But the exciting thing about Scripture is that in it we are always dealing with fact, not fancy. Yet it can also be asked out of deep appreciation of the fact that the Son of God took such a noble, lowly place. Mr. Hill, the man who found emeralds in his backyard, hired guards to keep watch over his treasure. 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. The kingdom of God is the treasure. When the man found the treasure, he could have covered it back up, gone about his business, and forgotten all about it. I can take a bite and taste the amazing flavors. All rights reserved worldwide. Again, let me ask you to notice, further, the two ways of finding. (Just as a comparison, the diamond on a womans wedding ring may be about one-quarter or one-half of a carat.) He was left with nothing. And like the first parable, the man gladly gave up everything he owned to get the pearl. Put dark glasses on her and tie the handkerchief LOOSELY to cover her nose and mouth (bandit style). Application: When we discover that we can enter Gods kingdom, we have a choice to make, just as the man in the field did. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. They concern things which are not quite as easily seen in the historical process. 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. a. These two would grow up together and sometimes would be difficult to distinguish, especially at the beginning, but eventually would make their real nature known. The person has a change of heart, and he or she truly wants to do Gods will. You can see that these parables are very much alike. No! These are underwater animals that live inside of a shell. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. He hideth - That is, he conceals the fact that he has found it; he does not tell of it. Or we can see Gods kingdom, full of peace, love, forgiveness, freedom, and joy, and want that more than anything else. iv. He revealed for a brief flash of time the glory that was Israel. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. - Matthew 13:45-46. That is what keeps a nation strong. It turns out that Mr. Hills emeralds were some of the best quality emeralds in North America. 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. But it is very evident that neither has found this secret. 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. He, too, knew that nothing he owned could compare to the great treasure he had finally found. When I peel it, you cant smell it like I can smell it. John 6:42). (France), ii. These were men of the Word, and when our Lord spoke this parable, they would clearly remember the words of Exodus19. His conscience is uneasy. Application: The point of these two parables is the great value of being a part of Gods kingdom. 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, Jesus is not saying that you must go out and sell everything you own. But I submit to you that that is false, and obviously so. The conduct of the man would be dishonest. Immediately we are asking ourselves, "What is this treasure?" To follow knowledge, like a sinking star. 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. Say: Jesus began His story with the words, The kingdom of heaven is like Lets talk about the kingdom of heaven for a minute. That is the story of the gospels. Parables are stories about everyday people and things that help us understand spiritual truths. It would grow into an ungainly tree with many great branches, a powerful, prestigious structure that would attract birds of prey, evil men who would come into the church and build their nests there, i.e., establish their authority there, and thus would produce something entirely different than the effective, pungent, but low-profile approach to humanity that the Lord desired. 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. It is knowing the Father, the King. 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. The battle is over the control of man who was created by God and was endowed by God with the power of choice. So it will be at the end of the age. But through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. If our country forgets that, it will lose its ability to stand as a nation among the other nations of the world. Jesus had entered Jerusalem in what we call the triumphal entry. And now, lastly, let us look at the point where the parables converge. He probably laid awake each night thinking about the treasure until it was his. Share your treasure! Instead, Jesus is the man who gave all that He had to buy the field. That means a change of mind, repentance, turning again to God and recognizing his presence in our midst. He was very happy. 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. (Romans 11:15 RSV). Eventually, after several years, it ends up looking like a beautiful, shiny stone called a pearl. Life outside of the kingdom of God is way less than God intended it to be. Bengel's Gnomen Matthew 13:45. But in this parable, the man was actively looking for the treasure. Place your hands together like an oyster shell. The crowd was large that he moved out from shore in a boat to be able to speak to them and teach them these parables. 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. These were the best she had to offer. In these two parables our Lord is telling us the reasons for the cross. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. As long as Gods people are still in this world (the field), there will be unbelievers among them; but it should not be because Gods people receive unbelievers as if they were believers, ignoring either the belief or conduct of professed believers. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. Click on the different category headings to find out more. That shows how much he valued this pearl of great price, and how much Jesus values His people. 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). Message transcript and recording 1971 by Ray Stedman Ministries, owner of sole copyright by assignment from the author. 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. 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. . What would it be? 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! She has also spent many years mentoring Middle School and High School girls. A furnace of fire represents one destiny and radiant glory (shine forth as the sun) the other destiny. They know there is some kind of tie between them, but they don't know what it is. Then it is up to us to sell all that we have, give it all up, and buy him at any cost. Through the pages of the Word of God we are afforded tremendous insights into life. The kingdom of heaven is God's work among men, God's rule and authority in the midst of human affairs. But you know what happened. Jodi has a passion for Biblical ac More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. Thus the extravagance of the parable dramatizes the supreme importance of the kingdom. (Carson), ii. But he hid it again. Satan has a shoot of iniquity for every shoot of grace; and, when God revives his work, Satan revives his also. (Clarke), iii. b. '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. Yet they had lost the secret of their own lives. So he unfolded it and unveiled it again. This time, He compares the kingdom of heaven to treasure found hidden in a field. They each have the element of a man who discovers something valuable and sells all that he has and buys it. Before we read the parable, I want to tell you another true story. b. By no means! The pearl is different than the treasure, and yet for both the Lord gave all that he had. 