How is he holy? Aren't we talking about what the "pearls" are that aren't to be cast to certain people?Originally Posted by Brother Mark
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How is he holy? Aren't we talking about what the "pearls" are that aren't to be cast to certain people?
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Got me...I can't see the pearl for the clam shell that's in my eye.
As righteous as Christ.
Doesn't the presence of God make us holy in the same way that God made the burning bush and ground around it holy?
Yes. I am talking about "pearls", with specks in their eyes.
"May the Lamb that was slain receive the just reward for His sufferings." A quote by Moravian missionary that sold himself (along with a friend) into slavery to reach those that the slave owner prevented from hearing the gospel.
May I live for Him and not for me.
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The pearls aren't people, the dogs and swine are:Doesn't the presence of God make us holy in the same way that God made the burning bush and ground around it holy?
Yes. I am talking about "pearls", with specks in their eyes.
Mat_7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
The Pearls are something a Christian could give to them, but shouldn't in this case.
As righteous as Christ.
What context are you using to suggest that pearls aren't people? Is there another verse in the scriptures that suggest that?
I think about the "pearl of great price". That pearl was purchased by the merchant. Are we not purchased by the Merchant?
We probably won't agree and that's OK. But I did want to throw some things out there for consideration.
"May the Lamb that was slain receive the just reward for His sufferings." A quote by Moravian missionary that sold himself (along with a friend) into slavery to reach those that the slave owner prevented from hearing the gospel.
May I live for Him and not for me.
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The context of the verse. It's about a Christian not giving something holy and of value to someone else who cannot appreciate it.
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it also makes me think of often when Christ would do miracles it was only in front of select people. lazarus/transfiguration and so on. almost to note who was ready for what or what they needed.
he could have invited everyone from all over and say hey check this out im gonna raise this dead guy.
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I understand the pearls and treasure buried, for sale at a market or otherwise in all of His illustrations where He uses pearls, treasure, precious gems and metals to be His truths, His revelations to men, not people but precious truths of God with no exceptions at all.
Wise men will go and give up all or sell all they have to obtain them.
Wise men will also not share His precious truths where they know the truth will not be reverenced.
The context you are requesting is found in the several verses prior to said illustrations or parables where He uses treasure, precious gems and metals and or pearls.
Father bless and have mercy on us.
As righteous as Christ.
I take those parables to mean that Jesus is the Merchant that sells all he has in order to buy the pearl of great price. He is the one who sells all he has to buy the field for the sake of the treasure.
The reason I believe this is because the parable Jesus uses to start the teaching with is about how He is the man who sows, the wheat are believers (his treasure) and the field is the world. I just keep using that breakdown for the parables that follow.
Grace to you,
Mark
"May the Lamb that was slain receive the just reward for His sufferings." A quote by Moravian missionary that sold himself (along with a friend) into slavery to reach those that the slave owner prevented from hearing the gospel.
May I live for Him and not for me.
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Matthew 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.
Matthew 13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
Matthew 13:46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
He has found a treasure someone else hid, and it is on someone elses land. He re-hides it so no one finds it, then he goes to sell his things so that he can get enough money to buy the field, and then legally own the treasure hidden there.
If it was rightfully his by finding it then he could have simply taken it home. It was found on someone elses property which means it lawfully belonged to the owner of the property. The "joy thereof" was knowing that he would gain so much more than he was going to have to sell and spend to get it.
Lets say you are out hiking, maybe lost on someone elses property. You discover gold, or oil or whatever. You are knowledgeable on the subject and you know its worth millions. You go home and find out that the land is actually for sale. You sell everything you have to barely raise the cash knowing that its guaranteed to reward you many times over.
Apparently this treasure, and the one of the pearl are so valuable and wanted that its worth losing all current things to gain this new treasure. I think these are symbolic of the Kingdom of heaven, eternal life for us in that kingdom which is something worthy to sell all of ones valuables to obtain and which is not something you can turn around and re-profit again in the same way. I think the context is that you give everything up for this "treasure" and its still worth it even if you never gain the same type of riches you gave for it.
