He hideth - That is, he conceals the fact that he has found it; he does not tell of it. And when we know the value of what we have as members of the kingdom, shouldnt we share it with everyone we know? Listen for answers. He was in Israel not long ago. a. The first four stories were given to the unbelieving seaside crowd. Life outside the kingdom is sort of like this. It recognizes the allure and the mystery which always gathers around the notion of hidden treasure. iii. 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). And the crowds who had followed him, the multitudes who had hung upon his words faded away. She reviewed all the glories of the kingdom of Solomon and was amazed and staggered by what she saw. And it is hidden within that human field so that Jesus had to buy the field in order to get the treasure. In Verses44 and45 Jesus says. The oyster opens its shell to let water and food in. The best pearls were worth extraordinary sums of money. 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. The passage for this lection offers a counter-image to this destructive force. He was very happy. Main Point: The Kingdom of God is worth far more than anything else. 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. What is it that inhibits us from going forward together to enjoy the fruits of human endeavor and to reap the harvest of human experience? He declared it in great messages like the Sermon on the Mount. It is knowing the Father, the King. Justin Martyr, an ancient writer, testifieth, that our Saviour, ere he entered upon the ministry, made ploughs, yokes, and so forth. In this parable, we learned that different people hear Gods truth and accept it in different ways. b. a. He understands that even though he is selling everything to buy that field he is becoming exponentially richer because of the unseen treasure that will belong to whomever owns the field. May be reproduced for personal, nonprofit, and non-commercial uses only. Say: Jesus often used parables to teach what the kingdom of God is like. 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. Instead, Jesus is the man who gave all that He had to buy the field. 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. The Word of God. He merely states the way in which people do "actually" manage to obtain wealth. There was no voice of God in their midst, no prophet speaking forth from God. (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.) Then he went and gave all that he had and bought that field of humanity. He refused to go into the capital city again until his appointed hour had come. 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. 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. i. Where then did this Man get all these things?. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. 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. Yet they had lost the secret of their own lives. Men have dreamed of finding it for centuries. Message transcript and recording 1971 by Ray Stedman Ministries, owner of sole copyright by assignment from the author. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. 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. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.. 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. - Matthew 13:44 We are not sure what this man was doing in someone else's field. The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl. It is the very ordinariness of Jesus home background that causes the astonishment (cf. Jodi is part of the Childrens Ministry team at Grace Fellowship Church, outside of Atlanta. The seed starts out really small, but in time it grows to be one of the largest plants in the garden. Jesus came, he says, and found a treasure hidden in humanity. 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? 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. But there would be one kind of heart in which the seed would grow up into a harvest and produce fruit. She was a great queen in her own right. They each have the element of a man who discovers something valuable and sells all that he has and buys it. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire. 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. In the parable of the soils, the seed represented the Word of God; here it represents true believers. When a man found it, he hid it again. 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. He covered it up again, buried it again. 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. 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 . Divide your class into at least two relay race teams. They said to Him, Yes, Lord. We wonder if the disciples really did understand Jesus here. With these clues that our Lord himself has given us, we now have the key to the understanding of this parable. But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. 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. 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. Say: Jesus began His story with the words, The kingdom of heaven is like Lets talk about the kingdom of heaven for a minute. So it will be at the end of the age: There will be both the wicked and the just until the end of the age (as also demonstrated in the previous parable of the wheat and the tares). [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!] That is the story of the gospels. III. The church would thereafter demonstrate before men the healing grace of God as we will see in our next study together. Yet the point is clear, both in the world and in the kingdom community. We are not sure what this man was doing in someone elses field. This parable likely also fired the imaginations of Jesus' listeners, because it pictures unexpected good fortune. The main idea is that the disciples who had just claimed to understand what Jesus taught are now responsible to bring forth their understanding to others, as if they were distributing from the storehouse of their wisdom and understanding. If you belong to the kingdom, you have the greatest treasure! When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Say: The hard path was a symbol for people who hear Gods word but ignore it. 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. 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. We have nothing to offer him, nothing that we can give in return. He himself is deeply involved in it. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. He was left with nothing. I want them to have it in the fullest possible way. (John 10:10). 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. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. But you have refused," (Matthew 11:21, Luke 10:13). 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. There they stand ready, being prepared right now to discover again, finally, the secret of their life. And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? 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. They put their trust in Jesus. It sure was, and it was right in the mans own backyard! 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.. The United Nations exists for this very purpose. Thank God for those documents, but they have no power to hold us together as a people, to preserve our national liberties or our national life. Say: Jesus continued by telling another, similar parable. (Matthew 13:44). 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. Website 2023 by Ray Stedman Ministries. Augustine made the interpretation official struggling against the DonatistsMost Reformers followed the same line. (Carson). 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). 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. This one features a merchant in search of fine pearls. Yet they do, and are worthy of respect because of that role. Even though these people had been looking for Gods kingdom, when they found it, it was far greater than what they had expected. 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. Both men GLADLY, JOYFULLY gave up everything else to claim their new found treasure. Ask: Does anyone know where pearls come from? But when they do, Paul tells us, they will cause the earth to blossom and the world will move into its promised inheritance. 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. i. In these two parables our Lord is telling us the reasons for the cross. 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. Even the Jewish people themselves misunderstand it to a large degree. 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. iv. But thats not what he did. 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. That is Israel's purpose and there was a time in their developing history when it was partially fulfilled. They have erected great organizations to try to bring it about, to produce this hidden treasure. The life of this land, like that of any other land, is preserved by righteousness. But it is very evident that neither has found this secret. If you want to put that treasure into one word, as revealed by the Scriptures, that word is Israel, the nation of Israel. 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. 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.. 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. i. Salvation is offered to us as a free gift, entirely by the grace of God. Represented the Word of God so that Jesus had to buy the field is the very ordinariness Jesus. 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