Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" The Parable of the Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:44) "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure 1 hidden 2 in a field. 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. Hermon Christian Conference Center. Only when Israel comes again into its right relationship to God is it ever possible to have world peace. Life outside of the kingdom of God is way less than God intended it to be. But he hid it again. In 1998, a man named James Hill found a small cave full of emeralds on his familys property in North Carolina. 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. The person has a change of heart, and he or she truly wants to do Gods will. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field: The field is the world, but the man does not represent the believer, because we have nothing to buy this treasure with. That is what our Lord wants us to ask. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. (Matthew uses the phrase kingdom of heaven while the other authors use kingdom of God, but they are one and the same.) ii. It sure was, and it was right in the mans own backyard! What does Matthew 13:44 mean? 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 view was largely assumed by the early church fathers, and the tendency to interpret the parable that way was reinforced by the Constantinian settlement. '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 . Jesus said, I have come so they can have life. Place your hands together like an oyster shell. Their hearts receive the message of the kingdom, and the seed takes root and produces lots of spiritual fruit. 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. 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). 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. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. And yet they are extremely controlling of human events. 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. Notice that there are two things in this story which are immediately recognizable because we have had them before. He has previously identified himself as the central figure. 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. All rights reserved worldwide. Earlier he had pronounced judgment on the outlying cities: "Woe to you, Chorazin! Jesus came and offered the kingdom. These were men of the Word, and when our Lord spoke this parable, they would clearly remember the words of Exodus19. He had been in Washington,D.C., spending some time with a young congressman who is a mutual friend of ours. The kingdom of God is wherever the will of God is done. So did Jesus himself, at the utmost cost, buy the world to gain his church, which was the treasure which he desired. (Spurgeon), Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.. - Matthew 13:44 We are not sure what this man was doing in someone else's field. I can take a bite and taste the amazing flavors. The point of the parables is completely different; the parable of the soils shows how men receive and respond to the Word of God, and the parable of the tares of the field shows how God will divide His true people from false believers at the end of this age. 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. II. He uncovered it but buried it again, and now it is hidden once more. I. Matthew 13:45-46. The battle is over the control of man who was created by God and was endowed by God with the power of choice. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. 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. (Romans 11:15 RSV). The life of this land, like that of any other land, is preserved by righteousness. Matthew 13:44-46 The Word of God . Jesus is not saying that you must go out and sell everything you own. The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a. I. Maybe he was a hired helper for the man who owned the field, or maybe he was just passing through. 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. 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. This is why this nation is here. Then he covered it over again when it was rejected by the people. The nation would not have it, would not have him, and they rejected him. The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl. Say: Jesus often used parables to teach what the kingdom of God is like. But I submit to you that that is false, and obviously so. Who when he had found one pearl of great price: for such who seek after wisdom and knowledge in the use of proper means, are like merchant men, that trade abroad, and for things of value; and these, under divine direction, find in the Scriptures, and through the ministry of the word, and by prayer and study, the truths of the everlasting Gospel, respecting Christ, his person, office, grace and righteousness; which are equal to, yea transcend a pearl of the highest price; for their original, coming from a far country, from heaven; for their brightness, clearness, and perspicuity; for their ornament and glory; for their firmness and solidity; for their virtue and value, to them that know the worth of them; and such will buy, but not sell them; reckon all things but loss and dung, in comparison of them; and will contend for them, and stand fast in them. But then the parable says, "Then in his joy the man went and gave all that he had and bought the field." i. Notice that the man sold EVERYTHING. It recognizes the allure and the mystery which always gathers around the notion of hidden treasure. He was left with nothing. 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. 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. 