Only when Israel comes again into its right relationship to God is it ever possible to have world peace. But when they do, Paul tells us, they will cause the earth to blossom and the world will move into its promised inheritance. Now notice, secondly, the concealment of the treasure. Was this a big hidden treasure? 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). Matthew 13:45-46. (Matthew uses the phrase kingdom of heaven while the other authors use kingdom of God, but they are one and the same.) God has his buried treasures and he is speaking of them in this parable. 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. 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. The nation would not have it, would not have him, and they rejected him. But there would be one kind of heart in which the seed would grow up into a harvest and produce fruit. But I submit to you that that is false, and obviously so. 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). Finally, there was good soil. a. The gospel is more valuable than such a treasure, Psalm 19:10; Proverbs 3:13-15. He himself is deeply involved in it. It always reminds me immediately of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, of Long John Silver, and doubloons and pieces-of-eight, pegleg pirates, and all the exciting things usually associated with the idea of buried treasure. But you know what happened. 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. So according to the parable he hid the treasure again. For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'" Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. (Just as a comparison, the diamond on a womans wedding ring may be about one-quarter or one-half of a carat.) We are absolute paupers in God's sight. That is Israel's purpose and there was a time in their developing history when it was partially fulfilled. Not every oyster has a pearl, and not every pearl is big or round. 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. But then they let greed and worry take over their heart and mind, and that chokes out the truth that they know. Is this not the carpenters son? Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. Jesus compared the kingdom of God to the hidden treasure. This parable tells us that. 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. ii. The kingdom of heaven is God's work among men, God's rule and authority in the midst of human affairs. New life in Gods kingdom is much more than going to heaven when we die - although that will be wonderful! Now, what is it? In 1998, a man named James Hill found a small cave full of emeralds on his familys property in North Carolina. Jesus had entered Jerusalem in what we call the triumphal entry. 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. 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. Teacher Note: These parables are not a plea for us to sell all we have in order to obtain the kingdom - for we truly have nothing to offer God (Ephesians 2:5-9). So we already have clues as to what these mean.The man in these parables is always Jesus himself. Jodi is part of the Childrens Ministry team at Grace Fellowship Church, outside of Atlanta. The battle is over the control of man who was created by God and was endowed by God with the power of choice. Is this not the carpenters son: This question was asked out of ignorant prejudice. 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! He refused to go into the capital city again until his appointed hour had come. This has certainly proved true in history. However, Jesus did not deny their claim to understand. Say: Jesus began His story with the words, The kingdom of heaven is like Lets talk about the kingdom of heaven for a minute. 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. Ask: Who can remember the four different soils Jesus talked about? III. To follow knowledge, like a sinking star. Subject to permissions policy, all rights reserved. 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. A small degree of knowledge is not sufficient for a preacher of the Gospel. All rights reserved worldwide. And the crowds who had followed him, the multitudes who had hung upon his words faded away. 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. 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. 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. Even the Jewish people themselves misunderstand it to a large degree. It is having His peace, His joy, His love, and His power. Paul says of Israel, So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? 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). And he bought that field. Take off the glasses and bandana and allow the volunteer to eat the fruit. 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? Psalms 135:4 KJV). 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. Parables are stories about everyday people and things that help us understand spiritual truths. 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. 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. a. Jodi has over 20 years experience teaching children in large and small group settings. ii. 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. 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. You are in the heat of the battle, it rages around you. 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). He would never have called it that. 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). Instead, Jesus is the man who gave all that He had to buy the field. 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. How often would have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! The United Nations exists for this very purpose. He covered it up again, buried it again. This is why this nation is here. b. 