Gospel According to Matthew Ii — Stephen Kaung

We do desire at thy feet as Mary of old. May thy spirit sweep. As we gaze upon thee, Lord, we pray that our open heart, that we may understand. We pray that as we wait upon thee and know thy mind, we may be like Mary of old.

Anoint thee with a pure nod. Lord, we pray that we may be one with thee, not only in life. We commit this time into thy hand, trusting thy Holy Spirit of our Lord Jesus. We read the 12 verses of Matthew chapter 5 last night, but we haven't touched upon it.

The Beatitudes and the Reality of the Kingdom

Probably we'll reread it and add something more. So will you please turn to Matthew chapter 5? Matthew chapter 5. We'll read the first 12 verses. But seeing the crowds, he that is our Lord Jesus went up into the mountain, and having sat down, his disciples came to him.

And having opened his mouth, he taught them, saying, Blessed are the comforted. Blessed the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed they who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.

Blessed the merciful, for they shall find mercy. Blessed the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Blessed they who are persecuted on account of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

Blessed are ye when they may reproach and persecute you, and say every wicked thing against you lying. For mine sake, rejoice and exult, for your reward is great in the heavens. For thus have they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Matthew 13 and the Mysteries of the Kingdom

Matthew chapter 13, beginning with verse 1. And that same day Jesus went out from the house, and sat down by the sea. And great crowds were gathered together to him. So that going on board ship himself, he sat down.

And the whole crowd stood on the shore. And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out. And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens. But to them it is not given. He mentioned last night that the gospel according to Matthew is the gospel of the king.

Because the Christ, Matthew, knew his own experience. Jesus came to this earth according to Matthew. And that purpose is to establish his kingdom. That's the reason why you'll find in the very beginning of his ministry, he said, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.

The king has come. And he is calling to himself a people. And that people will be, in Matthew chapter 12, he says, From the time of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is to be taken by violence and a violent siege.

The kingdom of the heavens is here on earth. But those who are in that kingdom must be not in the sense, but in the sense of being desperate. In the sense of gambling everything upon Christ. In the sense of committing in that way.

We are the kingdom of the heavens for the sake of understanding the meaning of the kingdom of the heavens. We mentioned last night that sometimes the kingdom of God and the kingdom of the heavens are synonymous.

But at other times you'll find the kingdom of the heavens is more specific. In other words, the kingdom of God extends from eternity to eternity. I have established my throne in the heavens. And thy kingdom, this is the kingdom of God.

But the kingdom of the heavens is a specific term used by Matthew. And it refers in a very special way to that which is related to Christ. Because Christ is the one who came down from heaven. And yet he is still in heaven.

So whoever is under the authority of Christ from heaven, and still in heaven, he is in the kingdom. So in that sense, you'll find the kingdom of the heavens is a specific in the kingdom of God. In the book of Matthew, we find there are three textuals that will give us an understanding of what the kingdom of the heavens is.

And these are found in Matthew chapter 5 to 7, the reality of the kingdom of the heavens. And there's a second place is in Matthew chapter 13, the mystery of the kingdom of the heavens. And the third place is found in Matthew chapters 24 and 25.

The public appearing in the future of the kingdom of the heavens. And by knowing these three points, it will help us to understand what the kingdom of the heavens. Now this morning, probably we have to take in a little bit more because we didn't mention anything about the first point.

So this morning, we have to take two points instead of one and leave the last one God willing to tonight, the kingdom of the heavens reality is the kingdom may be found in Matthew chapter 5, chapter 6, and chapter 7.

The Sermon on the Mount as Spiritual Reality

Now, sometimes people take these three chapters, so called sermon on the mount. Sometimes people think that a sermon of the mount, as Moses gave the law to the nation of Israel, for the Lord Jesus, his law, very carefully, we find that the sermon on the mount is not giving some ethics, moral ethics to the world.

Why? Because when there were great crowds coming to the Lord, instead of meeting them, the Lord seemed to withdraw from the crowd, he climbed the mountain. And after he climbed the mountain, he sat down, the Bible says, his disciples, and he opened his mouth and said, blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom.

So you see, our Lord Jesus is not addressing the crowd, he addresses himself to his disciples. Those who have already left everything and followed him, he was telling them what the kingdom of the heavens is like.

