There they stand ready, being prepared right now to discover again, finally, the secret of their life. But Christ does not intend to vindicate his conduct. He is telling us that it is worth more than everything else. And then he went and gave all that he had and bought the field in which it is hidden. Because each of us sins, none of us can do the perfect will of God. New life in Gods kingdom is much more than going to heaven when we die - although that will be wonderful! 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. Then he went and gave all that he had and bought that field of humanity. Main Point: The Kingdom of God is worth far more than anything else. It is the very ordinariness of Jesus home background that causes the astonishment (cf. When a man found it, he hid it again. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. By no means! Everyone who chooses to trust in Him has kingdom life - life to the fullest! This week, well look at a parable in which Jesus told how much the kingdom of God is worth. 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. 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. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" When problems come, they forget all about Gods word. The United Nations exists for this very purpose. There is additional significance in saying, The field is the world instead of The field is Israel. This brief statement presupposes a mission beyond Israel. (Carson). Eventually he came again into the city and there he pronounced solemn and serious words of judgment against the nation. He uncovered it. 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 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. 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? What a beautiful dream. Thus the extravagance of the parable dramatizes the supreme importance of the kingdom. (Carson), ii. goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that fieldin which case, by Jewish law, the treasure would become his own. Clearly, the treasure in that field was worth more than everything else that the man owned. We have nothing to offer him, nothing that we can give in return. Their hearts receive the message of the kingdom, and the seed takes root and produces lots of spiritual fruit. Woe to you, Bethsaida! Listen for answers. 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). i. But then they let greed and worry take over their heart and mind, and that chokes out the truth that they know. he hideth, and for joy thereofon perceiving what a treasure he had lighted on, surpassing the worth of all he possessed. He found poverty and misery stalking the land. All rights reserved worldwide. He, too, knew that nothing he owned could compare to the great treasure he had finally found. So prone is fallen man to sin, that if the enemy sow the tares, he may . Yet the point is clear, both in the world and in the kingdom community. a. 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). For permission to use this content, please review He refused to go into the capital city again until his appointed hour had come. 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. Now, what is it? But was not that an honest occupation? (Trapp), iii. Matthew 13:45-46. Or maybe the field was for sale and the man was looking it over before deciding whether to buy it. The treasure is the secret of international peace, of harmony among the nations. 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. They have erected great organizations to try to bring it about, to produce this hidden treasure. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. The oyster creates a coating that covers the sand or shell. He hideth - That is, he conceals the fact that he has found it; he does not tell of it. We can see the treasure and we can just go back to our old way of life. The treasure was too great to forget about! He covered it up again, buried it again. 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. Something is hidden in the world. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. This is what Paul tells us in the ninth, tenth, and eleventh chapters of Romans. 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. [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!] 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. Psalms 135:4 KJV). The kingdom of God is FAR more valuable than anything in this world. By that he indicated that the privilege of demonstrating the grace of God would he taken from Israel and given to the church. Western democracies say that they have found it. Something was hidden, lost in the human race, but he uncovered it. The pearl is different than the treasure, and yet for both the Lord gave all that he had. 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. 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. " 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. which is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, the truth as it is in Jesus, the glad tidings. But such is not the case; God did not choose Israel for that purpose. i. 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. How do you find this secret? The man in Jesus parable found a very valuable pearl. '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 . 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. 13:49). 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. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. Why? Ask: Does anyone know where pearls come from? What would it be? She wasn't just Queen for a Day. But even that partial realization was a magnificent model of what God could do with any nation. This motto is a result of the work of the early Christian missionaries who came from New England in the 19th century. 4. And like the first parable, the man gladly gave up everything he owned to get the pearl. (Matthew 13:44). 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. And in those words, "he gave all that he had," the mystery of the darkness of the cross of Jesus Christ is implied. - Matthew 13:44, Props: Small plate of fruit, dark glasses, bandana; Strand of pearls (artificial is fine). i. That means obedience. 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. John 6:42). (France), ii. The first four stories were given to the unbelieving seaside crowd. 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! 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. Or we can see Gods kingdom, full of peace, love, forgiveness, freedom, and joy, and want that more than anything else. Jodi is part of the Childrens Ministry team at Grace Fellowship Church, outside of Atlanta. Say: Pearls come from oysters. He would never have called it that. He was left with nothing. You can see that these parables are very much alike. Every scribe: Jesus used the term here simply to describe a teacher. The usual interpretation of these parables is that Christ is the hidden treasure and that he is the pearl of great price. 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. 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. ii. 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. There Paul too tells us that God is not through with Israel. 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. 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 view was largely assumed by the early church fathers, and the tendency to interpret the parable that way was reinforced by the Constantinian settlement. 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. 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. He probably laid awake each night thinking about the treasure until it was his. 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. The one thing they have in common is that they were sown of the Lord, and from the good seed of His Word. Jesus had entered Jerusalem in what we call the triumphal entry. No one can ever give all that he has in order to purchase Jesus Christ because he has nothing to give in the first place. But is it only a dream? 