Matthew 5:3-9 Summary

Matthew 5:3-9 Summary Rabbi Michael Weiner

Before we move on to the rest of the Sermon On The Mount, let’s take a few moments to review. When translated into English, each of these seven verses start with the word “blessed.” The usual word for “blessed” in Hebrew is Baruch. It connotes a “bent knee” or submission. But the Hebrew equivalent to…
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Matthew 5:9 Part 2 of 2 Rabbi Michael Weiner

Matthew 5:9 ‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Today we answer the question we ended with last time. What does it mean to be called ‘sons of God?’ First of all, the biblical term ‘son’ applies equally to male and female. Sons of God are those who have the…
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Matthew 5:9 Part 1 of 2 Rabbi Michael Weiner

Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Today we begin our study of the 7th and final, of the initial 7, Beatitudes. Each of these first 7 specifies a character trait followed by a promised reward. The “peacemakers” will shout for joy. What are peacemakers, and why will…
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Matthew 5:8 Part 4 of 5 Rabbi Michael Weiner

Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Take a moment with me. Let’s contemplate what it means to be “pure in heart.” One of the nuances of the word for “pure” connotes clear and transparent. We pray in agreement with King David … Psalm 51:12(10) Create in me a…
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Matthew 5:8 Part 3 of 5 Rabbi Michael Weiner

Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Rabbi Trail: Some rabbis want to “throw us ‘Messianics’ a bone.” (I have to put “Messianics” in quotes because everyone who believes in any promised Messiah is really a “Messianic.”) Many rabbis believe the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, is the promised…
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Matthew 5:8 Part 2 of 5 Rabbi Michael Weiner

Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Last time, we dealt with what it means to (and by what means we) have a clean heart. Today, I want to deal with the other part of the verse. Matthew 5:8b … for they shall see God. Also last time, we…
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Matthew 5:8 Part 1 of 5 Rabbi Michael Weiner

Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. There is so much contained in the few words of this verse, we could stay on it for a long time. I’m especially intrigued by two words. In the TLV translation above, they are translated as “pure” and “see.” The Greek word…
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Matthew 5:7 part 2 of 2 Rabbi Michael Weiner

Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy. The Greek word for mercy is elehmwn (phonetic spelling el-eh-ay’-mone). We have to be specific here, because there are several scriptural concepts that are similar, yet quite different. The “Delitzsch Hebrew Gospels” gives us our best clue. The word he uses is based…
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Matthew 5:7 part 1 of 2 Rabbi Michael Weiner

Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy. Bam! God is speaking through His only begotten Son. John 3:17 God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him. As He speaks (the words of the Sermon…
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Matthew 5:6 part 2 of 2 Rabbi Michael Weiner

We’ve been examining Yeshua’s “big sermon,” the Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew 5, verses 3-9, we have 7 verses of Scripture, each with one character trait. I’m calling these character traits, leading indicators. We take on the personality of our Lord. As we yield ourselves to these character traits of His, we become more…
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