It really is the crowd standing, but it is to the disciples that he is really speaking. So brothers and sisters, the sermon on the mount is not something that our Lord gives to this world, as if the Lord is setting up a higher moral standard.

The so-called sermon on the mount is our Lord Jesus revealing the reality of the kingdom of the heavens to those the Lord is telling them what the kingdom of the heavens is. You know, there is a great difference between moral, setting up a moral standard, for people to keep, to do, and to follow.

Not one in a nation of Israel can keep the law of Moses. Anyone in this world can keep the sermon on the mount. The more you try to keep the sermon on the mount, the more you will be in the valley. It is impossible.

The Lord does not give these words to the world. It is too hard. And even we as Christians, suppose we try to keep the sermon on the mount with our own strength. Suppose we take these words as moral standards and try to do them.

Are you able to do it? We find they are very hard words. But here you will find our Lord Jesus is speaking to his disciples these words, not as setting up a moral standard, but as revealing the spiritual reality of the kingdom of the heavens.

It is just moral. It may be dead, but it is spiritual. In other words, you have the life of Christ in you, under the authority of Christ the King. In other words, the life that is in you may be released.

No one is able to. The sermon on the mount. It is a spiritual matter, not a moral matter. It is not something that is set up before you and then you try to do it. That is moral. But it is a spiritual reality, which can only be realized by the life of Christ in you.

Brothers and sisters, we have the life of Christ in us. Thank God for that. But if we have the life of Christ in us and yet we do not commit ourselves to the Lord, to his authority, that life is not able to manifest itself.

In other words, unless we are his disciples, unless we have put ourselves under him and let him rule over us. The life of Christ within us and when that life overflows, that is the sermon on the mount.

It is not a work, the flute. Spiritual does not mean that it is not moral or it is less moral. On the contrary, to be spiritual is over more than just being moral. Our righteousness must exceed the righteousness of the Pharisees and the scribes.

The righteousness of the Pharisees and the scribes is a moral matter. But unless our righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the Pharisees and the scribes, we cannot enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

It is purely. So first of all, we have to understand the kingdom of the heavens, spiritual reality. And this spiritual reality is found among those who have the life of Christ and who live under the authority.

And being a spiritual reality, it is not limited by time or space. You know, whenever you touch spiritual reality, you are beyond time and space. In other words, it is everlasting. Therefore, the sermon on the mount does not have a time limit or a space limit.

Wherever there is the reality of the king over his people, there is the kingdom. Has the kingdom of the heavens arrived? In spiritual reality, it is already here. Though it is a public manifestation, we have to wait until Christ returns.

The Heavenly Character of the Kingdom

5, 6 shows us of the kingdom. What is the characteristic of that kingdom? Christ and my kingdom is not of this world. Now, what is that kingdom? What is it like? When the heavens rule over us, then without going into too much details, because personally, I feel Matthew 5, 6 and 7 are so clear.

When you come to spiritual reality, it is simple. You know, we make things complicated. And because we make things complicated, we get confused. But when you get to spiritual reality, actually, it's very simple.

When you read Matthew 5, 6 and 7, you do not need much exposition. It is open. But we will just mention very briefly three points. In Matthew 5, you will find the law says the kingdom of the heavens is, in other words, the nature of the kingdom of the heavens is intensely spiritual.

How different it is from human concept. From human concept, blessed are the rich, immaterial, for theirs is the kingdom of this world. The more you have in this world, the more you have the kingdom. But with the kingdom of the heavens, blessed are the poor in spirit.

Of course, you know, this is the character of our Lord Jesus. Jesus being equal with God, taking the form of a slave, and being in the likeness of a man. He further humbled himself, being obedient to the Father, even unto death, and that the death of the cross.

This is the poor in spirit. It doesn't mean that the poor in spirit is because he has nothing. No. Usually you'll find the poor in spirit is one who has a lot. But because he has a lot, he is willing to empty everything, and take the position of the poor, as if he has nothing.

And in that kind of a spirit, you will find the kingdom. Brothers and sisters, the poor in spirit is the spirit of Christ. He has everything. He is willing to empty. I can do nothing by myself. What I do is because my Father cannot say anything.

