'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 . 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. But is it only a dream? It is recorded in the motto of that fiftieth state. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. Ask: Who can remember the four different soils Jesus talked about? The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. Then he covered it over again when it was rejected by the people. He was full of joy over this discovery. This parable and the one following are different in character than the previous three. 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. 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. This parable may be understood of Christ's seeking, finding, and purchasing his elect: for, certain it is, that he has sought after them; which implies, that they were lost and going astray; expresses his great love to them, value for them, and desire after them; in doing which, he took much pains, and used much diligence: and certain it also is, If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Julian the apostate, as he is called, once asked a certain Christian, What do you think the carpenters son is doing now? Making coffins for you and for all his enemies, was the prompt reply. (Spurgeon). It was now subject to the Romans, crushed under the heel of an iron-hearted oppressor. Bengel's Gnomen Matthew 13:45. He himself is deeply involved in it. 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. Augustine made the interpretation official struggling against the DonatistsMost Reformers followed the same line. (Carson). 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.. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. He found one that was very valuable. 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. Now that is God's plan for the nations -- to provide a working model in the nation Israel. Pearls were especially valuable in Jesus day. ii. As time goes on, the sand is coated with more and more layers of this coating. But when they do, Paul tells us, they will cause the earth to blossom and the world will move into its promised inheritance. Jesus came and offered the kingdom. iii. i. ii. . Not every oyster has a pearl, and not every pearl is big or round. The gospel is more valuable than such a treasure, Psalm 19:10; Proverbs 3:13-15. 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. [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.] law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus makes him free from the law of sin and death, , ut pleno jure thesaurum possideret omnemque litium occasionem praecideret, , Three other parables: the Treasure, the Pearl, the Net. All rights reserved worldwide. The Lord Jesus says that he came and uncovered for a brief time the secret of world peace and prosperity. These two parables speak of how highly the King values the people of His kingdom. 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. Matthew 13:45 Parallel Verses [ See commentary ] Matthew 13:45, NIV: Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. I want them to have it in the fullest possible way. (John 10:10). Instead, Jesus is the man who gave all that He had to buy the field. Men have dreamed of finding it for centuries. The word peace is on everyone's lips today. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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). That treasure is the lost secret of how to get along with other nations, how to discover peace and prosperity and happiness and all the many results of peace that men have been seeking after for centuries. 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. 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. 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). Jesus compared the kingdom of God to the hidden treasure. ii. (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? 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. (Just as a comparison, the diamond on a womans wedding ring may be about one-quarter or one-half of a carat.) 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. b. This powerfully shows how Jesus gave everything to redeem the whole world to preserve a treasure in it, and the treasure is His people. The success and glory of Jesus seemed only to make them more resentful towards Him. Just as in the first parable, the valuable pearl was a symbol of the kingdom of God. i. 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. 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. 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. For permission to use this content, please review In the parable of the soils, the seed represented the Word of God; here it represents true believers. 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. She was a great queen in her own right. But with those dark glasses on, you cant see all the nice colors. By no means! The treasure was too great to forget about! Life outside of the kingdom of God is way less than God intended it to be. which is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, the truth as it is in Jesus, the glad tidings. 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. 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. But it is very evident that neither has found this secret. But when King Solomon met her he began to give presents to her, and his outweighed hers by far. 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 our treasure - our immeasurably better treasure - has no limit! Never, anywhere in Scripture is salvation ever offered to us as something we have to buy, or can buy. Finally Jesus left the city once more and went out to his death. The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field. New life in Gods kingdom is much more than going to heaven when we die - although that will be wonderful! Matthew 13:44-50; Acts 26:9-20; Ephesians 2:8-9; Jeremiah 29:13; Luke 14:25-33; Lesson Introduction Game: Pearl Race. That is what keeps a nation strong. To follow knowledge, like a sinking star. 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. ii. How often would have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! Immediately we are asking ourselves, "What is this treasure?" He was in Israel not long ago. i. The battle is over the control of man who was created by God and was endowed by God with the power of choice. (Matthew 13:44). Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. i. The person has a change of heart, and he or she truly wants to do Gods will. Clearly, the treasure in that field was worth more than everything else that the man owned. He covered it up again, buried it again. b. a. 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. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" He merely states the way in which people do "actually" manage to obtain wealth. the possession of the forgiving and cleansing grace of God which is in Jesus Christ. 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. Our Lord came and he bought the whole field so that someday he might use the treasure hidden in it to make the world blossom with glory. RayStedman.org/permissions. 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. 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. God is in control. This congressman said that Congress is really wrestling with this issue. The first four stories were given to the unbelieving seaside crowd. 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?". But these last three were spoken only to the men of faith, the disciples, who were ready to believe what God said. Then he went and gave all that he had and bought that field of humanity. What a beautiful dream. goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that fieldin which case, by Jewish law, the treasure would become his own. We ask it in Jesus' name, Amen. This treasure is freely given by God, the King, to everyone who trusts in Him. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. This time, He compares the kingdom of heaven to treasure found hidden in a field. Copyright 1995, 1996, 1998 by International Bible Society / Used by permission of IBS-STL. 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? 