Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. 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. When our Lord covered the treasure over it was hidden completely in the field of humanity again. 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. i. And he bought that pearl. But even that partial realization was a magnificent model of what God could do with any nation. Hermon Christian Conference Center. 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. ii. (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.) Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. They are intended to demonstrate how any nation can be blessed and fulfilled and find prosperity and peace and harmony and happiness if they discover the secret of their relationship to God. Only when Israel comes again into its right relationship to God is it ever possible to have world peace. And now, lastly, let us look at the point where the parables converge. 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. So the secret of world peace is wrapped up, bound up, in this strange nation, Israel. Copyright 1995, 1996, 1998 by International Bible Society / Used by permission of IBS-STL. He uncovered it but buried it again, and now it is hidden once more. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. Brought to you by KidzLife, Unless otherwise noted the Scriptures taken from: Holy Bible, New International Readers Version, (NIrV). 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. These were men of the Word, and when our Lord spoke this parable, they would clearly remember the words of Exodus19. He covered it up again, buried it again. Is this not the carpenters son: This question was asked out of ignorant prejudice. They know there is some kind of tie between them, but they don't know what it is. (Romans 11:15 RSV). God wants ALL people to believe in Jesus and enter into His kingdom (1 Peter 2:9). 13:49). 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. i. That person is part of Gods kingdom. Where then did this Man get all these things?. And then he did an amazing thing. He is saying that you should be willing to. Under rabbinic law if a workman came on a treasure in a field and lifted it out, it would belong to his master, the fields owner; but here the man is careful not to lift the treasure out till he has bought the field. (Carson). Instantly, the man knew that the treasure was incredibly valuable. Jesus came and offered the kingdom. Bengel's Gnomen Matthew 13:45. He merely states the way in which people do "actually" manage to obtain wealth. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. What does Matthew 13:44 mean? There was no voice of God in their midst, no prophet speaking forth from God. The church would thereafter demonstrate before men the healing grace of God as we will see in our next study together. This is a dream and a vision that men have long held. Application: The point of these two parables is the great value of being a part of Gods kingdom. He was left with nothing. The wheat comes into Gods barn from all over the world, from all ranks of society, from all ages of Gods church. Yet they had lost the secret of their own lives. The seed starts out really small, but in time it grows to be one of the largest plants in the garden. III. We want to have a teachable heart where Gods truth can produce good fruit. This parable tells us that. 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. 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. Jesus is not pointing out what we must give up to enter His kingdom. Jesus is not saying that you must go out and sell everything you own. Special thanks to John R. Cross, The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus, GoodSeed International. Both men GLADLY, JOYFULLY gave up everything else to claim their new found treasure. When the world sees again a visible manifestation of what God intends a nation to do, then the nations will learn world peace. We never can understand anything until we see it demonstrated before us. But it is very evident that neither has found this secret. 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. Yet He carefully said that the field is the world. 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. 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. Woe to you, Bethsaida! Say: Jesus began His story with the words, The kingdom of heaven is like Lets talk about the kingdom of heaven for a minute. Such that have ability and leisure, may consult a controversy in Philostratus (l), between two persons, the buyer and seller of a field; in which, after the purchase, a treasure was found, when the seller claimed it as his; urging, that had he known of it, he would never have sold him the field: the buyer, on the other hand, insisted on its being his property; alleging that all was his which was contained in the land bought by him. ii. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . Thank your volunteer. (You see, congressmen don't spend all their time smoking cigars and kissing babies.) They concern things which are not quite as easily seen in the historical process. 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. We often think that spiritual people will be much more strange than normal. - Matthew 13:45-46. 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). Matthew 13:45-46. I don't know what that may evoke in your mind. But he hid it again. The previous three parables (the wheat and the tares, the mustard seed, and the leaven) each spoke of corruption in the kingdom community. i. He was very happy. That is Israel's purpose and there was a time in their developing history when it was partially fulfilled. i. iv. Subject to permissions policy, all rights reserved. The Parable of the Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:44) "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure 1 hidden 2 in a field. he hideth, and for joy thereofon perceiving what a treasure he had lighted on, surpassing the worth of all he possessed. Instead, Jesus is the man who gave all that He had to buy the field. They each have the element of a man who discovers something valuable and sells all that he has and buys it. In the great series of parables in Matthew13 our Lord gave us, as he said, "The secrets of the kingdom of heaven." If you want to put that treasure into one word, as revealed by the Scriptures, that word is Israel, the nation of Israel. [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 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 . You can read them in Matthew23 in the sharp series of woes that he pronounced against the Pharisees and the scribes. 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. 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). This parable and the one following are different in character than the previous three. 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. That means obedience. Now, what is it? It is hidden from most people. Again, let me ask you to notice, further, the two ways of finding. 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. And when we know the value of what we have as members of the kingdom, shouldnt we share it with everyone we know? A furnace of fire represents one destiny and radiant glory (shine forth as the sun) the other destiny. 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. The treasure is the secret of international peace, of harmony among the nations. As we learned two weeks ago, the kingdom of God will grow and grow! Politicians have struggled for centuries to try to find the secret of world peace. When the man found the treasure, he could have covered it back up, gone about his business, and forgotten all about it. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" II. Yesterday I spent a few hours with Dr.Billy Graham. By that he indicated that the privilege of demonstrating the grace of God would he taken from Israel and given to the church. You will never understand what God is doing in history unless you understand those three chapters because they make clear God's relationship with this strange and wonderful people, Israel. You can also change some of your preferences. But in this parable, the man was actively looking for the treasure. This is what we human beings need. You are in the heat of the battle, it rages around you. a. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls. a. And then he went and gave all that he had and bought the field in which it is hidden. With a view of obtaining this, Jesus says that a man would go and sell his property and buy the field. 