If I say anything is because I have heard my Father has said it. In other words, you'll find in the life of our Lord Jesus, there is a poorness. Not really under the authority of Christ. He is bound to be one.

There is no pride. There is no arrogance. The kingdom of the heavens is a condition of and theirs. Every item in the Beatitudes, you will find these are all the characteristics of Christ. Blessed are the moon, for they, they shall be comforted.

Our Lord Jesus is called the man of salt, or the merciful. God does not say item there. You'll find it is a description. He owns his kingdom. The kingdom of Christ is on earth. Those who are not by the spirit of Christ.

Brothers and sisters, the kingdom of the heavens is intensely spirit. It is a condition of the spirit. And if we have the spirit of Christ, only after we have the spirit, then shall we be light. How can you be salt to this world, if you do not have the spirit of Christ?

It is not what you do. It is not what you say. But it is the spirit behind your saying and your doing that really is a testimony. And here you find our Lord Jesus saying he does not come void, but he comes.

It is not a matter of letter. Thou shall not kill. Thou shall not commit adultery. Thou shall not do this or do that. It is more than letter. We may keep the letter of the law, but that will only give us the righteousness of the Pharisees and the scribes, the law says.

It is the spirit. So you'll find the kingdom of the heavens is how easy. Think of the kingdom of heaven in terms of, in terms of the material. In terms of outward, but the kingdom of the heaven, in its reality.

In chapter six of Matthew you'll find the name of the heavens is heavenly. It is not something for people. Do not disfigure yourself, so that people may praise you. Brothers and sisters, you'll find the kingdom of heaven is not of earth.

It is heavenly. It is a relationship between us and the father who is in heaven. For this reason, we are not to lay on this earth. You'll find there will be moth and rust, and there will be thieves digging the hole.

Your treasure in heaven, where there is no rust and no moth, and there is no thief. Where your treasure is, there is your heart. Brothers and sisters, here you'll find the kingdom of the heaven is heavenly in its nature.

Our mind in the things above. There is the kingdom of the heaven and his righteousness, and all these things shall worry about. We should be, or we should be close to the heavenly father, because the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things.

Then thirdly, in chapter seven, we are sorry due to mechanical difficulty. We have missed part of the message. You'll find the Lord addressed himself to the crowd, but in parables, and he gave the explanation to the disciples, to the world.

Christendom and the Outward Appearance of the Kingdom

In the eyes of the world, the kingdom of the heavens today is Christianity, is Christendom. Gospel is preached. Wherever, missionaries, orphanages of the world, love no war, nor battle. That's all they know.

That's the reason why, when I, before I came to this country, I heard that United States of America is a Christian country. And that's the way the world look at this country. You go to a mission school, and they consider mission school as Christianity.

Brothers and sisters, we should know better, yes. We got explanation. Got to the world. This is what the kingdom of the heavens is. This kingdom is the kingdom of the heavens in outward parables. Refer to the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens.

They do not refer to the church. If you try to explain these parables concerning the church, then you get into real trouble. Real trouble. Because these are parables concerning the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, not the church.

The Parable of the Sower as the Foundation

See very briefly. The kingdom of the heavens is like a sower, going out to sow the seed. And some seed, and the birds come. Some seed fall on stony ground. There is a thin layer of earth, and it begins no root.

And when the sun comes out, and some fall in stony ground, it grows forth. But thank God, some grains fall into good ground. And they bear fruit patiently. Now this parable is the basic. Because the Lord said, now if you do not understand this parable, then you won't be able to understand all the rest.

So it is very important that we understand what this parable means. And the Lord himself explains it to us. Who is the sower? No doubt, the Lord himself. Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.

The kingdom of the heavens is in your midst. The Lord is the one who is the sower. He goes out to sow the seed. Now what is the seed? It is the word of the kingdom. Now remember this. The seed is the word of the kingdom.

It is very specific, very definite. It is not just a general word. It is the word of the kingdom. As you find in Matthew chapter 24, it says, the gospel of the kingdom must be preached to the end of the nations.

And then, not only the gospel, but the gospel of the kingdom. Word of the kingdom. Brothers and sisters, we do not hear such word very much these days. We hear the word of God. We hear the gospel of Jesus Christ, but it is incomplete.

