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). b. 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. The best pearls were worth extraordinary sums of money. In this little parable he reveals that he came and found this treasure, the secret of world peace and prosperity, hidden in this nation. Commentary on Matthew 13:24-30. Instead, they are a call for us to desire the kingdom above all else. 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. You remember that in the first parable our Lord informed us by means of the story that he would engage in a great sowing of the Word of God throughout the world and that it would fall on four kinds of hearts. You need only read the book of Deuteronomy to know that God set aside this people, the Jews, in order that they should be a showcase of theocracy to all the other nations of the world. 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. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. In the great series of parables in Matthew13 our Lord gave us, as he said, "The secrets of the kingdom of heaven." What does Matthew 13:44 mean? As time goes on, the sand is coated with more and more layers of this coating. Even the Jewish people themselves misunderstand it to a large degree. He would never have called it that. . i. You can check these in your browser security settings. Whatever the reason he was there, he found an amazing treasure, maybe similar to the emeralds. a. But with those dark glasses on, you cant see all the nice colors. a. If you have that, you are rich; if you do not possess it, you are poor. The success and glory of Jesus seemed only to make them more resentful towards Him. 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. This casts special scorn upon the great evil angel. 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. These are underwater animals that live inside of a shell. [That is, Israel had obviously stumbled at that time, but have they fallen completely?] Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. 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. Usually people take it to mean that God has chosen the Jews for a special destiny, to mean that they are to have special and uniquely privileged treatment, different than any other nation enjoys. 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. Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023. Then she asked him for the secret and Solomon took her to the temple and there he showed her the worship of Jehovah, showed her how this nation was related to the God of glory and that it was their understanding of God which produced the magnificence she had seen. He promises that it will grow - and God ALWAYS keeps His promises! A furnace of fire represents one destiny and radiant glory (shine forth as the sun) the other destiny. And she brought with her a great retinue bearing exotic spices, gold, silver, precious stones, beautiful cloth, an amazing array of presents for King Solomon. 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. 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. He refused to go into the capital city again until his appointed hour had come. 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; 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. He chose them to be a representative nation, to be a working model of what a nation ought to be, in order that other nations might share that knowledge. which is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, the truth as it is in Jesus, the glad tidings. 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). Jesus makes it clear that we should not let anything keep us from entering the kingdom of God. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. The scribes amongst the Jews were not only clerks, that were employed in writing, but teachers of the law; such a one was Ezra (Ezra 7:6). (Poole). You see, as our Lord indicates, it is something related to the field, to humanity. And our Lord found the nation in bondage, the temple overrun with moneychangers, commercial charlatans making a fast buck by preying upon the worship of the people. We want to be the kind of good soil that Jesus talked about. The passage for this lection offers a counter-image to this destructive force. Listen for answers. 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. iii. But in that same parable he said that an enemy would come and sow tares, or weeds, are that these would grow up right alongside the wheat. Jesus is not pointing out what we must give up to enter His kingdom. The person who finds the treasure joyfully "sells all" to buy the field (13:44). All this has happened exactly as our Lord said and all of it is visible in history. Listen to these words from Romans11. You can see that these parables are very much alike. There are banners and placards everywhere you go in America, crying out for peace. All rights reserved. Yesterday I spent a few hours with Dr.Billy Graham. For Israel, even in rejection, even in failure, is still an example to the people of the world. Pearls were especially valuable in Jesus day. 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. On our own, we cannot be part of Gods kingdom. 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. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. 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. Thus the extravagance of the parable dramatizes the supreme importance of the kingdom. (Carson), ii. 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. He found one that was very valuable. Instead, he leaves it there, sells everything he has, and buys the field in order to get the treasure it contains. 44"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a 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. As we learned two weeks ago, the kingdom of God will grow and grow! But there would be one kind of heart in which the seed would grow up into a harvest and produce fruit. When our Lord covered the treasure over it was hidden completely in the field of humanity again. 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). 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. By that he indicated that the privilege of demonstrating the grace of God would he taken from Israel and given to the church. But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. Bengel's Gnomen Matthew 13:45. They each have the element of a man who discovers something valuable and sells all that he has and buys it. 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). It is listening to His voice. Now, what is it? Not every oyster has a pearl, and not every pearl is big or round. i. So he went away and sold everything he had. That is why it is not enough to preach the gospel to people; you must also live it. Where then did this Man get all these things?. Place your hands together like an oyster shell. RayStedman.org/permissions. It is the very ordinariness of Jesus home background that causes the astonishment (cf. '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 . Salvation is offered to us as a free gift, entirely by the grace of God. Through the pages of the Word of God we are afforded tremendous insights into life. The first four parables, at which we have already looked, were delivered by the Sea of Galilee on a single memorable occasion when Jesus spoke to a great crowd who gathered about him. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. This is a dream and a vision that men have long held. But through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. He covered it up again, buried it again. Yet they had lost the secret of their own lives. There Paul too tells us that God is not through with Israel. Hermon Christian Conference Center. 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. Is not His mother called Mary? Last week, we read Jesus parable about the four soils. [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!] 13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: ii. 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. But these last three were spoken only to the men of faith, the disciples, who were ready to believe what God said. When a man found it, he hid it again. 