This parable powerfully teaches that it is Gods job to divide in judgment. That is Israel's purpose and there was a time in their developing history when it was partially fulfilled. If you want to put that treasure into one word, as revealed by the Scriptures, that word is Israel, the nation of Israel. b. It is having His peace, His joy, His love, and His power. Commentary on Matthew 13:24-30. The problem with his emerald treasure was that there was a limited supply. He went home and sold everything he owned: his house, his furniture, his jewelry, his sheep and goats. But you know what happened. It is listening to His voice. The Communists claim that they have found it. So they were offended at Him. ii. No! a. It was a partial demonstration, never complete, never full. It turns out that Mr. Hills emeralds were some of the best quality emeralds in North America. This casts special scorn upon the great evil angel. There Paul too tells us that God is not through with Israel. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field." (Matthew 13:44) In our day, we can store treasure in the bank or in a safe deposit box. For Israel, even in rejection, even in failure, is still an example to the people of the world. 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. 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. ii. This week I was talking with Bill Gwinn, the director of Mt. Take off the glasses and bandana and allow the volunteer to eat the fruit. When our Lord came into the world and came to Israel he found that this treasure had been lost to the world. Jodi is part of the Childrens Ministry team at Grace Fellowship Church, outside of Atlanta. I don't know what that may evoke in your mind. The gospel is more valuable than such a treasure, Psalm 19:10; Proverbs 3:13-15. With a view of obtaining this, Jesus says that a man would go and sell his property and buy the field. 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. 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. Jesus told a parable about a man who found something in a field that he did not own. i. 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. But, nevertheless, the Scriptures tell us that the secret is hidden from men until it be revealed through Israel. They have not found it yet. But the exciting thing about Scripture is that in it we are always dealing with fact, not fancy. When they were cut and polished, they were worth millions of dollars. 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. [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.] But when they do, Paul tells us, they will cause the earth to blossom and the world will move into its promised inheritance. So we already have clues as to what these mean.The man in these parables is always Jesus himself. If you belong to the kingdom, you have the greatest treasure! 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. (Romans 11:11-14 RSV), For if their rejection means the reconciIiation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead? The best pearls were worth extraordinary sums of money. Mr. Hill, the man who found emeralds in his backyard, hired guards to keep watch over his treasure. The word peace is on everyone's lips today. In the days of David, and especially in those of Solomon who followed, the world beat a path to Israel to see what God was doing. The one thing they have in common is that they were sown of the Lord, and from the good seed of His Word. Such, we may well believe, had been the history of the publicans and the fishermen who made up the company of the Twelve. I have this beautiful fruit. 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. 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 . III. Next, the thorny soil stood for those people who trust Gods word and begin to bear fruit. 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 kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a. I. 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. All rights reserved. The pearl is different than the treasure, and yet for both the Lord gave all that he had. When I peel it, you cant smell it like I can smell it. Politicians have struggled for centuries to try to find the secret of world peace. 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. For permission to use this content, please review He refused to go into the capital city again until his appointed hour had come. Yet they do, and are worthy of respect because of that role. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" 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. Who when he had found one pearl of great price: for such who seek after wisdom and knowledge in the use of proper means, are like merchant men, that trade abroad, and for things of value; and these, under divine direction, find in the Scriptures, and through the ministry of the word, and by prayer and study, the truths of the everlasting Gospel, respecting Christ, his person, office, grace and righteousness; which are equal to, yea transcend a pearl of the highest price; for their original, coming from a far country, from heaven; for their brightness, clearness, and perspicuity; for their ornament and glory; for their firmness and solidity; for their virtue and value, to them that know the worth of them; and such will buy, but not sell them; reckon all things but loss and dung, in comparison of them; and will contend for them, and stand fast in them. The Jewish or the Greek "seekers after God," possessing many pearls, but still dissatisfied, sought others yet more choice, and finding one, true to the simplicity in Christ, renounce all for that; the one his legalism, the other his philosophy. And as we go through life we are the people who some day discover him. But through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. (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.) Instead, they are a call for us to desire the kingdom above all else. He uncovered it. Maybe he was a hired helper for the man who owned the field, or maybe he was just passing through. So he went away and sold everything he had. 