And as we go through life we are the people who some day discover him. It is having His peace, His joy, His love, and His power. A buried treasure and a pricy pearl Matthew 13:44-46 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. [That is, when Israel comes back into its right relationship with God, how much more blessing will this world understand and realize when they see worked out before their eyes what a nation can be with God in its midst!] So he went away and sold everything he had. Even the Jewish people themselves misunderstand it to a large degree. It is a visible example to all mankind of the way God deals with humanity. This week I was talking with Bill Gwinn, the director of Mt. A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, and in his own house: We often have wrong ideas about what it means to be spiritual. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. 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. 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. Woe to you, Bethsaida! 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. There is a man, and there is a field. Matthew 13:44 "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid; and from joy over it he goes and sells all he has, and buys that field. To follow knowledge, like a sinking star. 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. We want to have a teachable heart where Gods truth can produce good fruit. And do you know that all this is not without its application to us as individuals as well? They concern those aspects of the kingdom of heaven at work among men which are readily recognizable and visible in history. 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. In the great series of parables in Matthew13 our Lord gave us, as he said, "The secrets of the kingdom of heaven." ii. 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). The nation would not have it, would not have him, and they rejected him. Say: Jesus often used parables to teach what the kingdom of God is like. The kingdom of God is the treasure. And then he did an amazing thing. iii. This powerfully shows how Jesus gave everything to redeem the whole world to preserve a treasure in it, and the treasure is His people. He was in Israel not long ago. There was no voice of God in their midst, no prophet speaking forth from God. It was a partial demonstration, never complete, never full. This casts special scorn upon the great evil angel. This is what we human beings need. This was a great surprise! A furnace of fire represents one destiny and radiant glory (shine forth as the sun) the other destiny. And Congress is trying to put its finger on where you begin and how you relate peace of heart in an individual to peace among men. The parable had its fulfilment in them when they, at the bidding of their Lord, forsook all and followed Him. Such, it need hardly be said, has been the story of thousands of the saints of God in every age of the Churchs life from that day to this. You should not love anything or anyone more than you love the King, God Himself. Their hearts receive the message of the kingdom, and the seed takes root and produces lots of spiritual fruit. You can check these in your browser security settings. The Communists claim that they have found it. Such, we may well believe, had been the history of the publicans and the fishermen who made up the company of the Twelve. Jodi has a passion for Biblical ac More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. It is right that you should pursue it. Special thanks to John R. Cross, The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus, GoodSeed International. 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. 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. He entered into all of that. Thus, the field from which the treasure is gathered would be the world just as the sea from which fish are gathered is the world, and this also just as the wheat and weeds are gathered from the field, which is the world. You see, as our Lord indicates, it is something related to the field, to humanity. 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. Jesus had entered Jerusalem in what we call the triumphal entry. So according to the parable he hid the treasure again. 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. They speak skeptically and will refer to Him only as this Man.. Matthew 13:44-50; Acts 26:9-20; Ephesians 2:8-9; Jeremiah 29:13; Luke 14:25-33; Lesson Introduction Game: Pearl Race. When I peel it, you cant smell it like I can smell it. She wasn't just Queen for a Day. God wants ALL people to believe in Jesus and enter into His kingdom (1 Peter 2:9). But even that partial realization was a magnificent model of what God could do with any nation. Finally Jesus left the city once more and went out to his death. When problems come, they forget all about Gods word. The problem with his emerald treasure was that there was a limited supply. Even though these people had been looking for Gods kingdom, when they found it, it was far greater than what they had expected. a. Pearls are very valuable. i. iv. In these two parables our Lord is telling us the reasons for the cross. he hideth, and for joy thereofon perceiving what a treasure he had lighted on, surpassing the worth of all he possessed. 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. We ask it in Jesus' name, Amen. Put dark glasses on her and tie the handkerchief LOOSELY to cover her nose and mouth (bandit style). 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. b. 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. Jesus is speaking in parables to describe the kingdom of heaven. Then it is up to us to sell all that we have, give it all up, and buy him at any cost. The oyster creates a coating that covers the sand or shell. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. The usual interpretation of these parables is that Christ is the hidden treasure and that he is the pearl of great price. 