This week we return to Matthew to discuss the parables regarding the kingdom of God. I will share a few of these, and next week we will end this series in Matthew with a discussion about the reasoning behind parables. I hope you will join in and share your thoughts. What do these parables mean to you? May God use His word to transform our hearts and lives.
*Bible Verses is not an exhaustive study and each reader should seek the Lord alone for revelation and translation.
Matthew 13: 44-52
The Parable of the Hidden Treasure
"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field."
The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it."
The Parable of the Net
" Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
"Have you understood all these things?" They said to him, "Yes," And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."
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