Bible Memory Verse
“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth “ 2 Timothy 2:13
Matthew 13:52
“He said to them, ‘Therefore 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 storehouse new treasures as well as old.’”
1. Who is a teacher of the law?
2. Who is a teacher of the law who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven?
3. What are the old treasures this teacher of the law would have? What are new treasures?
“The instructed scribe of Christ’s own household has a duty towards his fellow-members of the house. That duty is to "bring forth out of his treasure things new and old". The qualified scribe has his "treasure" – the knowledge of God’s Word, and to the extent that he has prayerfully studied it, seeking to divide it rightly as a good workman (2 Tim. 2:15), so he is a good scribe. Such is the quality of the "treasure" that its full beauties are never fully comprehended, and the most diligent students know how unsearchable are the riches of God’s revelation. Hence there is a never failing interest in the "food" the scribe provides, things ever "new" while "old". Without any deviation from first principles of God’s word there is a continued freshness in its presentation.
It is probable that the reference to "new and old" had a connection with the disciples’ assurance that they had understood the parables the Lord had spoken. They had comprehended in a general way their meaning, but passing time would show them "new" significances not then perceived. Experience would show how the tares were sown, how men reacted to their message, how very different kinds of men responded to their preaching of the gospel.
The short parable is an encouragement to men of every age to follow the Lord as teachers, to be like him students of God’s word, like him to present in full loyalty to the Scriptures the unfailing wonder of the grace of God as it is revealed in the many-sided presentation of the oracles of God.” From: Parables of the Messiah by John Carter
“…Those of us who are the church’s preachers and teachers have the responsibility to bring forth both the new and the old, to teach the Bible in a way that speaks to and about the present, and to read the present by the Bible’s light.” Beverly Gaventa
“…Jesus had instructed the disciples about the Kingdom of heaven. He said to them, "You are now discipled, biblical scholars." That is what a scribe was: a student and interpreter of the Scripture, a theologian, lawyer, and preacher. Some were members of the Sanhedrin. A scribe was an authority on the Old Testament and tradition, and called "rabbi." They were influential. Jesus is saying here that just as the Jewish leaders trained their scribes, He had trained the disciples to become biblical scholars…
Jesus trained the disciples to be laborers in the harvest and warn men about the coming judgment. He says here that the disciples are now like a householder who dispenses supplies from his storehouse to meet peoples’ needs. If someone needed clothing, food, or care, the householder gave it to him.
The householder was also wise enough to dispense both old and new things, so that the old things didn’t ultimately become useless. He was a wise steward of everything he possessed.
The disciples are now householders with a storehouse filled with both old and new things. In other words, they knew the Old Testament and knew about the mysteries of the Kingdom. They could not only teach about the Old Testament and Jewish tradition; they could dispense the new mysteries of the Kingdom. They now knew more than the Jewish scribes. All that the scribes knew was the Old Testament. But the disciples had knowledge of both old and new things in perfect balance. God had called and trained them, and now wanted them to spread their knowledge.
The term "bringeth forth" near the end of the verse means "to fling out, or to scatter abroad." Jesus is saying, "You’ve got all this treasure now, so fling it out." He’s telling them to be liberal with the riches they have: "Now that you are trained biblical teachers, give out both what God said in the past and what I have told you about the Kingdom." John MacArthur