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. It turns out that Mr. Hills emeralds were some of the best quality emeralds in North America. The kingdom of God is FAR more valuable than anything in this world. Instead of being received by the rulers and leaders of the people he was rejected. The passage for this lection offers a counter-image to this destructive force. The word peace is on everyone's lips today. i. This parable likely also fired the imaginations of Jesus' listeners, because it pictures unexpected good fortune. Divide your class into at least two relay race teams. But you have refused," (Matthew 11:21, Luke 10:13). But he hid it again. The problem with his emerald treasure was that there was a limited supply. And yet they are extremely controlling of human events. When our Lord came into the world and came to Israel he found that this treasure had been lost to the world. iii. i. 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. That person is part of Gods kingdom. Western democracies say that they have found it. The man was so excited to know that he could possibly own that treasure. The best pearls were worth extraordinary sums of money. They know there is some kind of tie between them, but they don't know what it is. Hard path, rocky places, thorny, and good soil. In these two parables our Lord is telling us the reasons for the cross. The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls: Again, Jesus is the buyer and the individual believer is the pearl that He sees as so valuable that He would happily give all to have it forever. The one thing they have in common is that they were sown of the Lord, and from the good seed of His Word. Say: This summer we have been studying the parables that Jesus taught. But the exciting thing about Scripture is that in it we are always dealing with fact, not fancy. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Maybe he was a hired helper for the man who owned the field, or maybe he was just passing through. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. He had been in Washington,D.C., spending some time with a young congressman who is a mutual friend of ours. i. '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 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. No! There is nothing that even compares to a loving relationship with the Creator of the universe! The first four stories were given to the unbelieving seaside crowd. The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a. I. But, nevertheless, the Scriptures tell us that the secret is hidden from men until it be revealed through Israel. i. 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). i. 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). 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. Is not His mother called Mary? Matthew 13:44 Meaning of Heaven Is like Treasure Hidden in a Field Oct 15, 2020 by Editor in Chief Matthew 13:44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. The seed starts out really small, but in time it grows to be one of the largest plants in the garden. That means a change of mind, repentance, turning again to God and recognizing his presence in our midst. We speak of the Jews as "the chosen people," and unfortunately a very grave misconception of that phrase has arisen. Because each of us sins, none of us can do the perfect will of God. There Paul too tells us that God is not through with Israel. Yet the point is clear, both in the world and in the kingdom community. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Well, is it not obvious that there is something lost with relation to humanity, something every human being seems to be seeking, consciously or unconsciously, something every thinking person in this room and throughout the world is searching for and longing for with an ache that is almost physical? If you have that, you are rich; if you do not possess it, you are poor. This week I was talking with Bill Gwinn, the director of Mt. The wheat comes into Gods barn from all over the world, from all ranks of society, from all ages of Gods church. Immediately we are asking ourselves, "What is this treasure?" So it will be at the end of the age. How do you find this secret? The person who finds the treasure joyfully "sells all" to buy the field (13:44). 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. This was a great surprise! 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. That is what keeps a nation strong. The bigger and more perfectly round the pearl, the more valuable it is. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. We can see the treasure and we can just go back to our old way of life. This treasure is freely given by God, the King, to everyone who trusts in Him. And as we go through life we are the people who some day discover him. 13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 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. They said to Him, Yes, Lord. We wonder if the disciples really did understand Jesus here. the which when a man hath found; either with or without the use of means, purposely attended to, in order to find it; such as reading, hearing, prayer, and meditation: for sometimes the Gospel, and the spiritual saving knowledge of it, are found, and attained to, by persons accidentally, with respect to themselves, though providentially, with respect to God; when they had no desire after it, or searched for it, and thought nothing about it; though by others it is come at, in a diligent use of the above means: he hideth; which is to be understood not in an ill sense, as the man hid his talent in a napkin, and in the earth; but in a good sense, and designs his care of it; his laying it up in his heart, that he might not lose it, and that it might not be taken away from him: anor joy thereof; for the Gospel, when rightly understood, brings good tidings of great joy, to sensible sinners. The kingdom of God is wherever the will of God is done. he hideth, and for joy thereofon perceiving what a treasure he had lighted on, surpassing the worth of all he possessed. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. d. The reapers are angels The Son of Man will send out His angels: We often dont consider that the angels of God have a special role in the judgment of the world. The pearl is different than the treasure, and yet for both the Lord gave all that he had. 