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. God has his buried treasures and he is speaking of them in this parable. Jesus is not saying that you must go out and sell everything you own. Click on the different category headings to find out more. But Christ does not intend to vindicate his conduct. The goal of this game is to be the team who collects the most pearls in their bucket. 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. Say: Jesus often used parables to teach what the kingdom of God is like. He was in Israel not long ago. 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. Or maybe the field was for sale and the man was looking it over before deciding whether to buy it. You see, as our Lord indicates, it is something related to the field, to humanity. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. i. God is in control. 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. By no means! i. As we learned two weeks ago, the kingdom of God will grow and grow! This powerfully shows how Jesus gave everything to redeem the whole world to preserve a treasure in it, and the treasure is His people. But even that partial realization was a magnificent model of what God could do with any nation. Ask: Does anyone know where pearls come from? Matthew 12. In Verses44 and45 Jesus says. Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023. It recognizes the allure and the mystery which always gathers around the notion of hidden treasure. They fit together but they are not talking about exactly the same thing. God is speaking to this nation which he has given the Law and he says, "Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then you shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people:" Exodus 19:5a KJV). (Matthew 13:44). When problems come, they forget all about Gods word. Ask: Who can remember the four different soils Jesus talked about? 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. All rights reserved worldwide. The nation's glory was gone. 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. Divide your class into at least two relay race teams. 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. Then he took all the money that he had made, and he bought that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. i. This has certainly proved true in history. Instead of being received by the rulers and leaders of the people he was rejected. But there would be one kind of heart in which the seed would grow up into a harvest and produce fruit. Before we read the parable, I want to tell you another true story. 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). His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas: Jesus plainly had many brothers and sisters; the Roman Catholic idea of the perpetual virginity of Mary is in contradiction to the plain meaning of the Bible. (Romans 11:15 RSV). There was no voice of God in their midst, no prophet speaking forth from God. Say: Jesus began His story with the words, The kingdom of heaven is like Lets talk about the kingdom of heaven for a minute. This one features a merchant in search of fine pearls. 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. Special thanks to John R. Cross, The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus, GoodSeed International. He knew that the treasure was better than his home and his belongings. He went into the city riding upon an ass in fulfillment of the prophecy of Zechariah, "Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on an ass, on a colt the foal of an ass," (Matthew 21:5, Zechariah 9:9). He is telling us that it is worth more than everything else. goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that fieldin which case, by Jewish law, the treasure would become his own. It would be his duty to inform the owner of the field of the discovery. Hard path, rocky places, thorny, and good soil. There they stand ready, being prepared right now to discover again, finally, the secret of their life. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. Then, as you can read in Mark's Gospel, our Lord went into the temple and he stopped the sacrifices. 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. That is why it is not enough to preach the gospel to people; you must also live it. Two weeks ago, we read as Jesus compared the kingdom of God to a mustard seed. 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! Now, lets turn to Matthew 13:44 and read what Jesus said about hidden treasure. The kingdom of God is the treasure. God has gathered this nation together again, brought in the people from the outlying countries of the world, gathered his dispersed from the four corners of the earth, and brought them back into the land. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. 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. MATTHEW 13:45-46. 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: and for joy thereof; It is the very ordinariness of Jesus home background that causes the astonishment (cf. So according to the parable he hid the treasure again. But then they let greed and worry take over their heart and mind, and that chokes out the truth that they know. The story of a God who wanted to rescue you and me so badly that he left the royal courts of heaven, and lived on this earth as a humble human being. 