Tag: Matthew

Parable of the Pearl of Great Price

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:  Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. – Matthew 13:45-46

the merchant man = Jesus

the pearl of great price =  believers, the body of Christ, the Church (not the buildings)

Of all jewels, the pearl is the only one that is made by a living organism as a response to irritation that has been introduced. It is then removed from its place of growth to become an item of adornment.

Oysters are not kosher, one can only eat seafood with scales. -Deuteronomy 14:10

Pearls were not prized by the Jewish community, but they might
trade in them because they would sell them to the Gentiles.  Pearls are
distinctly a Gentile ornament, not a Jewish ornament.

The kingdom of heaven is like Jesus calling believers:  and when the Church was complete He took possession of that which He purchased on the cross and removed it from it’s place of growth to be with Him in heaven, during His return, through the millennium, and in eternity.

Jesus has bought us and the creation back with the blood He shed on the cross, and He will take final possession, with us following, after He finishes opening the seven sealed title-deed He takes out of the right hand of the Father. – Revelation 5:1, Revelation 5:7

Moses wrote the Torah

Jesus said Moses wrote the Torah (Pentateuch – 1st 5 books of the Old Testament) – John 5:46

Paul references Moses’ writing – Romans 10:5

Jesus references Moses’ writing – Mark 12:26

Jesus references Moses’ writing – Matthew 19:8

God, through Malachi, tells Israel to remember the law Moses wrote – Malachi 4:4

Daniel confirms Moses’ writings just before the end of the exile – Daniel 9:11,  Daniel 9:12,  Daniel 9:13

Israel re-institutes temple worship, after returning from the exile and building a new temple, according to the book of Moses – Ezra 6:18

David tells Solomon that Moses wrote the law – 1 Kings 2:3

God tells Joshua that Moses wrote the law – Joshua 1:7, Joshua 1:8

Moses writes the law – Deuteronomy 31:9

Moses writes about Israel’s journeys – Numbers 33:2

God tells Moses to write – Exodus 17:14

Parable of the Hidden Treasure

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 13:44

the treasure =  believers, the body of Christ, the Church (not the buildings)

the field = the world, the creation

the man = Jesus

The kingdom of heaven is like the Church in the world;  the which when Jesus predestined, He hid from the Old Testament, and then came into His creation to willingly give all that He had, and die on the cross to redeem His Church and Creation.

Jesus has bought us and the creation back with the blood He shed on the cross, and He will take final possession, with us following, after He finishes opening the seven sealed title-deed He takes out of the right hand of the Father. – Revelation 5:1, Revelation 5:7