Both men GLADLY, JOYFULLY gave up everything else to claim their new found treasure. Matthew 13:44-50; Acts 26:9-20; Ephesians 2:8-9; Jeremiah 29:13; Luke 14:25-33; Lesson Introduction Game: Pearl Race. You remember the story of the Queen of Sheba who, as Jesus had said earlier this very day, came "from the ends of the earth" Matthew 12:42) because she had heard of Solomon's glory and she wanted to find the secret of this man's prestige and power and wisdom and majesty. But you arent quite able to taste it. You will never understand what God is doing in history unless you understand those three chapters because they make clear God's relationship with this strange and wonderful people, Israel. But such is not the case; God did not choose Israel for that purpose. The wheat comes into Gods barn from all over the world, from all ranks of society, from all ages of Gods church. So prone is fallen man to sin, that if the enemy sow the tares, he may . The merchant "sold all" to buy the pearl. So according to the parable he hid the treasure again. When he found it, what did he do? i. 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. 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. The best pearls were worth extraordinary sums of money. The "sea" here is clearly the world, since that is where people are gathered from by the angels (Matt. He entered into all of that. Click on the different category headings to find out more. He went home and sold everything he owned: his house, his furniture, his jewelry, his sheep and goats. RayStedman.org/permissions. 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. Maybe he was a hired helper for the man who owned the field, or maybe he was just passing through. 2007 BibleLessons4Kidz.com All rights reserved worldwide. Last week, we read Jesus parable about the four soils. We are not sure what this man was doing in someone elses field. He himself is deeply involved in it. She has also spent many years mentoring Middle School and High School girls. 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. (Romans 11:15 RSV). And he bought that field. He revealed for a brief flash of time the glory that was Israel. The oyster creates a coating that covers the sand or shell. And like the first parable, the man gladly gave up everything he owned to get the pearl. He was left with nothing. It sure was, and it was right in the mans own backyard! 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). The oyster opens its shell to let water and food in. Maybe he was a hired helper for the man who owned the field, or maybe he was just passing through. 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. Matthew 13:45-46. Julian the apostate, as he is called, once asked a certain Christian, What do you think the carpenters son is doing now? Making coffins for you and for all his enemies, was the prompt reply. (Spurgeon). It recognizes the allure and the mystery which always gathers around the notion of hidden treasure. 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). 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. b. And the crowds who had followed him, the multitudes who had hung upon his words faded away. 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. They have erected great organizations to try to bring it about, to produce this hidden treasure. Brought to you by KidzLife, Unless otherwise noted the Scriptures taken from: Holy Bible, New International Readers Version, (NIrV). 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. 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. 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. A small degree of knowledge is not sufficient for a preacher of the Gospel. Instantly, the man knew that the treasure was incredibly valuable. 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 In these actions, the power of that which has been found is seen to be at work. I was reminded by that conversation of the words of the Secretary General of the United Nations, UThant. It would be his duty to inform the owner of the field of the discovery. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. 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.. Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 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. I can take a bite and taste the amazing flavors. It is listening to His voice. The life of this land, like that of any other land, is preserved by righteousness. 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. 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. Instead, they are a call for us to desire the kingdom above all else. But our treasure - our immeasurably better treasure - has no limit! 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. III. In this little parable he reveals that he came and found this treasure, the secret of world peace and prosperity, hidden in this nation. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.. Justin Martyr, an ancient writer, testifieth, that our Saviour, ere he entered upon the ministry, made ploughs, yokes, and so forth. 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. i. As time goes on, the sand is coated with more and more layers of this coating. The Communists claim that they have found it. He, too, knew that nothing he owned could compare to the great treasure he had finally found. ii. 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. With a view of obtaining this, Jesus says that a man would go and sell his property and buy the field. Matthew 13, verse 44: "In his joy, he went and sold all he had and bought that field." These two short parables tell the story of the whole Bible. Finally, there was good soil. This storehouse contains things new and old. For 1900 years Israel was utterly lost among the nations, dispersed. 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. They said to Him, Yes, Lord. We wonder if the disciples really did understand Jesus here. Jesus came, he says, and found a treasure hidden in humanity. And as we go through life we are the people who some day discover him. The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a. I. She was a great queen in her own right. How often would have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! Then it is up to us to sell all that we have, give it all up, and buy him at any cost. This parable and the one following are different in character than the previous three. 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. The shell has two parts that are hinged together like this. 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. (Matthew uses the phrase kingdom of heaven while the other authors use kingdom of God, but they are one and the same.) 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. Read full chapter. The pearl is different than the treasure, and yet for both the Lord gave all that he had. You can also change some of your preferences. 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. b. The reason he joyfully goes and sells all that he has and buys that field, is that the man understands its true value. At that time the angels will come forth and assist the King in the work of judgment, sending some into the furnace of fire for final judgment. But you have refused," (Matthew 11:21, Luke 10:13). This is what Paul tells us in the ninth, tenth, and eleventh chapters of Romans. Politicians have struggled for centuries to try to find the secret of world peace. God is in control. Ask: Who can remember the four different soils Jesus talked about? But then they let greed and worry take over their heart and mind, and that chokes out the truth that they know. The man was so excited to know that he could possibly own that treasure. (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. 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. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. '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 . Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. So it will be at the end of the age. As we learned two weeks ago, the kingdom of God will grow and grow! Jesus said, I have come so they can have life. II. Jesus wants it to grow! The church would thereafter demonstrate before men the healing grace of God as we will see in our next study together. Eventually, after several years, it ends up looking like a beautiful, shiny stone called a pearl. 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. 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 Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. Woe to you, Bethsaida! So we already have clues as to what these mean.The man in these parables is always Jesus himself. 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. 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. Assuming that the disciples did understand, they had an advantage over many among the multitudes. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. You can check these in your browser security settings. So the secret of world peace is wrapped up, bound up, in this strange nation, Israel. There is an honest cry from the harassed heart of a statesman who is desperately trying to find the treasure that is hidden in man, the secret of world peace. In this parable, we learned that different people hear Gods truth and accept it in different ways. But Christ does not intend to vindicate his conduct. He is saying that you should be willing to. - Matthew 13:44 We are not sure what this man was doing in someone else's field. May be reproduced for personal, nonprofit, and non-commercial uses only. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. When they were cut and polished, they were worth millions of dollars. The gospel is more valuable than such a treasure, Psalm 19:10; Proverbs 3:13-15. 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). But was not that an honest occupation? (Trapp), iii. If you want to put that treasure into one word, as revealed by the Scriptures, that word is Israel, the nation of Israel. This one features a merchant in search of fine pearls. Put dark glasses on her and tie the handkerchief LOOSELY to cover her nose and mouth (bandit style). "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!" Say: Jesus continued by telling another, similar parable. Life outside of the kingdom of God is way less than God intended it to be. It was a partial demonstration, never complete, never full. 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; Then he covered it over again when it was rejected by the people. In these two parables our Lord is telling us the reasons for the cross. The nation would not have it, would not have him, and they rejected him. ii. iii. 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. 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. This casts special scorn upon the great evil angel. The bigger and more perfectly round the pearl, the more valuable it is. The parable of the hidden treasure found. Instead, Jesus is the man who gave all that He had to buy the field. 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). He understands that even though he is selling everything to buy that field he is becoming exponentially richer because of the unseen treasure that will belong to whomever owns the field.
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