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Matthew 13:44-58 - The Treasure of the Kingdom - Part 1
I The Hidden Treasure
The kingdom of heaven is like …: [Verse 44a]
Treasure hidden in a field, which a man found
Treasure = Thesauros = “A deposit, i.e. wealth”
Hidden = Krupto = “To conceal by covering”
The man’s joyful response: [Verse 44b]
He hid it
He sold all that he had
He bought that field
Interpretation and application
A common interpretation is that the man who finds the treasure/pearl is an unbeliever who finds Christ and sells all he has in order to obtain salvation.
Here are the problems with this interpretation:
It violates the principle of “Expositional Constancy”. In the…
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