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. However, Jesus did not deny their claim to understand. I hope you never open your Bibles without the sense that here is a book which gives you vital, inside information which you can get from no other source and which will help you to understand yourself, and life, and the mystery of history, more than you possibly could in any other way. But when they do, Paul tells us, they will cause the earth to blossom and the world will move into its promised inheritance. They said to Him, Yes, Lord. We wonder if the disciples really did understand Jesus here. It is having His peace, His joy, His love, and His power. A small degree of knowledge is not sufficient for a preacher of the Gospel. The kingdom of God is FAR more valuable than anything in this world. It is right that you should pursue it. New life in Gods kingdom is much more than going to heaven when we die - although that will be wonderful! 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). Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. It was now subject to the Romans, crushed under the heel of an iron-hearted oppressor. i. This parable and the one following are different in character than the previous three. Satan has a shoot of iniquity for every shoot of grace; and, when God revives his work, Satan revives his also. (Clarke), iii. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. 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). 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. Yet they do, and are worthy of respect because of that role. This one features a merchant in search of fine pearls. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. The "sea" here is clearly the world, since that is where people are gathered from by the angels (Matt. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field." Basic Supply List: Bible Construction Paper Crayons Candy Bar Sensory Table or large tote Rice Now, what is it? 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. But in this parable, the man was actively looking for the treasure. But then the parable says, "Then in his joy the man went and gave all that he had and bought the field." (You see, congressmen don't spend all their time smoking cigars and kissing babies.) 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. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. 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. Say: Jesus often used parables to teach what the kingdom of God is like. 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. 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. ii. Thank your volunteer. When our Lord covered the treasure over it was hidden completely in the field of humanity again. So did Jesus himself, at the utmost cost, buy the world to gain his church, which was the treasure which he desired. (Spurgeon), Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.. He set them out as a sample, an example nation, to indicate by visible demonstration what God wants to be and to do with all the other nations of the world. Jodi has over 20 years experience teaching children in large and small group settings. They speak skeptically and will refer to Him only as this Man.. That means obedience. 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. 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). He hideth - That is, he conceals the fact that he has found it; he does not tell of it. Treasure seekers searched the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the Indian Ocean to find oysters with pearls inside. In Verses44 and45 Jesus says. 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. Jesus is speaking in parables to describe the kingdom of heaven. 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. He refused to go into the capital city again until his appointed hour had come. ii. - Matthew 13:45-46. She was no inconsiderable monarch herself. May be reproduced for personal, nonprofit, and non-commercial uses only. Some time ago, in addressing a crowd of 2,500 delegates from 57 countries of the world who were trying to find some way to world peace, he said these remarkable words: "What element is lacking so that with all our skill and all our knowledge we still find ourselves in the dark valley of discord and enmity? Hermon Christian Conference Center. You are in the heat of the battle, it rages around you. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. What does Matthew 13:44 mean? the possession of the forgiving and cleansing grace of God which is in Jesus Christ. He is not weary of the old; he is not afraid of the new. (Spurgeon), i. He declared it in great messages like the Sermon on the Mount. 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. Again, let me ask you to notice, further, the two ways of finding. Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 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). Why is it that for all our professed ideals, our hopes, and our skills, peace on earth is still a distant objective seen only dimly through the storms and turmoils of our present difficulties?". Eventually, after several years, it ends up looking like a beautiful, shiny stone called a pearl. 13:49). 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. They concern those aspects of the kingdom of heaven at work among men which are readily recognizable and visible in history. Justin Martyr, an ancient writer, testifieth, that our Saviour, ere he entered upon the ministry, made ploughs, yokes, and so forth. You can check these in your browser security settings. But when King Solomon met her he began to give presents to her, and his outweighed hers by far. And there it remains until our Lord's return. This was a great surprise! This treasure is freely given by God, the King, to everyone who trusts in Him. But these last three were spoken only to the men of faith, the disciples, who were ready to believe what God said. The kingdom of God is wherever the will of God is done. 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). (Romans 11:15 RSV). There Paul too tells us that God is not through with Israel. This powerfully shows how Jesus gave everything to redeem the whole world to preserve a treasure in it, and the treasure is His people. 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. It was a partial demonstration, never complete, never full. He has but hidden them away again. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. 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. 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