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 hideth - That is, he conceals the fact that he has found it; he does not tell of it. When the world sees again a visible manifestation of what God intends a nation to do, then the nations will learn world peace. But thats not what he did. But the wonderful thing the Lord tells us here is that he has not given up his purpose. Subject to permissions policy, all rights reserved. 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? I was reminded by that conversation of the words of the Secretary General of the United Nations, UThant. Jesus said, "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. 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." Say: The hard path was a symbol for people who hear Gods word but ignore it. It was a partial demonstration, never complete, never full. His conscience is uneasy. 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. (Romans 11:15 RSV). 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. 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. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. c. The enemy who sowed them is the devil: Clearly, the enemy plants counterfeits in the world and in the kingdom community, and this is why merely being a member of the Christian community isnt enough. Life outside of the kingdom of God is way less than God intended it to be. We come to the fifth parable this morning, the parable of the buried treasure. With these clues that our Lord himself has given us, we now have the key to the understanding of this parable. 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. a. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. You can also change some of your preferences. This one features a merchant in search of fine pearls. Western democracies say that they have found it. It represents the experience, not of a careless or a profane man, who stumbles suddenly upon the Gospel when he was in in search of other things, but of one who is awakened, and has begun to seek the true religion, endeavouring to add attainment to attainment sincerely, according to his light. Notice that the man sold EVERYTHING. Ask: Does anyone know where pearls come from? 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. Ask: Who can remember the four different soils Jesus talked about? 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. Therefore, those closest to truly spiritual people see just how normal they are and sometimes think that they arent spiritual because they are normal. 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. He has but hidden them away again. 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? Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader who was looking for fine pearls. The battle is over the control of man who was created by God and was endowed by God with the power of choice. Never, anywhere in Scripture is salvation ever offered to us as something we have to buy, or can buy. That shows how much he valued this pearl of great price, and how much Jesus values His people. That means a change of mind, repentance, turning again to God and recognizing his presence in our midst. 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?". Around us the storms may gather, but let us not shut out the hope that the burdens of fear and want may be lifted for a glorious era from the bruised and weary shoulders of mankind. And the field, he has told us, is the world, the world of humanity, the human race, all of society. The nation's glory was gone. In these actions, the power of that which has been found is seen to be at work. 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. 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. It would be his duty to inform the owner of the field of the discovery. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" This time, He compares the kingdom of heaven to treasure found hidden in a field. We want to have a teachable heart where Gods truth can produce good fruit. "Many turned back," the record says, "and no longer walked with him," (John 6:66). The oyster opens its shell to let water and food in. 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). These two parables speak of how highly the King values the people of His kingdom. 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. 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. Yet the point is clear, both in the world and in the kingdom community. He was very happy. But you arent quite able to taste it. Eventually he came again into the city and there he pronounced solemn and serious words of judgment against the nation. The first four stories were given to the unbelieving seaside crowd. - Matthew 13:44, Props: Small plate of fruit, dark glasses, bandana; Strand of pearls (artificial is fine). How often would have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! 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. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. And the crowds who had followed him, the multitudes who had hung upon his words faded away. - Matthew 13:45-46. We often think that spiritual people will be much more strange than normal. But our treasure - our immeasurably better treasure - has no limit! It is knowing the Father, the King. He felt the condemnation of a righteous God. And as we go through life we are the people who some day discover him. He, too, knew that nothing he owned could compare to the great treasure he had finally found. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.. 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. 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). Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word | . Let me ask you to think that the true treasure for a man lies in the kingdom of God. 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. Before we read the parable, I want to tell you another true story. She wasn't just Queen for a Day. 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. By no means! iii. But he hid it again. Then it is up to us to sell all that we have, give it all up, and buy him at any cost. The seed starts out really small, but in time it grows to be one of the largest plants in the garden. 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. (7) Few men understand how great the riches of the kingdom of heaven are, and that no man can be a partaker of them but he that redeems them with the loss of all his goods. For permission to use this content, please review 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. There they stand ready, being prepared right now to discover again, finally, the secret of their life. It is the best life possible. These parables afford us a glimpse behind the scenes of history into factors and forces which are at work today but which we would never find reported on the pages of the newspaper. The church would thereafter demonstrate before men the healing grace of God as we will see in our next study together. 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. I. These were men of the Word, and when our Lord spoke this parable, they would clearly remember the words of Exodus19. 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. a. '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. 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. Augustine made the interpretation official struggling against the DonatistsMost Reformers followed the same line. (Carson). (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.) " 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. Nations are right to try to solve their problems and reconcile their differences. Mr. Hill, the man who found emeralds in his backyard, hired guards to keep watch over his treasure. Yet it can also be asked out of deep appreciation of the fact that the Son of God took such a noble, lowly place. 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 Jesus takes away the sin of everyone who trusts in Him (John 1:29). the possession of the forgiving and cleansing grace of God which is in Jesus Christ. Teacher: Show your pearls. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. They put their trust in Jesus. (Matthew 21:9, Mark 11:9, John 12:13). 13:49). The problem with his emerald treasure was that there was a limited supply. The man in Jesus parable found a very valuable pearl. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Even though these people had been looking for Gods kingdom, when they found it, it was far greater than what they had expected. 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