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. 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. 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. That means a change of mind, repentance, turning again to God and recognizing his presence in our midst. Or we can see Gods kingdom, full of peace, love, forgiveness, freedom, and joy, and want that more than anything else. Something is hidden in the world. In this little parable he reveals that he came and found this treasure, the secret of world peace and prosperity, hidden in this nation. - Matthew 13:44, Props: Small plate of fruit, dark glasses, bandana; Strand of pearls (artificial is fine). 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. Never, anywhere in Scripture is salvation ever offered to us as something we have to buy, or can buy. They put their trust in Jesus. He would never have called it that. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. 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 How do you find this secret? This stood for the people who hear Gods word and believe it fully. We want to have a teachable heart where Gods truth can produce good fruit. Instead of being received by the rulers and leaders of the people he was rejected. 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. As opposition began to mount against him and resistance to his message increased, our Lord withdrew from Jerusalem and went out into the desert. 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. For Israel, even in rejection, even in failure, is still an example to the people of the world. (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.) The treasure was too great to forget about! Yet the point is clear, both in the world and in the kingdom community. 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. He merely states the way in which people do "actually" manage to obtain wealth. You should not love anything or anyone more than you love the King, God Himself. 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. This motto is a result of the work of the early Christian missionaries who came from New England in the 19th century. It is intriguing to realize that Scripture deals with this subject as well. 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. Therefore, those closest to truly spiritual people see just how normal they are and sometimes think that they arent spiritual because they are normal. I was reminded by that conversation of the words of the Secretary General of the United Nations, UThant. All rights reserved worldwide. Say: The hard path was a symbol for people who hear Gods word but ignore it. The first four stories were given to the unbelieving seaside crowd. Clearly, the treasure in that field was worth more than everything else that the man owned. They speak skeptically and will refer to Him only as this Man.. 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? The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a. I. (Romans 11:15 RSV). Next, the thorny soil stood for those people who trust Gods word and begin to bear fruit. It is having His peace, His joy, His love, and His power. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. Then he took all the money that he had made, and he bought that field. Matthew 12. And His sisters, are they not all with us? There are banners and placards everywhere you go in America, crying out for peace. Of greater importance in the history of the church has been the view that this actually means that the field is the church. Before we read the parable, I want to tell you another true story. This is why this nation is here. The church would thereafter demonstrate before men the healing grace of God as we will see in our next study together. 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). 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 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. Satan has a shoot of iniquity for every shoot of grace; and, when God revives his work, Satan revives his also. (Clarke), iii. Psalms 135:4 KJV). The man in Jesus parable found a very valuable pearl. 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 a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. The kingdom of God is the treasure. That is why it is not enough to preach the gospel to people; you must also live it. But you know what happened. And the field, he has told us, is the world, the world of humanity, the human race, all of society. 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." Then it is up to us to sell all that we have, give it all up, and buy him at any cost. But was not that an honest occupation? (Trapp), iii. So the secret of world peace is wrapped up, bound up, in this strange nation, Israel. You can check these in your browser security settings. 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. Only when Israel comes again into its right relationship to God is it ever possible to have world peace. When they were cut and polished, they were worth millions of dollars. We pray, Lord Jesus, that we may all apply this to our lives, and that we may understand that you desire to heal us and bring us right now into an experience of joy and glory and gladness and fruitfulness. 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). 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. Say: This summer we have been studying the parables that Jesus taught. Kingdom life is here and now. 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). 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. 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. It is a visible example to all mankind of the way God deals with humanity. This week, well look at a parable in which Jesus told how much the kingdom of God is worth. You see, as our Lord indicates, it is something related to the field, to humanity. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. It is the best life possible. This parable tells us that. He has but hidden them away again. " 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. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" This parable likely also fired the imaginations of Jesus' listeners, because it pictures unexpected good fortune. Was this a big hidden treasure? 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. - Matthew 13:45-46. Nations are right to try to solve their problems and reconcile their differences. Again, let me ask you to notice, further, the two ways of finding. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. 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. The usual interpretation of these parables is that Christ is the hidden treasure and that he is the pearl of great price. 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. Parables are stories about everyday people and things that help us understand spiritual truths. He had been in Washington,D.C., spending some time with a young congressman who is a mutual friend of ours. I have this beautiful fruit. This parable powerfully teaches that it is Gods job to divide in judgment. And he bought that pearl. It was now subject to the Romans, crushed under the heel of an iron-hearted oppressor. i. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. What does Matthew 13:44 mean? But these last three were spoken only to the men of faith, the disciples, who were ready to believe what God said. He uncovered it. Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023. Jodi is part of the Childrens Ministry team at Grace Fellowship Church, outside of Atlanta. 