We do not hear the word of the kingdom. We do not hear that Christ is the king. We do not hear the call of obedience, of surrender, of authority, if the word is not sown. Here you find our Lord Jesus is sowing this seed, which is the word of the kingdom.

He is calling us, calling us, but the word. Here you will find four different kinds of heart. The first kind of heart is a heart hardened by much care. The wayside is the place where everybody will step on it.

And under heavy trembling, it becomes very hard. So the seed cannot fall into it, fall upon it. And because it is just upon it, the bird can eat. Lots of people are so involved in this world. Their whole heart is occupied.

They have no desire. They have no thought. They have no time. They hear, not just fall upon, which represents satanic power. They just come and as if they have never heard. It does not leave. There will be others, like stony ground.

They have heard the word of the kingdom. They are emotionally stirred. Maybe a sin unconfessed. Maybe a controversy with the Lord that they refused to have it cleared. Maybe a disobedience in the past.

But anyway you will find that deep down there, there is a rock there. They are only emotionally stirred. They seem to be very happy. But when there is persecution, if you follow the Lord, there will be persecution.

And if there is persecution, immediately they say that is not worth it. And they go back. And there are others, like stony ground. They receive the word. They let the word take root. They allow the fall.

They receive the word of the kingdom. We know that we should surrender our lives to the Lord. And yet at the same time, tears of despair have been turned over. When the word of the kingdom comes to their heart, and the Bible says patience, not as quick as stony ground.

The kingdom is free. These are the results. Some just fall away. They receive it without fruit. And thank God, there will be some. This is the first parable. And then this is continued by the second parable.

The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares

It is the parable of the tare and the wheat, or the dowel and the wheat. A man goes out to the field to sow the seed. And after he has sown the good seed, when men were asleep. Now remember, the man later on there is poorly numbered, is not singular.

The man who goes out to sow the seed is singular number. But when men slept, and when these men, the enemy slipped in, and he stole. But these men did not know. These servants did not know. So, both of these seeds began to grow.

You know, the dowel or the tare resembles the wheat very much. In the early stage, you cannot see the difference. Therefore, these servants did not know the difference. But as it began to bear stalks, blade, began to blade, the servants suddenly discovered the tares there.

You know, the tare, when it grows, it is black in color. The wheat is white in color. But when the wheat is ripe, the stalk will fall down towards the earth. Thus, the tare will stand straight. Then you see the difference, you know.

So, when the servants saw the difference, they went to the master and said, now didn't you sow the good seed? Where came these tares? Well, the master knew, and it is. So they said, now do you want us to go out and weed out all these tares?

Because their roots had intertwined. If you pull out the wheat, pull out the tares, you pull out. Let them grow and be parables. Refer to the mystery of the kingdom of the heaven. They do not refer to the church.

If you try to explain these parables concerning the church, then you get into real trouble. Until the harvest time. You know, when the wheat is ready for harvest, the root is almost out. It's no longer deeply rooted.

You just pull it out. So that's the time when you can divide the tare. When the harvest time comes, then, and then bring the wheat. You find there is a progression in these parables. Who is the man that sowed?

Of course it is. And those who are sent by the Lord, we may say. Now, what is the seed? What is the seed? It is no longer. The seed here is the thorn. See the difference here? The thorn. This parable, the thorn is the seed.

The seed is the word of the kingdom. The word of the kingdom must be preached first. But after the word of the kingdom is preached, those who have received that word, like the good ground, they become, because they have received the word.

They are the sons of the kingdom. Receive the word of the kingdom, they in turn become the sons. This is the principle of incarnation. The word. In the case of our Lord Jesus, the word came into flesh.

But the principle can be applied to all of us. When we receive the word of the kingdom, you know, then the word becomes flesh. We become the sons. In other words, words should not remain as words. But words should become life.

And when words become life, then we become the sons. The field here is not as in the first parable. The field here is the world. The world. So you find there is a progression here. Lord Jesus is schooling the sons of the kingdom in this world.

Now, brothers and sisters, if you see that, you can see the strategy of God. Why is it you are in Richmond? Why is it Brother Ketch is in Washington, D .C.? Is it by chance? No. The Lord saws you there.