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 There are banners and placards everywhere you go in America, crying out for peace. Jodi is part of the Childrens Ministry team at Grace Fellowship Church, outside of Atlanta. This parable and the one following are different in character than the previous three. Even the Jewish people themselves misunderstand it to a large degree. This parable likely also fired the imaginations of Jesus' listeners, because it pictures unexpected good fortune. These were the best she had to offer. Salvation is offered to us as a free gift, entirely by the grace of God. As opposition began to mount against him and resistance to his message increased, our Lord withdrew from Jerusalem and went out into the desert. 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 Mr. Hill, the man who found emeralds in his backyard, hired guards to keep watch over his treasure. 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. a. 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. He covered it up again, buried it again. But the wonderful thing the Lord tells us here is that he has not given up his purpose. 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). 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. We want to be the kind of good soil that Jesus talked about. 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. 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). He has but hidden them away again. 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. Yet the point is clear, both in the world and in the kingdom community. 3. Now, lets turn to Matthew 13:44 and read what Jesus said about hidden treasure. So he went and sold everything he had. Is this not the carpenters son? Divide your class into at least two relay race teams. i. But when King Solomon met her he began to give presents to her, and his outweighed hers by far. And the queen's heart melted and she said, "I didn't believe the reports until I had seen all this with my own eyes, but the half has never been told me," (1Kings 10:7). This is what we human beings need. We never can understand anything until we see it demonstrated before us. Share your treasure! It is not full life because it is life that is separate from God (Isaiah 59:2). Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. iv. 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. Take off the glasses and bandana and allow the volunteer to eat the fruit. '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. And it is hidden within that human field so that Jesus had to buy the field in order to get the treasure. He merely states the way in which people do "actually" manage to obtain wealth. It is hidden from most people. Copyright 1995, 1996, 1998 by International Bible Society / Used by permission of IBS-STL. It is the best life possible. And as we go through life we are the people who some day discover him. - Matthew 13:44, Props: Small plate of fruit, dark glasses, bandana; Strand of pearls (artificial is fine). Pearls were highly prized in that time and place. (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. The Word of God. b. The one thing they have in common is that they were sown of the Lord, and from the good seed of His Word. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. This parable tells us that. He hideth - That is, he conceals the fact that he has found it; he does not tell of it. Teacher: Call up a volunteer. God wants ALL people to believe in Jesus and enter into His kingdom (1 Peter 2:9). 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 speak of the Jews as "the chosen people," and unfortunately a very grave misconception of that phrase has arisen. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. Instead, he leaves it there, sells everything he has, and buys the field in order to get the treasure it contains. 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). You are in the heat of the battle, it rages around you. a. But you have refused," (Matthew 11:21, Luke 10:13). That is Israel's purpose and there was a time in their developing history when it was partially fulfilled. "Many turned back," the record says, "and no longer walked with him," (John 6:66). he said (Matthew 23:13, et al). which is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, the truth as it is in Jesus, the glad tidings. b. So they were offended at Him. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. 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. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. 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? There Paul too tells us that God is not through with Israel. 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. The pearl is different than the treasure, and yet for both the Lord gave all that he had. Say: This summer we have been studying the parables that Jesus taught. He is telling us that it is worth more than everything else. 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. 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. Bengel's Gnomen Matthew 13:45. That is what keeps a nation strong. And when we know the value of what we have as members of the kingdom, shouldnt we share it with everyone we know? It was now subject to the Romans, crushed under the heel of an iron-hearted oppressor. The gospel is more valuable than such a treasure, Psalm 19:10; Proverbs 3:13-15. [That is, Israel had obviously stumbled at that time, but have they fallen completely?] 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." The parable of the hidden treasure found. There they stand ready, being prepared right now to discover again, finally, the secret of their life. 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). When the man found the treasure, he could have covered it back up, gone about his business, and forgotten all about it. 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. Let me ask you to think that the true treasure for a man lies in the kingdom of God. 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). Finally, there was good soil. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire. This insulting question seems to intimate that our Lords family was a very obscure one; and that they were of small repute among their neighbours, except for their piety. Clarke), iii. i. That means a change of mind, repentance, turning again to God and recognizing his presence in our midst. If you have that, you are rich; if you do not possess it, you are poor. She reviewed all the glories of the kingdom of Solomon and was amazed and staggered by what she saw. But Christ does not intend to vindicate his conduct. Say: Jesus began His story with the words, The kingdom of heaven is like Lets talk about the kingdom of heaven for a minute. Application: When we discover that we can enter Gods kingdom, we have a choice to make, just as the man in the field did. But our treasure - our immeasurably better treasure - has no limit! "We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the spirit forces that are in high places." 5. 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. 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). We are absolute paupers in God's sight. 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. 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. 2007 BibleLessons4Kidz.com All rights reserved worldwide. Next, the thorny soil stood for those people who trust Gods word and begin to bear fruit. Instead of being received by the rulers and leaders of the people he was rejected. So he unfolded it and unveiled it again. Thank your volunteer. Politicians have struggled for centuries to try to find the secret of world peace. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Where then did this Man get all these things?. And the crowds who had followed him, the multitudes who had hung upon his words faded away. Was this a big hidden treasure? The word peace is on everyone's lips today. He promises that it will grow - and God ALWAYS keeps His promises! But the exciting thing about Scripture is that in it we are always dealing with fact, not fancy. The seed starts out really small, but in time it grows to be one of the largest plants in the garden. 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. So we already have clues as to what these mean.The man in these parables is always Jesus himself. It is the very ordinariness of Jesus home background that causes the astonishment (cf. You see, as our Lord indicates, it is something related to the field, to humanity. He refused to go into the capital city again until his appointed hour had come. Hard path, rocky places, thorny, and good soil. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. 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. They concern things which are not quite as easily seen in the historical process. A furnace of fire represents one destiny and radiant glory (shine forth as the sun) the other destiny. If you want to put that treasure into one word, as revealed by the Scriptures, that word is Israel, the nation of Israel. 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. 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. It is recorded in the motto of that fiftieth state. For 1900 years Israel was utterly lost among the nations, dispersed. I don't know what that may evoke in your mind. Ask: Who can remember the four different soils Jesus talked about? In the great series of parables in Matthew13 our Lord gave us, as he said, "The secrets of the kingdom of heaven." 4. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. 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. But Jesus came to make the kingdom available to everyone (Mark 1:15). Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. MATTHEW 13:45-46. 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. Brought to you by KidzLife, Unless otherwise noted the Scriptures taken from: Holy Bible, New International Readers Version, (NIrV). Yet they do, and are worthy of respect because of that role. We want to have a teachable heart where Gods truth can produce good fruit. 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. Jesus wants it to grow! (Matthew 13:44-46 RSV). As we learned two weeks ago, the kingdom of God will grow and grow! Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? They have erected great organizations to try to bring it about, to produce this hidden treasure. And now, lastly, let us look at the point where the parables converge. Nations are right to try to solve their problems and reconcile their differences. To the ancient peoples, as we have just seen, a pearl was the loveliest of all possessions; that means that the Kingdom of Heaven is the loveliest thing in the world. (Barclay). 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. Parables are stories about everyday people and things that help us understand spiritual truths. I have this beautiful fruit. Jesus is speaking in parables to describe the kingdom of heaven. ii. But in this parable, the man was actively looking for the treasure. And he bought that field. Then he took all the money that he had made, and he bought that field. But there would be one kind of heart in which the seed would grow up into a harvest and produce fruit. 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. No! Matthew 13:44-50; Acts 26:9-20; Ephesians 2:8-9; Jeremiah 29:13; Luke 14:25-33; Lesson Introduction Game: Pearl Race. 13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: These are underwater animals that live inside of a shell. The rocky places stood for the people who like hearing Gods word at first, but they dont let it take root in their hearts. 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. 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. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. This week, well look at a parable in which Jesus told how much the kingdom of God is worth. 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! 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. So he went away and sold everything he had. This is what Paul tells us in the ninth, tenth, and eleventh chapters of Romans. The wheat comes into Gods barn from all over the world, from all ranks of society, from all ages of Gods church. 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