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Verse 44. _THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO TREASURE HID IN A_
_field_] θησαυρω κεκρυμμενω, _to a hidden treasure_.
We are not to imagine that the _treasure_ here mentioned, and to which
the Gospel...
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THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN - The gospel. The new dispensation. The offer of
eternal life. See the notes at Matthew 3:2. The Saviour in this
parable compares that kingdom to treasure hid in a field; that is...
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II. THE REJECTED KINGDOM AND THE REJECTED KING. CHAPTER S 13-28.
1. The King at the Seaside.
The Mysteries of the Kingdom.
CHAPTER 13
1. The King at the Seaside. (Matthew 13:1 .) 2. The Parable of...
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FURTHER PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM. The treasure and the pearl (Matthew
13:44) are one, and have one point everything must be sacrificed for
the highest good, the Kingdom. This urgent, intense wholeheart...
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II. THE VALUE OF THE KINGDOM.
44. THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO. TREASURE HIDDEN IN THE FIELD.
Of inestimable value, though that value is lost sight of by the world.
The people of Palestine, ev...
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MANY THINGS IN PARABLES (Matthew 13:1-58)
Matthew 13:1-58 is a very important chapter in the pattern of the
gospel.
(i) It shows a definite turning-point in the ministry of Jesus. At the
beginning of...
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AGAIN. This word marks and links together the last three parables. See
the Structure, p. 1336 (App-145), and note on "another", Matthew
13:24.
HID. lying hidden. Compare Matthew 13:33 and Matthew 13:...
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The Parable of the Hid Treasure, in this Gospel only
In ancient times, and in an unsettled country like Palestine, where
there were no banks, in the modern sense, it was a common practice to
conceal...
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THE PARABLE OF THE HID TREASURE, in this Gospel only.
In ancient times, and in an unsettled country like Palestine, where
there were no banks, in the modern sense, it was a common practice to
conceal...
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VER 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....
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_THE PARABLES OF PRECIOUS THINGS MATTHEW 13:44-46:_ In Jesus' day the
safest place to keep treasures was buried. That idea led to the
parable of treasure hidden in a field. The man that found the trea...
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DISCOURSE: 1364
THE HIDDEN TREASURE
Matthew 13:44. _The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in
afield; the which, when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy
thereof goeth and selleth all t...
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AGAIN, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO TREASURE— These three
following parables are proposed not so much to the multitude, as to
the apostles particularly. The parable of the _treasure_ which a man...
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D. THE INESTIMABLE VALUE OF THE KINGDOM: THE PRICE OF TRUTH
1. THE PARABLE OF THE HIDDEN TREASURE
TEXT: 13:44
44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field;
which a man found...
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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.
AGAIN,...
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37 The history of the kingdom proclamation in Acts and what is
predicted the circumcision epistles and the Unveiling fully bears out
our Lord's forecast. There were the seven sons of Sceva (Act_19:15)...
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13:44 field, (g-13) 'The field,' as contrasted with the city or town.
it (h-26) Or 'because of his joy.'...
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THE HIDDEN TREASURE AND THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE (peculiar to St.
Matthew). These two parables were addressed to the disciples in the
house on the subject of personal religion. Their teaching is that...
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TREASURE] Christ Himself and all that Christ brings with Him to the
believing soul.
AFIELD] the outward forms of Christianity, as distinguished from their
spirit. HE HIDETH] i.e. throws the earth over...
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A DAY OF PARABLES
1-3a. Teaching by parables begun (Mark 4:1; Luke 8:4). This chapter
introduces a new type of teaching, that by parables. St. Matthew gives
us a group of seven, the first four of whic...
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MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 13
STORIES ABOUT WHERE GOD RULES 13:1-52
Matthew wrote down a lot of the things that Jesus taught. This
chapter is the third section...
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THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO TREASURE HID IN A FIELD. —
Probably no parable in the whole series came more home to the
imagination of the disciples than this. Every village had its story of
men w...