This is the world. According to his wisdom, according to his divine counsel, he just saw us in the place where we should be. There is a purpose there. You do not stay in Richmond just because you like the climate here.

The Lord has sold you in a certain place. It is just like in a battle. The general will point here and there his strategic point. He will try to seize a beachhead in the enemy's land. Why? Because with this strategic point, he can control the whole place and he can win the war.

Now that is the strategy of God. Brothers and sisters, God has signed us in this world. Here and there. Why? Because we are being put in strategic point and by serving his people here and there, their testimony will be such that it will be the overthrow.

That is the way that the kingdom of God shall finally come. The kingdom of this world shall become the kingdom of our God. God has pointed us here and there. And that is where we should stand for the kingdom of God.

Authority of Christ be known. And the power of God. The enemy has done. But the servants, these servants, they sleep. Brothers and sisters, in church history you will find God Christ has planted his people here and there.

First in Jerusalem, then in Antioch, and then in Rome. And you will find he plants the sons of the kingdom here and there so that he may finally bring this world under his feet. In church history you will find God's servants.

They allow the enemy to slip in and sow the past. What Christianity is. Whatever Christendom is, you will find there is a mix. It should be a pure testimony to God. Because men are not watchful. You will find the enemy has put sons of the devil in Christianity.

And in the beginning you cannot see the difference. The root began to be intertwined. And it began to show up. You cannot try to prove it out. If you do, you pull out the root. You know at one time the reformer, the protestant reformer, Calvin and other reformers, they tried to establish the kingdom of heaven on earth in Geneva.

They tried to pull out all the affairs. They condemned those people in Geneva who do not keep the law of God. Condemned them to death. They really literally put them to death. They want to build the kingdom of God on earth and make it pure.

You cannot do that. In Christianity today there are so many people in Christianity. In Christendom there are not believers at all. Nominally they belong to Christianity, but actually they belong to the devil.

There is no way to separate. Separate them. This is not something that man can do. Because when the harvest time comes, it is the work of the angels. God has not entrusted man to do this work. The angels.

We are approaching the harvest time. I can almost see the angels are gathering the tares together. For the day and I say, you cannot apply this parable to the church. Because so far as the church is concerned, there can be no tare.

The church is an unleavened bread. Therefore in 1 Corinthians 5, purge out the leaven. In the church you cannot allow the leaven to be in the bread. No. So you find it is Christendom. It is not the church.

In the church there has to be Christianity. It is impossible. But this is the appearance of the kingdom of the heaven. This is what the world will say, now this is Christianity. How often, you know, in China, when we try to preach the gospel, they will point to us and say, look what Christianity has done to China.

These Christian nations, the opium war, China wants to get rid of opium, but England fought China because of opium. Christian nation. Christianity is the kingdom of the heaven. Then it is followed by two parables.

The Mustard Seed and Abnormal Growth

The parable of the musk ox seed. Now you know the musk ox seed is the smallest of all seeds. And yet when it grows, it becomes a big tree. And all the birds of the air come and roost. The traditional interpretation is Christianity begins very small.

Oh but thank God, it has become such a big institution in this world. Look what growth Christianity has. And we are boasting about it. But if you read very carefully, you find it is just the opposite that God has in mind.

Musk ox seed. In Matthew chapter 17, the Lord said, if your faith is like a musk ox seed, you can remove a mountain to the sea. So musk ox seed does represent faith. Living faith. A musk ox seed, which represents living faith.

If it grows normally, it will remain a vegetable, an herb. Musk ox is an herb, a vegetable. It is not a tree. You know in Genesis chapter 1, when God created everything, everything is created according to his order.

The tree after is a God of order. But here you will find, when it grows up, it should be at most just a vegetable. In other words, the living faith. If it grows in this world, it will still remain a very small thing in the eyes of the world.

God never intends his church to be a big, anything big in this world. That is the reason why in Luke chapter 12, the Lord said, fear not little flock. In comparison with the world, those who are the Lord are a little flock.

But do not be afraid. Why? Because it is the good pleasure of your heavenly Father to give you the kingdom. When the Lord was on earth, these were days. How can those who follow the Lord today be glorified before the Lord?