What we have now are mortal souls, liable to die from our sins but if we just give them to Christ we will be guaranteed to receive an immortal soul ie: eternal life. If I may use an understatement, it's a great investment and payback.
Matthew 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
Matthew 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.
I think what the treasure is is actually plainly given to us in this: "the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field"
All that's saying is that the treasure is the kingdom of Heaven and that it's hidden in a field which is the world. Its here to be found if we search for it:
Luke 11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Luke 11:10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
so we will find this hidden treasure if we seek for it, then we just have to give up enough to earn it:
Matthew 19:16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Matthew 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Matthew 19:18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Matthew 19:19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Matthew 19:20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
Matthew 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
The kingdom cant be literally purchased, but it can be symbolically paid for or earned through good works and unselfishness as is shown above.
Matthew 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.
I believe the "hiding" in this parable is related to what Christ spoke here:
Matthew 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Matthew 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
The "lay up" here is similar to "hiding" something of value for its protection, from thieves, as in verse 20. There were no such things as banks for most people, so hiding something was the only way to safeguard something valuable.
The treasure found, and the pearl found are the same thing, the kingdom of heaven which is eternal life. We arent that treasure, and I don't think truth alone can equal the treasure but truth can lead you to find that treasure.
It may be a little odd to use an analogy of money and buying to compare to eternal life but Christ was just trying to get the basic lesson across which was that we have so much more to gain than we have to give if we will just give our lives and our faith to Christ.
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Let's look at the parable that Jesus uses to start off his Kingdom parables.
Matt 13:3-9
3 And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow; 4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up. 5 "Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil. 6 "But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7 "Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out. 8 "And others fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty. 9 " He who has ears, let him hear."
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He gives the interpretation later. In it, he states the field is the heart of the hearers and the seed is the word of God.
Matt 13:20-21
20 "The one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary,
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In like manner, he gives another parable.
Matt 13:24-30
24 Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, " The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 "But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away. 26 "But when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also. 27 "The slaves of the landowner came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?' 28 "And he said to them, 'An enemy has done this!' The slaves said to him, 'Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?' 29 "But he said, 'No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 'Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn."'"
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He starts out saying that the kingdom of heaven is like a man who sows in his field. He then tells us who the man is and who the field is and who the wheat is, etc.
Matt 13:36-38
36 Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, " Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field." 37 And He said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, 38 and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one;
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The man is the Son of Man. The world is the field.
Going further in his analogy, Jesus goes on...
Matt 13:44-46
44 " 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.
45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, 46 and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
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Jesus, He is the man that is sowing, the man that is buying the man that is searching and the man that is selling. He sells all to buy us!
We are bought with a price! We did not buy Him and His treasure! Rather, He sold all and bought us! Not only that, he paid for the whole world!
1 John 2:2
2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.
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He paid for the whole field! He bought all of it, for the sake of the treasure.
I thank God that he sold all to buy me. I am also grateful that the gospel cannot be bought or sold but is a gift given by grace to be received. I also thank God that I am a treasure to Him.
When the Psalmist was appealing to God for help, he recognized himself and the people as treasured ones of God!
Ps 83:3
3 They make shrewd plans against Your people,
And conspire together against Your treasured ones.
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Of course, there the word "treasure" means 'hidden'!
Praise God that he bought me! Praise God that He sought me out when I did not seek Him! He paid the price so that He could redeem and purchase me!
Grace to you,
Mark
"May the Lamb that was slain receive the just reward for His sufferings." A quote by Moravian missionary that sold himself (along with a friend) into slavery to reach those that the slave owner prevented from hearing the gospel.
May I live for Him and not for me.