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. Yet it can also be asked out of deep appreciation of the fact that the Son of God took such a noble, lowly place. [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!] Say: Jesus continued by telling another, similar parable. They fit together but they are not talking about exactly the same thing. 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? Is not His mother called Mary? I hope that this is clear to the many of you, especially those of you who are younger, who are earnestly and zealously and quite dedicatedly trying to pursue world peace. Say: This summer we have been studying the parables that Jesus taught. This week, well look at a parable in which Jesus told how much the kingdom of God is worth. Life outside the kingdom is sort of like this. 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. The parable of the hidden treasure found. Learning Context: Sunday School Target Time Frame: 45 minutes Memory Verse: Matthew 13:44 "The kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. It is having His peace, His joy, His love, and His power. -- for if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon [which were pagan communities], they would have repented long ago. I want them to have it in the fullest possible way. (John 10:10). But the exciting thing about Scripture is that in it we are always dealing with fact, not fancy. He states a case where a man would actually "sacrifice his property," and practice diligence and watchfulness to obtain the wealth which he had discovered. iii. There Paul too tells us that God is not through with Israel. He is not weary of the old; he is not afraid of the new. (Spurgeon), i. I have never forgotten something I learned years ago when in Hawaii. 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. 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. i. No! Thus the extravagance of the parable dramatizes the supreme importance of the kingdom. (Carson), ii. The Word of God. We can see the treasure and we can just go back to our old way of life. c. He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief: It is truly remarkable that Jesus was, in some manner, limited by their unbelief. 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. When problems come, they forget all about Gods word. It is intriguing to realize that Scripture deals with this subject as well. 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. Then, as you can read in Mark's Gospel, our Lord went into the temple and he stopped the sacrifices. Through the pages of the Word of God we are afforded tremendous insights into life. Before we read the parable, I want to tell you another true story. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. God has not forgotten Israel. But then they let greed and worry take over their heart and mind, and that chokes out the truth that they know. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. 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? ii. 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. You can check these in your browser security settings. You should not love anything or anyone more than you love the King, God Himself. 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? Notice that the man sold EVERYTHING. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. But the wonderful thing the Lord tells us here is that he has not given up his purpose. Instead, they are a call for us to desire the kingdom above all else. And yet they are extremely controlling of human events. 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." 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. He found one that was very valuable. Click on the different category headings to find out more. It sure was, and it was right in the mans own backyard! 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. (Matthew 13:44-46 RSV). 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. 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?". Instead of being received by the rulers and leaders of the people he was rejected. There they stand ready, being prepared right now to discover again, finally, the secret of their life. 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. Something was hidden, lost in the human race, but he uncovered it. If our country forgets that, it will lose its ability to stand as a nation among the other nations of the world. Two weeks ago, we read as Jesus compared the kingdom of God to a mustard seed. 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. 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. In the short course of the three and a half years of our Lord's ministry he uncovered the treasure of Israel, the secret of this nation's life. 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). a. b. 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 was a partial demonstration, never complete, never full. Say: The hard path was a symbol for people who hear Gods word but ignore it. Parables are stories about everyday people and things that help us understand spiritual truths. Website 2023 by Ray Stedman Ministries. Pearls were especially valuable in Jesus day. Jesus had entered Jerusalem in what we call the triumphal entry. The old Puritan commentator John Trapp here remarked that unbelief was A sin of that venomous nature, that it transfuseth, as it were, a dead palsy into the hands of omnipotency., 2018 David Guzik No distribution beyond personal use without permission. 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. And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? The pearl is different than the treasure, and yet for both the Lord gave all that he had. 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. He hideth - That is, he conceals the fact that he has found it; he does not tell of it. In this little parable he reveals that he came and found this treasure, the secret of world peace and prosperity, hidden in this nation. We are not sure what this man was doing in someone elses field. 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. Take off the glasses and bandana and allow the volunteer to eat the fruit. The conduct of the man would be dishonest. '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. The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl. After you have been instructed by me, you have the knowledge, not only of the things you used to know, but of things you never knew before, and even the knowledge which you had before is illuminated by what I have told to you. (Barclay), iv. It turns out that Mr. Hills emeralds were some of the best quality emeralds in North America. Every scribe: Jesus used the term here simply to describe a teacher. "We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the spirit forces that are in high places." 5. Paul says of Israel, So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? He knew that the treasure was better than his home and his belongings. It would be his duty to inform the owner of the field of the discovery. So he went away and sold everything he had. The best pearls were worth extraordinary sums of money. Notice that there are two things in this story which are immediately recognizable because we have had them before. Message transcript and recording 1971 by Ray Stedman Ministries, owner of sole copyright by assignment from the author. God is in control. But, nevertheless, the Scriptures tell us that the secret is hidden from men until it be revealed through Israel. He has but hidden them away again. III. 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. For Israel, even in rejection, even in failure, is still an example to the people of the world. 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. He has previously identified himself as the central figure. 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). Yet the point is clear, both in the world and 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. 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. In this parable, we learned that different people hear Gods truth and accept it in different ways. Justin Martyr, an ancient writer, testifieth, that our Saviour, ere he entered upon the ministry, made ploughs, yokes, and so forth. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. Therefore, those closest to truly spiritual people see just how normal they are and sometimes think that they arent spiritual because they are normal. 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. For more than four hundred years Israel had been an obscure, tiny little nation. That is what our Lord wants us to ask. 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. We ask it in Jesus' name, Amen. When he found it, what did he do? 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