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Parable of the Pearl of great value
Matthew 13:45-46
This is what we have heard:
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, -Matthew 13:45
who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it. -Matthew 13:46
When the Lord said AGAIN, He is saying that this parable of the pearl is related with the parable of the hidden treasure.
As It is written in the parable of hidden treasure in Matthew 13:44
“Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.”
Similarly, it is written in the parable of the pearl :
“went and sold all that he had and bought it”.
We can understand when the Lord relate to us both parables that the Son of Man was the merchant who went and sold all that he had and bought the pearl.
In bible, we can understand that the merchant is rendered as a traveller who travel about with their merchandise from place to place and carried on their trade.
This is what we have heard regarding the travel of the Son of Man:
No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. -John 3:13
This merchant is said in search of fine pearls.
What can be considered as “fine” ?
Let us first understand how pearls was formed:
Natural Pearls form when an irritant - usually a parasite and not the proverbial grain of sand - works its way into an oyster, mussel, or clam. As a defense mechanism, a fluid is used to coat the irritant. Layer upon layer of this coating, called 'nacre', is deposited until a lustrous pearl is formed.
So makes fine pearl is this coating is laid layer by layer called ‘nacre’.
Since we understand from the parable of hidden treasure, we know the Lord have spoken the treasure as those who obey His voice, keep His commandments and who fear Him.
Likewise, in the parable of the pearl, we can deduce the Lord speaking about those that is layered by layer with pearl qualities.
The expression that is in resemblance with fine quality. This is what we have heard:
Let us rejoice and exult and give Him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His Bride has made herself ready; -Revelation 19:7
it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure"' for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. -Revelation 19:8
So, the fine pearls can considered like the layer upon layer of righteous deeds of the saints that was granted to clothe the Bride.
In other words, again, the kingdom of heaven is like the Son of Man in search of righteous deeds of the saints,
who, on finding the Bride, went and gave all that He had and bought Her out of slavery of sin with His blood.
For this is what we have heard:
Who can find a capable wife? Her value is far beyond that of pearls.-Proverbs 31:10 CJB
Thus, the merchant was the Son of Man have travelled from heaven to earth on finding one pearl of great value, that is the Bride of Christ.
Matthew 13:45-46
This is what we have heard:
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, -Matthew 13:45
who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it. -Matthew 13:46
When the Lord said AGAIN, He is saying that this parable of the pearl is related with the parable of the hidden treasure.
As It is written in the parable of hidden treasure in Matthew 13:44
“Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.”
Similarly, it is written in the parable of the pearl :
“went and sold all that he had and bought it”.
We can understand when the Lord relate to us both parables that the Son of Man was the merchant who went and sold all that he had and bought the pearl.
In bible, we can understand that the merchant is rendered as a traveller who travel about with their merchandise from place to place and carried on their trade.
This is what we have heard regarding the travel of the Son of Man:
No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. -John 3:13
This merchant is said in search of fine pearls.
What can be considered as “fine” ?
Let us first understand how pearls was formed:
Natural Pearls form when an irritant - usually a parasite and not the proverbial grain of sand - works its way into an oyster, mussel, or clam. As a defense mechanism, a fluid is used to coat the irritant. Layer upon layer of this coating, called 'nacre', is deposited until a lustrous pearl is formed.
So makes fine pearl is this coating is laid layer by layer called ‘nacre’.
Since we understand from the parable of hidden treasure, we know the Lord have spoken the treasure as those who obey His voice, keep His commandments and who fear Him.
Likewise, in the parable of the pearl, we can deduce the Lord speaking about those that is layered by layer with pearl qualities.
The expression that is in resemblance with fine quality. This is what we have heard:
Let us rejoice and exult and give Him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His Bride has made herself ready; -Revelation 19:7
it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure"' for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. -Revelation 19:8
So, the fine pearls can considered like the layer upon layer of righteous deeds of the saints that was granted to clothe the Bride.
In other words, again, the kingdom of heaven is like the Son of Man in search of righteous deeds of the saints,
who, on finding the Bride, went and gave all that He had and bought Her out of slavery of sin with His blood.
For this is what we have heard:
Who can find a capable wife? Her value is far beyond that of pearls.-Proverbs 31:10 CJB
Thus, the merchant was the Son of Man have travelled from heaven to earth on finding one pearl of great value, that is the Bride of Christ.