With a view of obtaining this, Jesus says that a man would go and sell his property and buy the field. We want to be the kind of good soil that Jesus talked about. So he went away and sold everything he had. Teacher: Call up a volunteer. And as we go through life we are the people who some day discover him. And when we know the value of what we have as members of the kingdom, shouldnt we share it with everyone we know? And the field, he has told us, is the world, the world of humanity, the human race, all of society. Or maybe the field was for sale and the man was looking it over before deciding whether to buy it. ii. he said (Matthew 23:13, et al). How do you find this secret? Ask: Who can remember the four different soils Jesus talked about? Life outside of the kingdom of God is way less than God intended it to be. He revealed for a brief flash of time the glory that was Israel. The United Nations exists for this very purpose. When our Lord came into the world and came to Israel he found that this treasure had been lost to the world. The man was so excited to know that he could possibly own that treasure. He is saying that NOTHING compares in value to the new life that the King wants to give you. Application: When we discover that we can enter Gods kingdom, we have a choice to make, just as the man in the field did. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house. Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief. There Paul too tells us that God is not through with Israel. Assuming that the disciples did understand, they had an advantage over many among the multitudes. 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. b. Yet they do, and are worthy of respect because of that role. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. 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. If our country forgets that, it will lose its ability to stand as a nation among the other nations of the world. You can see that these parables are very much alike. '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 . Bengel's Gnomen Matthew 13:45. 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. Next, the thorny soil stood for those people who trust Gods word and begin to bear fruit. 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). I want them to have it in the fullest possible way. (John 10:10). 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. This parable powerfully teaches that it is Gods job to divide in judgment. The Word of God. 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. Now, what is it? 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. 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. Yesterday I spent a few hours with Dr.Billy Graham. Salvation is offered to us as a free gift, entirely by the grace of God. These are underwater animals that live inside of a shell. He is telling us that it is worth more than everything else. Even the Jewish people themselves misunderstand it to a large degree. This story is very much like the first parable. He is saying that you should be willing to. Not every oyster has a pearl, and not every pearl is big or round. 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. 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. 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! Nations are right to try to solve their problems and reconcile their differences. That means a recognition of his healing power, and of the fact forgiveness is available for all the injuries and mistakes and wrong doings of our past. Psalms 135:4 KJV). 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. They have not found it yet. 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. This powerfully shows how Jesus gave everything to redeem the whole world to preserve a treasure in it, and the treasure is His people. Let me ask you to think that the true treasure for a man lies in the kingdom of God. 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). Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. There was no voice of God in their midst, no prophet speaking forth from God. Matthew 13:44-46 The Word of God . 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 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. i. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.. Finally, there was good soil. 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. 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. Then he went and gave all that he had and bought that field of humanity. a. MATTHEW 13:45-46. 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. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Listen to these words from Romans11. If you have that, you are rich; if you do not possess it, you are poor. 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. You can read them in Matthew23 in the sharp series of woes that he pronounced against the Pharisees and the scribes. This treasure is freely given by God, the King, to everyone who trusts in Him. Eventually, after several years, it ends up looking like a beautiful, shiny stone called a pearl. Never, anywhere in Scripture is salvation ever offered to us as something we have to buy, or can buy. The person has a change of heart, and he or she truly wants to do Gods will. Hard path, rocky places, thorny, and good soil. Before we read the parable, I want to tell you another true story. The parables describe how the kin (g)dom of heaven emerges from something almost invisible to the eye and grows exponentially, offering us sustenance, a treasure worthy of all our attention and resources. It sure was, and it was right in the mans own backyard! 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. 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. But when they do, Paul tells us, they will cause the earth to blossom and the world will move into its promised inheritance. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. Jesus is speaking in parables to describe the kingdom of heaven. 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. The total weight of the emeralds was about 3,300 carats. This has certainly proved true in history. The goal of this game is to be the team who collects the most pearls in their bucket. (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. Or maybe the field was for sale and the man was looking it over before deciding whether to buy it. 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. 