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. The goal of this game is to be the team who collects the most pearls in their bucket. the possession of the forgiving and cleansing grace of God which is in Jesus Christ. God has said that if you will turn back to him, as Israel will some day, he stands ready to heal, ready to forgive, ready to wipe out all the failures, all the transgressions, and to begin in your experience to cause your life to blossom and to come into abundance. b. We ask it in Jesus' name, Amen. 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. 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? This parable and the one following are different in character than the previous three. They know there is some kind of tie between them, but they don't know what it is. She has also spent many years mentoring Middle School and High School girls. Listen to these words from Romans11. Western democracies say that they have found it. (Matthew 21:9, Mark 11:9, John 12:13). I am sure that these disciples understood this because they were Jews themselves, and they knew their people's history, and what the Old Testament revealed about them. 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. May be reproduced for personal, nonprofit, and non-commercial uses only. 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. The problem with his emerald treasure was that there was a limited supply. Read full chapter. The man was so excited to know that he could possibly own that treasure. Share your treasure! The best pearls were worth extraordinary sums of money. 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). Because each of us sins, none of us can do the perfect will of God. In 1998, a man named James Hill found a small cave full of emeralds on his familys property in North Carolina. Put dark glasses on her and tie the handkerchief LOOSELY to cover her nose and mouth (bandit style). Though I rather think, that in connection and agreement with the other parables, this is to be understood of such, who are seeking after knowledge in every branch of it, natural, moral, and spiritual; and so may be compared to a "merchant man, seeking goodly pearls"; and who find the Gospel, and prefer it to everything else. 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). I want them to have it in the fullest possible way. (John 10:10). 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. Jodi has a passion for Biblical ac More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. ii. 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. The man who finds the treasure does not simply take it. On our own, we cannot be part of Gods kingdom. Let me ask you to think that the true treasure for a man lies in the kingdom of God. 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. Instantly, the man knew that the treasure was incredibly valuable. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!" 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. (Just as a comparison, the diamond on a womans wedding ring may be about one-quarter or one-half of a carat.) 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. God has his buried treasures and he is speaking of them in this parable. Life outside of the kingdom of God is way less than God intended it to be. The merchant "sold all" to buy the pearl. John 6:42). (France), ii. And as we go through life we are the people who some day discover him. The success and glory of Jesus seemed only to make them more resentful towards Him. When our Lord covered the treasure over it was hidden completely in the field of humanity again. But then they let greed and worry take over their heart and mind, and that chokes out the truth that they know. He lamented over this recalcitrant city and said, "O Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! It recognizes the allure and the mystery which always gathers around the notion of hidden treasure. Click on the different category headings to find out more. Paul says of Israel, So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? 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). Yet they had lost the secret of their own lives. We can see the treasure and we can just go back to our old way of life. 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. Instead, Jesus is the man who gave all that He had to buy the field. 13:44 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. It sure was, and it was right in the mans own backyard! Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 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. Now notice, secondly, the concealment of the treasure. That shows how much he valued this pearl of great price, and how much Jesus values His people. 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. A small degree of knowledge is not sufficient for a preacher of the Gospel. No! Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word | . He was very happy. All rights reserved. The Word of God. These two parables speak of how highly the King values the people of His kingdom. 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. 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. As we can imagine, he was afraid that when people heard about his discovery, they would sneak onto his land and grab whatever pieces of emerald they could find. 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. But our treasure - our immeasurably better treasure - has no limit! i. So according to the parable he hid the treasure again. The person has a change of heart, and he or she truly wants to do Gods will. It is knowing the Father, the King. And now, lastly, let us look at the point where the parables converge. Jesus announced Gods kingdom, and this would lead many of his hearers to expect a cataclysmic disruption of society, an immediate and absolute division between the sons of light and the sons of darknessIt was to this impatience that the parable was primarily directed. (France). He knew that the treasure was better than his home and his belongings. But with those dark glasses on, you cant see all the nice colors. '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 . Both men GLADLY, JOYFULLY gave up everything else to claim their new found treasure. And then he did an amazing thing. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. 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. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. 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. i. He was left with nothing. 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. Immediately we are asking ourselves, "What is this treasure?" 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. It is not full life because it is life that is separate from God (Isaiah 59:2). Even the Jewish people themselves misunderstand it to a large degree. The oyster opens its shell to let water and food in. We want to be the kind of good soil that Jesus talked about. This story is very much like the first parable. 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. But through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. 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. But in this parable, the man was actively looking for the treasure. i. Pearls were highly prized in that time and place. Assuming that the disciples did understand, they had an advantage over many among the multitudes. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. These were men of the Word, and when our Lord spoke this parable, they would clearly remember the words of Exodus19. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Thus the extravagance of the parable dramatizes the supreme importance of the kingdom. (Carson), ii. a. All this has happened exactly as our Lord said and all of it is visible in history. He himself is deeply involved in it. [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.] 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. 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