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? 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. 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. Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. (You see, congressmen don't spend all their time smoking cigars and kissing babies.) We never can understand anything until we see it demonstrated before us. This story is very much like the first parable. 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). But when they do, Paul tells us, they will cause the earth to blossom and the world will move into its promised inheritance. 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. i. This is what we human beings need. 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. She wasn't just Queen for a Day. God has not forgotten Israel. 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 goal of this game is to be the team who collects the most pearls in their bucket. He uncovered it. That is what our Lord wants us to ask. The life of this land, like that of any other land, is preserved by righteousness. 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. - Matthew 13:44, Props: Small plate of fruit, dark glasses, bandana; Strand of pearls (artificial is fine). Thank your volunteer. We come to the fifth parable this morning, the parable of the buried treasure. 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. Is not His mother called Mary? Brought to you by KidzLife, Unless otherwise noted the Scriptures taken from: Holy Bible, New International Readers Version, (NIrV). (Matthew 23:37, Luke 13:34). He himself is deeply involved in it. ii. The problem with his emerald treasure was that there was a limited supply. Jesus is speaking in parables to describe the kingdom of heaven. But even that partial realization was a magnificent model of what God could do with any nation. ii. Listen to these words from Romans11. 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. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. They put their trust in Jesus. It is the best life possible. (Matthew 21:9, Mark 11:9, John 12:13). 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 arent quite able to taste it. It represents the experience, not of a careless or a profane man, who stumbles suddenly upon the Gospel when he was in in search of other things, but of one who is awakened, and has begun to seek the true religion, endeavouring to add attainment to attainment sincerely, according to his light. The treasure was so important to him, that he joyfully gave up everything else in the world to gain that treasure. Why? 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. 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. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls. So the secret of world peace is wrapped up, bound up, in this strange nation, Israel. It is the very ordinariness of Jesus home background that causes the astonishment (cf. Take off the glasses and bandana and allow the volunteer to eat the fruit. Then he took all the money that he had made, and he bought that field. Kingdom life is here and now. 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. Psalms 135:4 KJV). There they stand ready, being prepared right now to discover again, finally, the secret of their life. 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. There is nothing that even compares to a loving relationship with the Creator of the universe! - Matthew 13:44 We are not sure what this man was doing in someone else's field. Notice that the man sold EVERYTHING. He found poverty and misery stalking the land. 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. 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. Never, anywhere in Scripture is salvation ever offered to us as something we have to buy, or can buy. So prone is fallen man to sin, that if the enemy sow the tares, he may . 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. Is this not the carpenters son: This question was asked out of ignorant prejudice. The gospel is more valuable than such a treasure, Psalm 19:10; Proverbs 3:13-15. 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. Nations are right to try to solve their problems and reconcile their differences. He lamented over this recalcitrant city and said, "O Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! So, through the course of history, there has been a counterfeit Christianity, a sham religion, a phony, a fake, which bears the name of Christianity but which is absolutely false. 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! It would be his duty to inform the owner of the field of the discovery. Main Point: The Kingdom of God is worth far more than anything else. I. i. The treasure was too great to forget about! 4. Pearls were especially valuable in Jesus day. Jesus told a parable about a man who found something in a field that he did not own. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. 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. It was a partial demonstration, never complete, never full. New life in Gods kingdom is much more than going to heaven when we die - although that will be wonderful! The nation's glory was gone. 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. Ultimately it is not the job of the church to weed out those who appear to be Christians but actually are not; that is Gods job at the end of this age. So he went and sold everything he had. 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. 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. Say: Jesus continued by telling another, similar parable. He would never have called it that. iii. Paul says of Israel, So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? 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. Read full chapter. 13:49). It is having His peace, His joy, His love, and His power. He is saying that you should be willing to. 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. Last week, we read Jesus parable about the four soils. But there would be one kind of heart in which the seed would grow up into a harvest and produce fruit. And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? 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