It is days of humiliation to us. We are not supposed to be courted. We are to remain small, insignificant. So far as this world is concerned, we remain. But dear brothers and sisters, instead of remaining in its kind and order, it grows abnormally, out of divine order, into a big tree.

And what happens of the heavenly? Now you cannot explain these birds differently from the birds of the first parable. If the birds in the first parable refer to Satan and his evil spirit, then these birds refer to the same thing.

As Christianity becomes a big organization, then you'll find Satan and his evil power begin to come and wreak. That is the kingdom of the heavens. But this is outward. And what is inward? A woman usually measure of meals.

The Leaven in the Three Measures of Meal

Until the whole meal, the traditional teaching will be, how Christianity has grown. You know, has grown. If you read carefully, you will find it is just the opposite that God has in mind. Three measure of meal, proportion meal offering.

You remember when God appeared to Abraham? Abraham took three measure of meal to make cake for the Lord. Meal here represents, three measure of meal represents the oblation, the meal offering, something for the Lord.

This is what the church really is. We are the unleavened bread. We must worship God with sincerity, with honesty. But here you'll find a woman came. And the leaven, leaven in the scripture always speaks of something evil.

You know, in all the offerings, in the meal offerings to God, leaven is forbidden. Leaven and honey are forbidden. Only on the day of Pentecost, when they offer, then there are two leaven cakes. That's the only place where leaven is allowed to be offered.

Why? Because the offering at the first fluke, that is at Pentecost, is the offering of the church. And you'll find, no matter how pure we are, there is always some leaven. So that's why leaven, far from that one instance, no oblation can have any leaven.

Because they are type of Christ. There is no leaven. Leaven in the scripture refers to evil doctrine. Or it refers to evil conduct. In Matthew chapter, you'll find the Lord tells his disciples, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.

Now what is the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees? The leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees, the Lord said, is the doctrine. The teaching of the Pharisees and the Sadducees. The teaching of the Pharisees is formalism.

Formal. Everything is just formal. Outward things. Ritualism. And the doctrine of the Sadducees is agnosticism. They doubt everything. They don't believe in anything. And the leaven of the Herodians is worthless.

So you'll find that throughout the centuries, as Christianity is supposed to be an offering to God. We are supposed to be an offering to God. And here you'll find a leavened whole thing. Evil doctrine.

Make it more palatable to man. But no longer fit to be offered to God. You know, if you bake a bread or a cake, you put leaven in it because it's softer. It's more palatable. If there's no leaven, it's hard.

But brothers and sisters, how Christianity has compromised. How Christianity has tried to make things soft, palatable to man. It is no longer fit. And then in 1 Corinthians chapter 5, leaven speaks of evil conduct.

Because he has. So leaven in the scripture always speaks of something bad. Outwardly, it has grown abnormally into a big, all the evil forces. Inwardly, it is corrupted by evil teachings. Isn't that a mystery?

A confusion? These parables were spoken in the house. In other words, the Lord, disciples, the parable of the treasure, of the whole. Now these two parables form an opposite to the preceding two parables.

The kingdom of the heavens is such a mixture with wheat and tare. The tare part is the abnormal growth of the muskot seed and the leaven in the meal. Then you'll find the kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hid.

The Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Price

You know, most likely, sometimes before that, somebody must first have buried the treasure, otherwise it will not be there. You know, during the war time in China, I still remember my grandfather. We had so much war, you know, so much war, you know.

So sometimes the war came and we had to flee. So what will he do? I remember he used an earthen urn, you know, and he would put gold and silver in it. And when everybody was asleep, with one of his servants, his most faithful servants, they were in midnight, they would go to the field.

We have a yard there. And they would dig a hole and bury the thing there so that nobody would know. And then we'd flee. When we came back, he would dig it up, you know. That's what my grandfather did.

So most likely someone had hidden a treasure in the earth. Then a man came, and by chance, as it were, he discovered that treasure. Now what did he do? Did he just take it? No, because the field belonged to somebody else.

So he buried that again. He did not let anybody know. He went and he bought the field. So he got the treasure. He got the treasure. You know, that is the story. Brothers and sisters, even before the foundation of the world, God has in his mind a treasure.