Matthew 13:44 "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 he has and buys that field." A one-sentence parable of Jesus with a powerful if pithy point. I had it down - until someone mentioned the inheritance laws of old Israel. Suddenly the man didn't have ownership of that treasure at all the former owner did. Instead of a point the parable now had a paradox. They are mostly like that. Probably why this one's called a 'parable of growth.' |