in which people do "actually" manage to obtain wealth. We never can understand anything until we see it demonstrated before us. Yesterday I spent a few hours with Dr.Billy Graham. 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. Bengel's Gnomen Matthew 13:45. (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. She reviewed all the glories of the kingdom of Solomon and was amazed and staggered by what she saw. Instead, Jesus is the man who gave all that He had to buy the field. He hideth - That is, he conceals the fact that he has found it; he does not tell of it. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. But then the parable says, "Then in his joy the man went and gave all that he had and bought the field." The nation would not have it, would not have him, and they rejected him. The story of a God who wanted to rescue you and me so badly that he left the royal courts of heaven, and lived on this earth as a humble human being. It was now subject to the Romans, crushed under the heel of an iron-hearted oppressor. The shell has two parts that are hinged together like this. There is an honest cry from the harassed heart of a statesman who is desperately trying to find the treasure that is hidden in man, the secret of world peace. Now, lets turn to Matthew 13:44 and read what Jesus said about hidden treasure. That is why it is not enough to preach the gospel to people; you must also live it. He, too, knew that nothing he owned could compare to the great treasure he had finally found. But then they let greed and worry take over their heart and mind, and that chokes out the truth that they know. a. It is the very ordinariness of Jesus home background that causes the astonishment (cf. Jesus is not pointing out what we must give up to enter His kingdom. 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. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. He uncovered it. Teacher: Call up a volunteer. Yet He carefully said that the field is the world. The kingdom of heaven is God's work among men, God's rule and authority in the midst of human affairs. By no 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." (Matthew 13:44) In our day, we can store treasure in the bank or in a safe deposit box. 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. Ask: Does anyone know where pearls come from? 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 is why this nation is here. Hermon Christian Conference Center. Pearls were especially valuable in Jesus day. Only when Israel comes again into its right relationship to God is it ever possible to have world peace. 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? 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