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Not in the parable concerning the found treasure or the pearls. It's about us giving up all for eternal life just as is described here:
Matthew 19:16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Matthew 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Matthew 19:18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Matthew 19:19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Matthew 19:20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
Matthew 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
As righteous as Christ.
We cannot buy the kingdom. Never could and never will be able to. Also, the context of the parables about the pearls already tells us that Jesus is the great Merchant!
Which goes to show that the man did not love his neighbor as himself! His rightful response was to fall on his face before God (whom he didn't recognize as God) and say "Be merciful to me a sinner". Sadly, he didn't see his need for a savior but was righteous in his own eyes. Therefor God showed him his sin by giving him the commandments and showing him he fell short.Matthew 19:16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Matthew 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Matthew 19:18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Matthew 19:19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Matthew 19:20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
Matthew 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
But even in that, He was not told to buy the kingdom. We can't buy it! Thank God for grace and the gift of salvation, the King and the Kingdom!
"May the Lamb that was slain receive the just reward for His sufferings." A quote by Moravian missionary that sold himself (along with a friend) into slavery to reach those that the slave owner prevented from hearing the gospel.
May I live for Him and not for me.
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I already said that:
Matthew 19:16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Matthew 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Matthew 19:18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Matthew 19:19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Matthew 19:20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
Matthew 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
The kingdom cant be literally purchased, but it can be symbolically paid for or earned through good works and unselfishness as is shown above.
It does no such thing.Also, the context of the parables about the pearls already tells us that Jesus is the great Merchant!
lol, that's what you got out of those verses? Did you miss this?Which goes to show that the man did not love his neighbor as himself!
Mat 19:19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Mat 19:20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
Mat 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.But even in that, He was not told to buy the kingdom. We can't buy it! Thank God for grace and the gift of salvation, the King and the Kingdom!
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Clarke:
Matthew 13:45
A merchant man, seeking goodly pearls - A story very like this is found in the Talmudical tract Shabbath: “Joseph, who sanctified the Sabbath, had a very rich neighbor; the Chaldeans said, All the riches of this man shall come to Joseph, who sanctifies the Sabbath. To prevent this, the rich man went and sold all that he had, and bought a pearl, and went aboard of a ship; but the wind carried the pearl away, it fell into the sea, and was swallowed by a fish. This fish was caught, and the day before the Sabbath it was brought into the market, and they proclaimed, Who wishes to buy this fish? The people said, Carry it to Joseph, the sanctifier of the Sabbath, who is accustomed to buy things of great value. They carried it to him, and he bought it, and when he cut it up he found the pearl, and sold it for thirteen pounds weight of golden denarii!” From some tradition of this kind, our Lord might have borrowed the simile in this parable.
The meaning of this parable is the same with the other; and both were spoken to impress more forcibly this great truth on the souls of the people: - eternal salvation from sin and its consequences is the supreme good of man, should be sought after above all things, and prized beyond all that God has made.
Barnes
Matthew 13:45-46
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchantman - The meaning is, that the proper seeking for salvation, or the proper conduct in reference to religion, is like the conduct of a “merchantman.” In his searches he found one pearl of great value, and sold all his possessions to obtain it. So, says the Saviour, people seeking for happiness and finding the gospel - the pearl of great price - should be willing to sacrifice all other things for this.
Matthew Henry
Matthew 13:44-52
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 to find Christ and eternal life, Joh_5:39, will discover such treasure in this field as makes it unspeakably valuable; they make it their own upon any terms. Though nothing can be given as a price for this salvation, yet much must be given up for the sake of it.
Wesley
Matthew 13:45
The kingdom of heaven - That is, one who earnestly seeks for it: in Mat_13:47 it means, the Gospel preached, which is like a net gathering of every kind: just so the Gospel, wherever it is preached, gathers at first both good and bad, who are for a season full of approbation and warm with good desires. But Christian discipline, and strong, close exhortation, begin that separation in this world, which shall be accomplished by the angels of God in the world to come.
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