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). [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!] It sure was, and it was right in the mans own backyard! Yet the point is clear, both in the world and in the kingdom community. They will come and study this little nation of Israel in which the secret of world peace has always been hidden, the strange, chosen nation for which our Lord gave his life. a. 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. Through the pages of the Word of God we are afforded tremendous insights into life. Maybe he was a hired helper for the man who owned the field, or maybe he was just passing through. Instantly, the man knew that the treasure was incredibly valuable. (Just as a comparison, the diamond on a womans wedding ring may be about one-quarter or one-half of a carat.) 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). But is it only a dream? He has previously identified himself as the central figure. The "sea" here is clearly the world, since that is where people are gathered from by the angels (Matt. And then he went and gave all that he had and bought the field in which it is hidden. the possession of the forgiving and cleansing grace of God which is in Jesus Christ. Salvation is offered to us as a free gift, entirely by the grace of God. b. Jesus is not pointing out what we must give up to enter His kingdom. Copyright 1995, 1996, 1998 by International Bible Society / Used by permission of IBS-STL. Not every oyster has a pearl, and not every pearl is big or round. He found one that was very valuable. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. - Matthew 13:44, Props: Small plate of fruit, dark glasses, bandana; Strand of pearls (artificial is fine). Because each of us sins, none of us can do the perfect will of God. 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. When the world sees again a visible manifestation of what God intends a nation to do, then the nations will learn world peace. "Many turned back," the record says, "and no longer walked with him," (John 6:66). Now that is God's plan for the nations -- to provide a working model in the nation Israel. Jesus came, he says, and found a treasure hidden in humanity. The kingdom of God is wherever the will of God is done. Just as in the first parable, the valuable pearl was a symbol of the kingdom of God. Thank your volunteer. We ask it in Jesus' name, Amen. The treasure was too great to forget about! A buried treasure and a pricy pearl Matthew 13:44-46 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. It was now subject to the Romans, crushed under the heel of an iron-hearted oppressor. Application: When we discover that we can enter Gods kingdom, we have a choice to make, just as the man in the field did. (Matthew 23:37, Luke 13:34). 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). They speak skeptically and will refer to Him only as this Man.. In these actions, the power of that which has been found is seen to be at work. I can take a bite and taste the amazing flavors. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. 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. This treasure is freely given by God, the King, to everyone who trusts in Him. Why? Justin Martyr, an ancient writer, testifieth, that our Saviour, ere he entered upon the ministry, made ploughs, yokes, and so forth. '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 two parables speak of how highly the King values the people of His kingdom. The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl. Thus the extravagance of the parable dramatizes the supreme importance of the kingdom. (Carson), ii. 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. She wasn't just Queen for a Day. The Parable of the Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:44) "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure 1 hidden 2 in a field. He told me that this congressman had said that the House of Representatives today is struggling with the question: What is the relationship between peace in the individual heart and peace between nations -- world peace -- and how do you move from one to the other? 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. 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! It is recorded in the motto of that fiftieth state. b. Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. Say: Pearls come from oysters. 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! Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? May be reproduced for personal, nonprofit, and non-commercial uses only. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. The man who finds the treasure does not simply take it. The passage for this lection offers a counter-image to this destructive force. It is right that you should pursue it. The United Nations exists for this very purpose. Teacher: Call up a volunteer. 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. And you and I are making a great mistake if, as Americans, we think that this country is being held together by the Constitution of the United States or by the Declaration of Independence. But in this parable, the man was actively looking for the treasure. Finally Jesus left the city once more and went out to his death. I. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. He bought the field in order that someday he might use that treasure to cause the whole world to blossom and to fill the earth with peace and happiness. This storehouse contains things new and old. 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. The bigger and more perfectly round the pearl, the more valuable it is. 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. As opposition began to mount against him and resistance to his message increased, our Lord withdrew from Jerusalem and went out into the desert. To provide a working model in the nation Israel his conduct heaven is like treasure hidden in field. 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