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1 | Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV) Pls Explain | Matt 13:45 | hopalong | 188474 | ||
Dear Mark, You wrote........ Its sure interesting the symbols Jesus selected. A pearl is a jewel formed inside that which is unclean. It's formed by accretion when something from outside comes in. The harvesting of the pearl destroys that which it was formed in. And it's value is not seen by looking at what's outside, only by knowing what's inside. Its interesting that all of these same things can be said of the church. I also find it interesting that some would say that Jesus is indicating that people can buy His kingdom! Act 20:28 . . . the assembly of God which He purchased through His own blood. Don't you just love the harmony? ------------------------------------------------- Please take another look, it may change your view. Matt 13:44 "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. That which was purchased by "man" was the KINGDOM. Matt 13:45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, Matt 13:46 and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. -------------------------------------- When we want to make a point, we may capitaltize the letters ,or use a bold type. But in Jesus day it was common to repeat what one has said by repeating it, but to so in a somewhat different way. After relating this parable (the Treasure) He begins by saying "again", and proceeds to the parable of the Pearl of great price. The Pearl in this parable, is the paralell to the tresure in the preceeding parable; both were the things which were purchased. Therefore, the idea that Jesus intended for the pearl to represent anything but the Kingdom of Heaven as well, would cause dis-harmony; rather than harmony. Hoppy |
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2 | Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV) Pls Explain | Matt 13:45 | mark d seyler | 188476 | ||
Hi Hoppy, While I realize that Hebrew thought often used couplets to express things, even so. . . If we are saying that the kingdom of heaven equals one of the elements of the parables, and that it is bought and sold, we have a textual difficulty, that is, if we stay with the actual literal relationships expressed in the specific clauses that are grammatically joined. In one parable, the kingdom is treasure, the item purchased, while in the other parable, the kingdom is the merchant, the purchaser himself. But if we equate the "kingdom of heaven" with the thought that is being expressed, that there is someone who gives all they have to purchase something which they treasure, then they are both compatible with each other. And when I look at it this way, this aligns with the Scriptures that say we are God's purchased possession. And, for all that, it still forms a couplet. This is my opinion, anyway. Love in Christ, Mark |
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