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. The previous three parables (the wheat and the tares, the mustard seed, and the leaven) each spoke of corruption in the kingdom community. The reason he joyfully goes and sells all that he has and buys that field, is that the man understands its true value. I was reminded by that conversation of the words of the Secretary General of the United Nations, UThant. For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'" The Parable of the Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:44) "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure 1 hidden 2 in a field. Matthew 13:45 Parallel Verses [ See commentary ] Matthew 13:45, NIV: Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. But we need to recognize that the parable of the treasure hidden in the field is the first of a series of three which our Lord gave in connection with the other four and on the same day, but, as Matthew is careful to tell us, he gave these to the disciples alone after they had gone back into the house. Such, we may well believe, had been the history of the publicans and the fishermen who made up the company of the Twelve. So they were offended at Him: When we think of how strongly Jesus is identified with Nazareth (see at Matthew 2:23), it is even more surprising to note that the people of Nazareth did not appreciate it. It is intriguing to realize that Scripture deals with this subject as well. Instead, he leaves it there, sells everything he has, and buys the field in order to get the treasure it contains. Say: Jesus began His story with the words, The kingdom of heaven is like Lets talk about the kingdom of heaven for a minute. They fit together but they are not talking about exactly the same thing. Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? New American Standard Version Whatever the reason he was there, he found an amazing treasure, maybe similar to the emeralds. a. 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. 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). Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. The view was largely assumed by the early church fathers, and the tendency to interpret the parable that way was reinforced by the Constantinian settlement. I have never forgotten something I learned years ago when in Hawaii. The seed starts out really small, but in time it grows to be one of the largest plants in the garden. 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 . This parable tells us that. Jesus told a parable about a man who found something in a field that he did not own. 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! Then it is up to us to sell all that we have, give it all up, and buy him at any cost. You remember the story of the Queen of Sheba who, as Jesus had said earlier this very day, came "from the ends of the earth" Matthew 12:42) because she had heard of Solomon's glory and she wanted to find the secret of this man's prestige and power and wisdom and majesty. 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. 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." The oyster opens its shell to let water and food in. Click on the different category headings to find out more. (Matthew 23:37, Luke 13:34). Jesus takes away the sin of everyone who trusts in Him (John 1:29). All rights reserved worldwide. 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. Matthew 13:44-50; Acts 26:9-20; Ephesians 2:8-9; Jeremiah 29:13; Luke 14:25-33; Lesson Introduction Game: Pearl Race. he hideth, and for joy thereofon perceiving what a treasure he had lighted on, surpassing the worth of all he possessed. 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. However, Jesus did not deny their claim to understand. Say: This summer we have been studying the parables that Jesus taught. He has previously identified himself as the central figure. 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. 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. He knew that the treasure was better than his home and his belongings. This is why this nation is here. Is not His mother called Mary? ii. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" The passage for this lection offers a counter-image to this destructive force. 13:49). The man who finds the treasure does not simply take it. They put their trust in Jesus. This one features a merchant in search of fine pearls. And then he did an amazing thing. We often think that spiritual people will be much more strange than normal. His conscience is uneasy. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. They speak skeptically and will refer to Him only as this Man.. goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that fieldin which case, by Jewish law, the treasure would become his own. Where then did this Man get all these things?. Instead, Jesus is the man who gave all that He had to buy the field. The treasure was so important to him, that he joyfully gave up everything else in the world to gain that treasure. . 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. 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. But then they let greed and worry take over their heart and mind, and that chokes out the truth that they know. Jesus is not saying that you must go out and sell everything you own. And His sisters, are they not all with us? b. He chose them to be a representative nation, to be a working model of what a nation ought to be, in order that other nations might share that knowledge. In this little parable he reveals that he came and found this treasure, the secret of world peace and prosperity, hidden in this nation. Justin Martyr, an ancient writer, testifieth, that our Saviour, ere he entered upon the ministry, made ploughs, yokes, and so forth. a. The discoveries disrupt normal daily life and priorities; they require risk and sacrifice. 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. 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. Copyright 1995, 1996, 1998 by International Bible Society / Used by permission of IBS-STL. Maybe he was a hired helper for the man who owned the field, or maybe he was just passing through. Jesus had entered Jerusalem in what we call the triumphal entry. 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. God has his buried treasures and he is speaking of them in this parable. If you belong to the kingdom, you have the greatest treasure! the possession of the forgiving and cleansing grace of God which is in Jesus Christ. Again, let me ask you to notice, further, the two ways of finding. Commentary on Matthew 13:24-30. For Israel, even in rejection, even in failure, is still an example to the people of the world. And the crowds who had followed him, the multitudes who had hung upon his words faded away. 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. a. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Jodi has over 20 years experience teaching children in large and small group settings. Say: Pearls come from oysters. Say: The hard path was a symbol for people who hear Gods word but ignore it. But in this parable, the man was actively looking for the treasure. You can check these in your browser security settings. Ask: Does anyone know where pearls come from? i. iii. He refused to go into the capital city again until his appointed hour had come. i. So he unfolded it and unveiled it again. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. But these last three were spoken only to the men of faith, the disciples, who were ready to believe what God said. But is it only a dream? It was now subject to the Romans, crushed under the heel of an iron-hearted oppressor. Pearls were highly prized in that time and place. And in those words, "he gave all that he had," the mystery of the darkness of the cross of Jesus Christ is implied. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. You another true story a view of obtaining this, Jesus says that a would. 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