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CHAPTER 11
The Parables of the Kingdom - Matthew 13:1
"THE same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side."
We can well imagine that, after such a series of discouragements and
mortifi...
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ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ : the article may be generic, indicating the
field as the locality, as distinct from other places where treasures
were deposited. ἔκρυψε, he hid once more what some one had
previously hidde...
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_Three other parables: the Treasure, the Pearl, the Net_....
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SECURING TREASURE; REJECTING THE BAD
Matthew 13:44-50
The parables of treasure and pearl are a pair. They describe the
various ways we come to know God's truth. Some happen on it suddenly.
They are...
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This chapter contains the seven parables of the Kingdom. The reason
for the parabolic teaching of Christ is set forth here. This first
parable was spoken to the multitudes (verses Mat 13:2-3). Its
exp...
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(7) 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.
(7) F...
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_Like unto a treasure. This hidden treasure is the gospel of Christ,
which conducts to the kingdom of heaven. Thus he who by the knowledge
which the gospel affords, has found the kingdom of heaven, sh...
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CHAPTER 27
THE LEAVEN
Matthew 13:33. _“He spake another parable to them: The kingdom of
the heavens is like unto leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in
three measures of meal, until all were leav...
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"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. (45) Agai...
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Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a
striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has
been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
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_TREASURE AND MERCHANT-MAN_
‘The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field … is
like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls.’
Matthew 13:44
The two parables should be taken togethe...
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The first two of these parables are intended to instruct believers to
prefer _the Kingdom of heaven _to the whole world, and therefore to
deny themselves and all the desires of the flesh, that nothing...
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The Lord was no longer seeking fruit in His vine. It had been
requisite according to God's relations with Israel that He should seek
this fruit; but His true service, He well knew, was to bring that
w...
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AGAIN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO TREASURE,.... By which is
meant, not eternal life, the incorruptible inheritance, riches of
glory, treasure in heaven; nor Christ, in whom are hid all the
trea...
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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.
Ver. 44....
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_Again_ The three following parables were proposed, not to the
multitude, but peculiarly to the apostles: the two former of them
relate to those who receive the gospel; the third, both to those who
re...
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BUYETH THAT FIELD; that, by obtaining possession of the field, he may
obtain possession of the treasure in it. He who rightly estimates the
value of his soul, will make its salvation his chief concern...
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This chapter begins a new division of the book. Israel is looked at as
set aside because of unbelief: the Lord went out of the house
(typically Israel's house), and set by the seaside. The sea is typi...
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44-52 Here are four parables. 1. That of the treasure hid in the
field. Many slight the gospel, because they look only upon the surface
of the field. But all who search the Scriptures, so as in them...
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Whatsoever belongeth to the kingdom of God, whether the word, which is
called _the word of the kingdom, _ or the grace and favour of God,
which he by me dispenses out under the administration of the g...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV
). For Christ is the treasure which was hid in the field,[352]
Address of Tatian to the Greeks
For we know that the nature of wickedness is like that of the smalle...
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Matthew 13:44 Again G3825 kingdom G932 heaven G3772 is G2076 (G5748)
like G3664 treasure G2344 hidden G2928 ...
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THE EIGHT PARABLES OF THE KINGLY RULE OF HEAVEN (13:1-53).
Having made clear that the Kingly Rule of Heaven is advancing
forcefully (Matthew 11:12) and that through Jesus' activities as the
Servant of...
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TWO FURTHER PARABLES OF THE KINGLY RULE OF HEAVEN (13:44-46).
Each of the next three parables commences with ‘the Kingly Rule of
Heaven is like unto --.' The first two are basically parallel
pictures,...
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“The kingly rule of heaven is like to a treasure hidden in the
field, which a man found, and hid, and in his joy he goes and sells
all that he has, and buys that field.”
Here the Kingly Rule of Heaven...
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JESUS SPEAKS TO HIS DISCIPLES IN PARABLES SO THAT THEIR EYES MAY BE
OPENED (13:34-52).
This next part-section is also in the form of a chiasmus.
