Matthew 13:51-52Page 826 in Pew Bibles

51.“Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they told Him.

52. “Therefore,” He said to them, “every student of Scripture instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who brings out of his storeroom what is new and what is old.”

Scribes• Vs. 52 “Every student of Scripture

instructed in the kingdom of heaven”• Literally & most translations: Scribe• Warren Wiersbe: “The scribes began as a

noble group under the leadership of Ezra. Their purpose was to preserve the Law, study it, and apply its truths to daily life. Over the years, their noble cause degenerated into a routine task of preserving traditions and man-made interpretations, and adding burdens to the lives of the people”

• Jesus is referring to all trained Christians; they are like Scribes

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Learner of the Truth

• Vs. 52 “Every student of Scripture instructed in the kingdom of heaven”

• Instructed: Literally, discipled in• Passive Voice: Has been taught &

trained• Conforming his own life to the

truths of the kingdom

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Authority of the Disciple

• Vs. 52 “Every student of Scripture instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner”

• The master of the house• Owner with authority• Disciples of Jesus who learn and

live the truth have an authority about them as they share their advice and insights

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Preserver of the Truth

• Vs. 52 “…like a landowner who brings out of his storeroom…”

• Storeroom = the place in which useful things and valuables are put up and kept safe

• One of the first jobs of the church is to protect the truth

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Masada Storehouses

Dispenser of the Truth

• Vs. 52 “…like a landowner who brings out of his storeroom…”

• Same word as to cast out demons

• Vincent’s NT Word Studies: “Flingeth forth”

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Dispenser of the Truth

• Vs. 52 “…like a landowner who brings out of his storeroom…”

• Pictures the manner in which the disciple shares the truth:– Enthusiastically & zealously– In its fullness–With sufficient forcefulness

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The Continuity of the Truth

• Vs. 52 “…like a landowner who brings out of his storeroom what is new and what is old…”

• Fresh applications are based on old principles of truth

• The Bible is consistent with itself• Church history did not begin the day

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Freshness of the Truth

• Vs. 52 “…like a landowner who brings out of his storeroom what is new and what is old…”

• New = fresh• Truth is not mere historical facts

or abstract doctrine, but rather dynamic principles for life

• Fresh insights, illustrations, and applications

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