The parables of the hidden treasure and the costly pearl highlight the incalculable value of God’s kingdom. The kingdom is not yet consummated, and its value remains hidden from many. But those who perceive its worth spare no cost to enter it.
The kingdom of heaven manifests itself in the presence of the Lord Jesus. The parables of the mustard seed and the leaven emphasize that although the spiritual reign of God appears small and insignificant, it possesses expansive and intensive power.