ANALYSIS.
a Jesus speaks in parables not only for th...
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These three parables relate mainly to human effort in the development
of the kingdom of heaven. The last one corresponds to the second,
while the fifth and sixth form a pair; the transition of thought...
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Matthew 13:44. A TREASURE HIDDEN IN THE FIELD. It is; possible, but
not probable, that our Lord refers to some case of ‘treasure trove,'
which had lately occurred.
In his joy. Natural to those who fin...
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE. The Evangelist has just represented our Lord in
opposition to the Pharisees. (A few events probably intervened; see
Luke 11-13.) Thus His claims as the Messiah came out more fully....
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AND HID
(κα εκρυψεν). Not necessarily bad morality. "He may have hid
it to prevent it being stolen, or to prevent himself from being
anticipated in buying a field" (Plummer). But if it was a piece...
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HID
The interpretation of the parable of the treasure, which makes the
buyer of the field to be a sinner who is seeking Christ, has no
warrant in the parable itself. The field is defined (Matthew 13:...
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Matthew 13:44
The Treasure Twice Hidden.
I. How tender, how intelligent, how considerate, is Jesus Christ! How
mercifully He recognizes what some, speaking in His name, make so
light of the difficult...
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Matthew 13:3
The Parables of the Kingdom.
I. Taking these seven parables all together, notice, first, the fact
that our Lord, in describing the kingdom of heaven, did deliberately
use many parables,...
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Matthew 13:44
It appears to me that there are four great tests of value.
I. The first test of value is rarity. A thing is valuable according to
its scarceness. Apply this test to religion. It is holi...
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Matthew 13:24. _Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his
field:_
Jesus never sowed any other kind of seed. The truth wh...
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Matthew 13:24. _Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his
field:_
He knew that it was good. It had been tested: it was u...
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CONTENTS: Mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven. The sower, tares and
wheat, grain of mustard seed, leaven, hid treasure, pearl, drag net.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, disciples, Satan, Isaiah.
CONCLUSION: The pr...
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Matthew 13:2. _He went into a ship._ A small vessel or boat, probably
belonging to one of the disciples, several of whom were fishermen.
Matthew 13:3. _He spake many things to them in parables._ On th...
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IS LIKE A TREASURE HIDDEN. People then would bury things of value to
keep them safe. This parable teaches the immense value of the message
about the Kingdom [the Gospel]. One who finds this will give...
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_Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field._
TREASURE
1. The Holy Scriptures contain an inestimable treasure-wisdom, grace,
comfort, joy.
2. Many not aware of this. They are...
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TREASURE TROVE
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field.
Matthew 13:44.
Not long since some of us were very much interested to read about the
wonderful treasure that had bee...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 13:1 The Messianic Kingdom Revealed in
Parables. This is the third of Jesus’ five major teachings (see
Introduction: Key Themes). It is a collection of parables....
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 13:44 TREASURE was often HIDDEN in fields
for protection. BUYS THAT FIELD does not suggest earning one’s
salvation. Rather, it emphasizes the supreme value of the
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Matthew 13:47. NET.—The reference is to the large drag-net or
_seine_, [σαγήνη—hence _sagena_ (Vulgate) and English _sean_
or _seine_]. One end of the _seine_ is held on the shore, t...
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EXPOSITION
A few remarks by way of introduction to the characteristic portion of
this chapter (Matthew 13:1).
(1) We have here a collection of the Lord's parables, all spoken, as
it would appear, at...
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Now as we enter into the thirteenth chapter, we come into the area of
the parables that deal with the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.
And in these we have more or less a key to all parables.
And y...
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1 Corinthians 2:10; 1 Corinthians 2:9; Acts 2:44; Acts 4:32;...
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The three following parables are proposed, not to the multitude, but
peculiarly to the apostles: the two former of them relate to those who
receive the Gospel; the third, both to those who receive, an...
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By the treasure hid in the field, and the pearl of great price, are
understood, Christ, the grace of the gospel, and the way to life and
salvation therin discovered; he that is thoroughly convinced of...