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. And he bought that field. 36-43 This parable represents the present and future state of the gospel church; Christ's care of it, the devil's enmity against it, the mixture there is in it of good and bad in this world, and the separation between them in the other world. The truth often lies buried: it is like rich veins of ore in the sacred Scriptures; it must be searched out with diligence, and its discovery will repay a man for all his sacrifices, Luke 14:33; Philippians 3:8. the which when a man hath foundthat is, unexpectedly found. 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. On our own, we cannot be part of Gods kingdom. And sometimes a piece of sand or shell gets in. I can take a bite and taste the amazing flavors. Before we read the parable, I want to tell you another true story. Immediately we are asking ourselves, "What is this treasure?" The kingdom of God is FAR more valuable than anything in this world. a. In the parable of the soils, the seed represented the Word of God; here it represents true believers. 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. '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. These were the best she had to offer. They bring to mind the words of Philippians2: "Though he was equal with God he did not count it a thing to be held on to But he emptied himself, disenfranchised himself, pauperized himself -- he gave all that he had -- and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross," (Philippians 2:8). Then he went and gave all that he had and bought that field of humanity. This parable tells us that. '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 . The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a. I. Treasure seekers searched the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the Indian Ocean to find oysters with pearls inside. There is nothing that even compares to a loving relationship with the Creator of the universe! And His sisters, are they not all with us? 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. But in this parable, the man was actively looking for the treasure. The treasure was too great to forget about! All this has happened exactly as our Lord said and all of it is visible in history. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. It is recorded in the motto of that fiftieth state. a. 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. But you know what happened. Two weeks ago, we read as Jesus compared the kingdom of God to a mustard seed. 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. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader who was looking for fine pearls. When the world sees again a visible manifestation of what God intends a nation to do, then the nations will learn world peace. Parables are stories about everyday people and things that help us understand spiritual truths. 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. Now that is God's plan for the nations -- to provide a working model in the nation Israel. They said to Him, Yes, Lord. We wonder if the disciples really did understand Jesus here. He, too, knew that nothing he owned could compare to the great treasure he had finally found. ii. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. a. How do you find this secret? 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. They are part of the whole series of seven, but they were given only to the disciples, and there is something significant about that. It was hidden when our Lord came. In this series Jesus is revealing the work of the kingdom as it is going on throughout the centuries of this present age since his first coming and before his return. 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. And then he went and gave all that he had and bought the field in which it is hidden. The kingdom of heaven is like treasure that was hidden in a field. Copyright 1995, 1996, 1998 by International Bible Society / Used by permission of IBS-STL. Let me ask you to think that the true treasure for a man lies in the kingdom of God. Then, as you can read in Mark's Gospel, our Lord went into the temple and he stopped the sacrifices. 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). It is intriguing to realize that Scripture deals with this subject as well. Next, the thorny soil stood for those people who trust Gods word and begin to bear fruit. 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. 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. "We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the spirit forces that are in high places." 5. Politicians have struggled for centuries to try to find the secret of world peace. 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). She reviewed all the glories of the kingdom of Solomon and was amazed and staggered by what she saw. Brought to you by KidzLife, Unless otherwise noted the Scriptures taken from: Holy Bible, New International Readers Version, (NIrV). John 6:42). (France), ii. Just as in the first parable, the valuable pearl was a symbol of the kingdom of God. It recognizes the allure and the mystery which always gathers around the notion of hidden treasure. New American Standard Version i. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. (Matthew 21:9, Mark 11:9, John 12:13). 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 Application: The point of these two parables is the great value of being a part of Gods kingdom. But the wonderful thing the Lord tells us here is that he has not given up his purpose. i. " 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. If our country forgets that, it will lose its ability to stand as a nation among the other nations of the world. MATTHEW 13:45-46. Then he took all the money that he had made, and he bought that field. He lamented over this recalcitrant city and said, "O Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! Matthew 13:44-46 The Word of God . Is not His mother called Mary? 