Week 13: Wednesday One or Two

We hinted at it on Monday—today, let’s take it apart.

It’s easy to assume these three verses are two illustrations of the same

truth: the value of the Kingdom. In the first, a man finds a treasure, hides

it, then sells everything to buy the field. The Kingdom is shown as a

treasure of great worth.

But our friend Cecil May often reminded us, “Well-known verses should

be read more carefully.”