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. 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. There are banners and placards everywhere you go in America, crying out for peace. The Communists claim that they have found it. These were men of the Word, and when our Lord spoke this parable, they would clearly remember the words of Exodus19. Then, as you can read in Mark's Gospel, our Lord went into the temple and he stopped the sacrifices. Where then did this Man get all these things?. a. But through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. In a land as frequently ravaged as Palestine, many people doubtless buried their treasures; butto actually find a treasure would happen once in a thousand lifetimes. 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. III. It is not full life because it is life that is separate from God (Isaiah 59:2). Jesus is speaking in parables to describe the kingdom of heaven. Eventually he came again into the city and there he pronounced solemn and serious words of judgment against the nation. The conduct of the man would be dishonest. In the parable of the soils, the seed represented the Word of God; here it represents true believers. It is listening to His voice. 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. When he found it, what did he do? But you arent quite able to taste it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.. She was a great queen in her own right. It was a partial demonstration, never complete, never full. So the secret of world peace is wrapped up, bound up, in this strange nation, Israel. 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. These were the best she had to offer. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. They have erected great organizations to try to bring it about, to produce this hidden treasure. He is not weary of the old; he is not afraid of the new. (Spurgeon), i. Commentary on Matthew 13:24-30. Bengel's Gnomen Matthew 13:45. 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. Such, we may well believe, had been the history of the publicans and the fishermen who made up the company of the Twelve. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire. 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. 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. But when King Solomon met her he began to give presents to her, and his outweighed hers by far. Mr. Hill, the man who found emeralds in his backyard, hired guards to keep watch over his treasure. So prone is fallen man to sin, that if the enemy sow the tares, he may . I can take a bite and taste the amazing flavors. You remember that in the first parable our Lord informed us by means of the story that he would engage in a great sowing of the Word of God throughout the world and that it would fall on four kinds of hearts. - Matthew 13:45-46. It was hidden when our Lord came. We have nothing to offer him, nothing that we can give in return. Even though these people had been looking for Gods kingdom, when they found it, it was far greater than what they had expected. ii. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. I want them to have it in the fullest possible way. (John 10:10). 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. 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. When I peel it, you cant smell it like I can smell it. The tares represent false believers in the world, the sons of the wicked one, who (like tares among wheat) may superficially look like Gods true people. I. 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 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). Notice that the man sold EVERYTHING. She has also spent many years mentoring Middle School and High School girls. 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 is right that you should pursue it. Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. But our treasure - our immeasurably better treasure - has no limit! 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. Of greater importance in the history of the church has been the view that this actually means that the field is the church. 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. There would be a partial failure of the seed of the Word because of the conditions of some of the hearts into which it fell. 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. iii. Or we can see Gods kingdom, full of peace, love, forgiveness, freedom, and joy, and want that more than anything else. b. Last week, we read Jesus parable about the four soils. 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. God has not forgotten Israel. 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. Clearly, the treasure in that field was worth more than everything else that the man owned. God wants ALL people to believe in Jesus and enter into His kingdom (1 Peter 2:9). For more than four hundred years Israel had been an obscure, tiny little nation. She reviewed all the glories of the kingdom of Solomon and was amazed and staggered by what she saw. The rocky places stood for the people who like hearing Gods word at first, but they dont let it take root in their hearts. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" Everyone who chooses to trust in Him has kingdom life - life to the fullest! 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. 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. The reason he joyfully goes and sells all that he has and buys that field, is that the man understands its true value. They concern those aspects of the kingdom of heaven at work among men which are readily recognizable and visible in history. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . And there it remains until our Lord's return. That is what our Lord wants us to ask. ii. And when we know the value of what we have as members of the kingdom, shouldnt we share it with everyone we know? If you want to put that treasure into one word, as revealed by the Scriptures, that word is Israel, the nation of Israel. Something is hidden in the world. 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