Instead of being received by the rulers and leaders of the people he was rejected. John 6:42). (France), ii. 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. So he went and sold everything he had. When the world sees again a visible manifestation of what God intends a nation to do, then the nations will learn world peace. 44"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. Brought to you by KidzLife, Unless otherwise noted the Scriptures taken from: Holy Bible, New International Readers Version, (NIrV). Eventually he came again into the city and there he pronounced solemn and serious words of judgment against the nation. he said (Matthew 23:13, et al). He promises that it will grow - and God ALWAYS keeps His promises! 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." Basic Supply List: Bible Construction Paper Crayons Candy Bar Sensory Table or large tote Rice Finally, there was good soil. Or maybe the field was for sale and the man was looking it over before deciding whether to buy it. The Communists claim that they have found it. 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. Nations are right to try to solve their problems and reconcile their differences. It is intriguing to realize that Scripture deals with this subject as well. Satan has a shoot of iniquity for every shoot of grace; and, when God revives his work, Satan revives his also. (Clarke), iii. 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. It is hidden from most people. They concern things which are not quite as easily seen in the historical process. She reviewed all the glories of the kingdom of Solomon and was amazed and staggered by what she saw. Say: This summer we have been studying the parables that Jesus taught. 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. This one features a merchant in search of fine pearls. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house. Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief. 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. But Jesus came to make the kingdom available to everyone (Mark 1:15). (You see, congressmen don't spend all their time smoking cigars and kissing babies.) 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. 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). Teacher: Call up a volunteer. 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. Jesus came and offered the kingdom. But with those dark glasses on, you cant see all the nice colors. 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. It is the best life possible. i. That is the story of the gospels. 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. b. And then he demonstrated it by healing the multitudes, by driving the moneychangers out of the temple, by feeding the thousands with bread and fish, and by rebuking death and evil everywhere he went. There is a man, and there is a field. You cannot read the Gospel stories without seeing that there came a time in our Lord's ministry when he began to change his message and turn away from the proclamation that the kingdom of heaven was at hand, that he was there in their midst. But then the parable says, "Then in his joy the man went and gave all that he had and bought the field." i. - Matthew 13:44, Props: Small plate of fruit, dark glasses, bandana; Strand of pearls (artificial is fine). ii. New American Standard Version Jesus is speaking in parables to describe the kingdom of heaven. There they stand ready, being prepared right now to discover again, finally, the secret of their life. Men have dreamed of finding it for centuries. And then our Lord said in the third parable that there would be an abnormal and an unnatural growth of the seed that he planted. He bought the field in order that someday he might use that treasure to cause the whole world to blossom and to fill the earth with peace and happiness. The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl. 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. 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. But you know what happened. b. 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. But was not that an honest occupation? (Trapp), iii. Now we turn to these three private parables given to the disciples: The parable of the hidden treasure, the parable of the pearl of great price, and the parable of the dragnet. The treasure was too great to forget about! Jesus told a parable about a man who found something in a field that he did not own. I have this beautiful fruit. Matthew 13:45 "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" For more than four hundred years Israel had been an obscure, tiny little nation. 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. 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. This time, He compares the kingdom of heaven to treasure found hidden in a field. 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. Say: Jesus continued by telling another, similar parable. That is why it is not enough to preach the gospel to people; you must also live it. 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. He himself is deeply involved in it. A crowd of children and humble folk were the only ones who recognized him and went ahead of him waving palm branches and crying, "Hosanna! But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. The rocky places stood for the people who like hearing Gods word at first, but they dont let it take root in their hearts. We have nothing to offer him, nothing that we can give in return. And you and I are making a great mistake if, as Americans, we think that this country is being held together by the Constitution of the United States or by the Declaration of Independence. ii. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!" 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. 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. A buried treasure and a pricy pearl Matthew 13:44-46 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. Say: Jesus often used parables to teach what the kingdom of God is like. 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. But through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. -- for if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon [which were pagan communities], they would have repented long ago. Finding the treasure appears to be by chance. 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. The one thing they have in common is that they were sown of the Lord, and from the good seed of His Word. It is recorded in the motto of that fiftieth state. The usual interpretation of these parables is that Christ is the hidden treasure and that he is the pearl of great price. This congressman said that Congress is really wrestling with this issue. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. 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. Say: Pearls come from oysters. He is saying that you should be willing to. A furnace of fire represents one destiny and radiant glory (shine forth as the sun) the other destiny. And the field, he has told us, is the world, the world of humanity, the human race, all of society. 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). They are part of the whole series of seven, but they were given only to the disciples, and there is something significant about that. This casts special scorn upon the great evil angel. The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls: Again, Jesus is the buyer and the individual believer is the pearl that He sees as so valuable that He would happily give all to have it forever. She was a great queen in her own right. 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. Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? But I submit to you that that is false, and obviously so. 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. This parable and the one following are different in character than the previous three. So we already have clues as to what these mean.The man in these parables is always Jesus himself. In this little parable he reveals that he came and found this treasure, the secret of world peace and prosperity, hidden in this nation. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. What would it be? You are in the heat of the battle, it rages around you. He declared it in great messages like the Sermon on the Mount. 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. Every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom: Jesus said that everyone who really knows Gods Word both will know the old and learn the new of the kingdom. When a man found it, he hid it again. (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.) What a beautiful dream. iii. 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). 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. They put their trust in Jesus. 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 kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a. I. So it will be at the end of the age. 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. The goal of this game is to be the team who collects the most pearls in their bucket. [That is, Israel had obviously stumbled at that time, but have they fallen completely?] He went into the city riding upon an ass in fulfillment of the prophecy of Zechariah, "Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on an ass, on a colt the foal of an ass," (Matthew 21:5, Zechariah 9:9). That means obedience. 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. 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. She has also spent many years mentoring Middle School and High School girls. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. We can see the treasure and we can just go back to our old way of life. Therefore, we will not spend any more time on that misinterpretation, but will come right to the heart of what the story of the treasure hidden in the field really means. 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. In 1998, a man named James Hill found a small cave full of emeralds on his familys property in North Carolina. As long as God chooses to work in concert with human agency, developing our ability to partner with Him, our unbelief can and may hinder the work of God. So they were offended at Him. These are underwater animals that live inside of a shell. The word peace is on everyone's lips today. Why? 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. 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. God has his buried treasures and he is speaking of them in this parable. In Verses44 and45 Jesus says. The treasure is the secret of international peace, of harmony among the nations. And in those words, "he gave all that he had," the mystery of the darkness of the cross of Jesus Christ is implied. He was left with nothing. 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 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. He is not weary of the old; he is not afraid of the new. (Spurgeon), i. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. Even though these people had been looking for Gods kingdom, when they found it, it was far greater than what they had expected. He uncovered it but buried it again, and now it is hidden once more. For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'" The pearl is different than the treasure, and yet for both the Lord gave all that he had. Thank your volunteer. Jesus wants it to grow! We never can understand anything until we see it demonstrated before us. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. He covered it up again, buried it again. Yet they do, and are worthy of respect because of that role. And like the first parable, the man gladly gave up everything he owned to get the pearl. Their bucket old way of life Him, nothing that we can see the treasure is the of. 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