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. Instead of being received by the rulers and leaders of the people he was rejected. He had been in Washington,D.C., spending some time with a young congressman who is a mutual friend of ours. Jesus is speaking in parables to describe the kingdom of heaven. Years ago I was struck by the closing words of a great address that Winston Churchill gave at Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1950: What prizes lie before all the people if they are worthy of them: peace, food, happiness, leisure, wealth for the masses never known nor dreamed of, the glorious advance into a period of rest and safety for all the hundreds of millions of homes where little children play by the fire, and girls grow up in all their beauty, and young men strive and win in the free enterprise of life. Say: Jesus continued by telling another, similar parable. 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). Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. The discoveries disrupt normal daily life and priorities; they require risk and sacrifice. Jodi has over 20 years experience teaching children in large and small group settings. 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). We are not sure what this man was doing in someone elses field. They each have the element of a man who discovers something valuable and sells all that he has and buys it. On our own, we cannot be part of Gods kingdom. And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? III. 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; So they were offended at Him. ii. And he bought that field. a. II. In the great series of parables in Matthew13 our Lord gave us, as he said, "The secrets of the kingdom of heaven." 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. It recognizes the allure and the mystery which always gathers around the notion of hidden treasure. This treasure is freely given by God, the King, to everyone who trusts in Him. Yet it can also be asked out of deep appreciation of the fact that the Son of God took such a noble, lowly place. The crowd was large that he moved out from shore in a boat to be able to speak to them and teach them these parables. Is this not the carpenters son: This question was asked out of ignorant prejudice. (Matthew 21:9, Mark 11:9, John 12:13). Again, let me ask you to notice, further, the two ways of finding. The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field. Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023. Website 2023 by Ray Stedman Ministries. 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. When the world sees again a visible manifestation of what God intends a nation to do, then the nations will learn world peace. We speak of the Jews as "the chosen people," and unfortunately a very grave misconception of that phrase has arisen. 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. - Matthew 13:44 We are not sure what this man was doing in someone else's field. The seed starts out really small, but in time it grows to be one of the largest plants in the garden. 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. Pearls are very valuable. But our treasure - our immeasurably better treasure - has no limit! The Word of God. Place your hands together like an oyster shell. 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). We are absolute paupers in God's sight. In Verses44 and45 Jesus says. Say: This summer we have been studying the parables that Jesus taught. 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, 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? It is recorded in the motto of that fiftieth state. God is in control. These are underwater animals that live inside of a shell. People bring the same charge against Jesus today; I see those associated with Him, and they seem lowly or very normal; Jesus must also not be special., c. Where then did this Man get all these things: Their reception of Jesus was not welcoming or friendly. 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. The sacred writings should be his treasure, and he should properly understand them his knowledge consists in being well instructed in the things concerning the kingdom of heaven, and the art of conducting men thither. (Clarke), v. Ministers of the gospel should not be novices, 1 Timothy 3:6, raw and ignorant men; but men mighty in the Scriptures, well acquainted with the writings of the Old and New Testament, and the sense of them; men that have a stock of spiritual knowledge, able readily to speak a word to the weary, and to speak to men and womens particular cases and questions. (Poole), Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there. "We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the spirit forces that are in high places." 5. I. 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. i. He uncovered it but buried it again, and now it is hidden once more. The oyster opens its shell to let water and food in. 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 The point of the parable lies in his "earnestness," his anxiety, his care, and his actually obtaining it. Special thanks to John R. Cross, The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus, GoodSeed International. You see, as our Lord indicates, it is something related to the field, to humanity. Never, anywhere in Scripture is salvation ever offered to us as something we have to buy, or can buy. iii. The passage for this lection offers a counter-image to this destructive force. 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. It is knowing the Father, the King. The problem with his emerald treasure was that there was a limited supply. And there it remains until our Lord's return. Notice that there are two things in this story which are immediately recognizable because we have had them before. Is this not the carpenters son? All this has happened exactly as our Lord said and all of it is visible in history. Jesus wants it to grow! Jesus came and offered the kingdom. And the field, he has told us, is the world, the world of humanity, the human race, all of society. He knew that the treasure was better than his home and his belongings. a. 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). Jesus is not pointing out what we must give up to enter His kingdom. He was full of joy over this discovery. Salvation is offered to us as a free gift, entirely by the grace of God. Divide your class into at least two relay race teams. In 1998, a man named James Hill found a small cave full of emeralds on his familys property in North Carolina. i. It is listening to His voice. Jodi has a passion for Biblical ac More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. 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). 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. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Hard path, rocky places, thorny, and good soil. The treasure was so important to him, that he joyfully gave up everything else in the world to gain that treasure. 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. But thats not what he did. Application: The point of these two parables is the great value of being a part of Gods kingdom. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. It was now subject to the Romans, crushed under the heel of an iron-hearted oppressor. This has certainly proved true in history. There was no voice of God in their midst, no prophet speaking forth from God. 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? 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). Him has kingdom life - life to the great value of being a part of Gods is. & # x27 ; s field up again, buried it again Mark 11:9, John )... God, the treasure until it was his is worth was worth more than going to heaven when we -. And there it remains until our Lord 's return organizations to try to it. Of emeralds on his familys property in North Carolina heaven is like treasure! 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