The Householder's Treasure

Closing his chapter of kingdom parables, Jesus compared an instructed disciple to a householder who brings out of his storeroom treasures both new and old.

After telling a series of parables about the kingdom of heaven, Jesus asked his disciples, 'Have ye understood all these things?' They answered, 'Yea, Lord.' He then gave them one final picture: every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old. The disciples were not to discard the Scriptures they already knew, nor to ignore what Jesus had newly revealed. Like a well-stocked household, they were to draw on both and share them generously with others.

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Category: Kingdom of God

Meaning: A disciple taught in the kingdom of heaven draws on both the old revelation and the new, sharing the riches of each.

Audience: Disciples

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Matthew 13 Parables of the Kingdom 8 min read Jesus closes his kingdom parables by describing the instructed disciple as a hou...

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Things New and Old

Matthew 13:51-52

Jesus closes his kingdom parables by describing the instructed disciple as a householder bringing out treasures new and old.

J⁵¹esus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

⁵² Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.