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. 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. 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. We have nothing to offer him, nothing that we can give in return. As opposition began to mount against him and resistance to his message increased, our Lord withdrew from Jerusalem and went out into the desert. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. 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. a. Jesus is speaking in parables to describe the kingdom of heaven. Listen to these words from Romans11. i. They concern those aspects of the kingdom of heaven at work among men which are readily recognizable and visible in history. The rocky places stood for the people who like hearing Gods word at first, but they dont let it take root in their hearts. The merchant "sold all" to buy the pearl. i. Therefore, those closest to truly spiritual people see just how normal they are and sometimes think that they arent spiritual because they are normal. He was left with nothing. But you know what happened. Ask: Does anyone know where pearls come from? But such is not the case; God did not choose Israel for that purpose. (Matthew uses the phrase kingdom of heaven while the other authors use kingdom of God, but they are one and the same.) He lamented over this recalcitrant city and said, "O Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! And there it remains until our Lord's return. (Matthew 13:44-46 RSV). The man who finds the treasure does not simply take it. 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. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. 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. But then the parable says, "Then in his joy the man went and gave all that he had and bought the field." Jesus makes it clear that we should not let anything keep us from entering the kingdom of God. In this series Jesus is revealing the work of the kingdom as it is going on throughout the centuries of this present age since his first coming and before his return. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. The kingdom of God is the treasure. This one features a merchant in search of fine pearls. The field is the world: Significantly, this parable illustrates not necessarily that there will be false believers among true believers in the church (though that is also true to some extent); otherwise Jesus would have explained that the field is thechurch. Website 2023 by Ray Stedman Ministries. 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. a. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. iii. It would be his duty to inform the owner of the field of the discovery. A small degree of knowledge is not sufficient for a preacher of the Gospel. 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. 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. Because each of us sins, none of us can do the perfect will of God. 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. 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. 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. a. 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). The bigger and more perfectly round the pearl, the more valuable it is. 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. These were men of the Word, and when our Lord spoke this parable, they would clearly remember the words of Exodus19. b. i. 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. The oyster opens its shell to let water and food in. Next, the thorny soil stood for those people who trust Gods word and begin to bear fruit. (Romans 11:15 RSV). We often think that spiritual people will be much more strange than normal. MATTHEW 13:45-46. 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. 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 our Lord wants us to ask. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader who was looking for fine pearls. The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. You see, as our Lord indicates, it is something related to the field, to humanity. Treasure seekers searched the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the Indian Ocean to find oysters with pearls inside. If you want to put that treasure into one word, as revealed by the Scriptures, that word is Israel, the nation of Israel. Was this a big hidden treasure? Parables are stories about everyday people and things that help us understand spiritual truths. Matthew 13:45-46. Jesus said, I have come so they can have life. And His sisters, are they not all with us? They fit together but they are not talking about exactly the same thing. The Word of God. - Matthew 13:44, Props: Small plate of fruit, dark glasses, bandana; Strand of pearls (artificial is fine). Jesus wants it to grow! He has but hidden them away again. Western democracies say that they have found it. he hideth, and for joy thereofon perceiving what a treasure he had lighted on, surpassing the worth of all he possessed. All rights reserved. Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023. 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). 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, 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. The man was so excited to know that he could possibly own that treasure. But thats not what he did. 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. In these actions, the power of that which has been found is seen to be at work. However, Jesus did not deny their claim to understand. "Many turned back," the record says, "and no longer walked with him," (John 6:66). And the crowds who had followed him, the multitudes who had hung upon his words faded away. The person who finds the treasure joyfully "sells all" to buy the field (13:44). 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. Then it is up to us to sell all that we have, give it all up, and buy him at any cost. 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. They have not found it yet. He found poverty and misery stalking the land. And when we know the value of what we have as members of the kingdom, shouldnt we share it with everyone we know? But was not that an honest occupation? (Trapp), iii. 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. Yet the point is clear, both in the world and in the kingdom community. May be reproduced for personal, nonprofit, and non-commercial uses only. One of the fascinating things about studying Scripture, especially in a series of parables, is to try to answer questions like that -- to seek to fit the puzzle of the parable to the pattern of life, and see where they correspond. Jodi has a passion for Biblical ac More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. And as we go through life we are the people who some day discover him. I. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. 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. And then he did an amazing thing. The Communists claim that they have found it. He, too, knew that nothing he owned could compare to the great treasure he had finally found. We come to the fifth parable this morning, the parable of the buried treasure. And he bought that pearl. 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? Here is the treasure that will make you rich, because it will pay your debts, and endow you with capacity enough to meet all future expenditure-viz. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. 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. Read the Scripture: Matthew 13:44 In the great series of parables in Matthew 13 our Lord gave us, as he said, "The secrets of the kingdom of heaven." The kingdom of heaven is God's work among men, God's rule and authority in the midst of human affairs. Jesus is not saying that you must go out and sell everything you own. ii. Read full chapter. 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. Thank your volunteer. You are in the heat of the battle, it rages around you. 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. Politicians have struggled for centuries to try to find the secret of world peace. 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