Our next kingdom text (#49 if you are counting) is found in Matthew 13:52. In context: 51 \u201cHave you understood all these things?\u201d Jesus asked.\u201cYes,\u201d they replied. 52 He said to them, \u201cTherefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.\u201d<\/em>. Our next kingdom text (#49 if you are counting) is found in Matthew 13:52. In context: 51 \u201cHave you understood all these things?\u201d Jesus asked.\u201cYes,\u201d they replied. 52 He said to them, \u201cTherefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1743],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kingdom-of-god"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n1. I\u2019m not convinced the disciples did understand Jesus but they said they did. There\u2019s not much in the parables of Mark 4 or Matthew 13 that leads one to think they really did comprehend what Jesus was saying. Still, whether they did or not, Jesus builds on their \u201cyes.\u201d
\n2. Those who comprehend the kingdom are like a teacher of the Torah. (The \u201clike\u201d element is assumed.)
\n3. Those who comprehend kingdom have the capacity to bring out \u201cnew\u201d and \u201cold.\u201d
\n4. The storeroom is either the Bible (Hebrew Bible for the disciples) or Israel\u2019s history (Bible plus events since then).
\n5. The \u201cboth\u201d is important: followers of Jesus both adhere to the ways of God in the past and strike forward into new territories.
\n6. Unlike the sacred tradition folks, Jesus advocates newness (and this was probably controversial focus of the parable).<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"