Matthew 13:44
Again,
the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field;
the which when a man hath found,
he hideth,
and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath,
and buyeth that field.
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SOLOMON Adds - Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2:3-5
"In the parable the field containing the treasure represents the Holy Scriptures.
The earth itself is not so interlaced with golden veins and filled with precious things as is the word of God.
So it was with the Jews. As a golden treasure, truth had been intrusted to the Hebrew people. In types and symbols the great truths of redemption were veiled. Yet when Christ came, the Jews did not recognize Him to whom all these symbols pointed. They had the word of God in their hands; but the traditions which had been handed down from generation to generation, and the human interpretation of the Scriptures, hid from them the truth....The treasure of the gospel, the Way, the Truth, and the Life, was among them, ...." Christ's Object Lessons p.37-38 E.G.W.