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. 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. Bengel's Gnomen Matthew 13:45. Thus the extravagance of the parable dramatizes the supreme importance of the kingdom. (Carson), ii. 2007 BibleLessons4Kidz.com All rights reserved worldwide. The man who finds the treasure does not simply take it. b. Next week we will go on to see how this parable ties very closely with the next one, the parable of the pearl of great price. Finally, there was the parable of the woman who took leaven and introduced it into the three measures of meal, by which Jesus made clear that something would destroy the precious fellowship of the people of God and that it would be allowed into the church by the very people who were appointed to keep it out. And yet they are extremely controlling of human events. That person is part of Gods kingdom. 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 The oyster opens its shell to let water and food in. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. The battle is over the control of man who was created by God and was endowed by God with the power of choice. God has his buried treasures and he is speaking of them in this parable. He was full of joy over this discovery. A small degree of knowledge is not sufficient for a preacher of the Gospel. Message transcript and recording 1971 by Ray Stedman Ministries, owner of sole copyright by assignment from the author. He uncovered it but buried it again, and now it is hidden once more. Teacher: Show your pearls. But there would be one kind of heart in which the seed would grow up into a harvest and produce fruit. Life outside the kingdom is sort of like this. If you belong to the kingdom, you have the greatest treasure! She was no inconsiderable monarch herself. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!" 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. He is not weary of the old; he is not afraid of the new. (Spurgeon), i. We speak of the Jews as "the chosen people," and unfortunately a very grave misconception of that phrase has arisen. They each have the element of a man who discovers something valuable and sells all that he has and buys it. 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. He is saying that NOTHING compares in value to the new life that the King wants to give you. As opposition began to mount against him and resistance to his message increased, our Lord withdrew from Jerusalem and went out into the desert. Matthew 13:45 Parallel Verses [ See commentary ] Matthew 13:45, NIV: Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. I was reminded by that conversation of the words of the Secretary General of the United Nations, UThant. He knew that the treasure was better than his home and his belongings. 3. As we learned two weeks ago, the kingdom of God will grow and grow! The United Nations exists for this very purpose. The bigger and more perfectly round the pearl, the more valuable it is. Say: Jesus continued by telling another, similar parable. The total weight of the emeralds was about 3,300 carats. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. When they were cut and polished, they were worth millions of dollars. 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. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. [That is, when God set Israel aside, he allowed his delivering word to go out directly to Gentile peoples everywhere so that they might be the visible demonstration of how God can heal and fulfill human life, and Israel was watching -- at least individual Jews have been, all along.] You will never understand what God is doing in history unless you understand those three chapters because they make clear God's relationship with this strange and wonderful people, Israel. You can also change some of your preferences. The treasure was so important to him, that he joyfully gave up everything else in the world to gain that treasure. He found one that was very valuable. Where then did this Man get all these things?. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. The "sea" here is clearly the world, since that is where people are gathered from by the angels (Matt. Thank your volunteer. Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. Last week, we read Jesus parable about the four soils. And in those words, "he gave all that he had," the mystery of the darkness of the cross of Jesus Christ is implied. The merchant "sold all" to buy the pearl. We want to be the kind of good soil that Jesus talked about. So he unfolded it and unveiled it again. Website 2023 by Ray Stedman Ministries. What a beautiful dream. i. III. a. The church would thereafter demonstrate before men the healing grace of God as we will see in our next study together. 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. 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? 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. Because each of us sins, none of us can do the perfect will of God. 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. iii. They have not found it yet. 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. But in that same parable he said that an enemy would come and sow tares, or weeds, are that these would grow up right alongside the wheat. 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. (Matthew uses the phrase kingdom of heaven while the other authors use kingdom of God, but they are one and the same.) b. 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. i. But I submit to you that that is false, and obviously so. The person who finds the treasure joyfully "sells all" to buy the field (13:44). 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). 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