Matthew - Meeting With Christ

Matthew 13.44 | The parable of the hidden treasure (1)

Matthew’s chapter of parables (Matthew 13) contains two parables that form a pair. We can say that they are twin parables because they are almost identical. We are talking of course about the parables of the hidden treasure and of the pearl. Even though they are very...

Matthew 13.44 | The parable of the hidden treasure (2)

by Dr Yves I-Bing Cheng

We mentioned in our last lesson that the parable of the lost treasure can be interpreted in two different ways. The first interpretation understands the treasure to represent Jesus and the believer as the man who sold everything to get it. This is the view we...

Matthew 13.45-46 | The parable of the pearl

by Dr Yves I-Bing Cheng

The kingdom of God as proclaimed by the Lord Jesus is described as something exciting and extremely valuable in the parable of the pearl. Let’s read that story.Matthew 13.45. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls,46 and upon finding one...

Matthew 13.47-50 | The parable of the dragnet

by Dr Yves I-Bing Cheng

The last parable in Matthew 13 is called the parable of the dragnet. It closes a series of seven parables with a comparison of the kingdom of God to a fishing scene. Let us read this passage.Matthew 13.47. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown...

Matthew 13.51-52 | Scribes trained for the kingdom of heaven

by Dr Yves I-Bing Cheng

In Matthew 13.51-52, we find these sentences. These are the words of our Lord Jesus addressed to His disciples.Matthew 13.51. “Have you understood all this?” They said to him, “Yes.”52 And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has...

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