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 sametruth: the value of the Kingdom. In the first, a man finds a treasure, hidesit, then sells everything to buy the field. The Kingdom is shown as atreasure of great worth.But our friend Cecil May often reminded us, “Well-known verses shouldbe read more carefully.”