Matthew 5 and The Beatitudes
(A few of my thoughts before the actual study)
This is my personal Bible study on the Beatitudes, in chapter five in Matthew. Mu intention is to brake it down, taking it slow so that can go to the original language spoken for it's definition. I've been told and also read that the Jewish, Hebrew Greek languages are so different in so many ways, for example: it is a picturesque language, and there are just some words, that cannot be translated... therefore I feel the need to go to several translations as well to make it perfectly clear to the best of my ability, helping to make the translation, or transliteration of some verses and words in the Bible, so clear that by His Holy Spirit, will be able to find what it is that I am looking for and also, to gain revelation from reading as I go along... and learning to hear HIS still small VOICE from HIS WORD, which is LOVE.
I believe this is so very important which, in fact, this is my ultimate goal. To understand the WORD of GOD the way the writer, inspired by the Holy Spirit, wrote it, through men, chosen by God, Himself... giving me the Wisdom, Guidance, Knowledge, Understanding, and Discernment, that I need to get through my life on a daily basis.
Taking all this into consideration, if you would just bear with me as I go through my study this way, hoping then, to also be able to share it with others... and make it mine, planted as a seed, rooted deeply, so that I will be able to walk by faith and not by sight; so that I will be able to live being led only, by HIS HOLY SPIRT, and not by my flesh.
God is Love, I want to portray that in my life every day, so that when someone looks at me, they don't see Susie, they see a woman of GOD transformed by the renewing of her mind, studying the WORD, showing herself/myself, a workman, rightly dividing the WORD OF TRUTH.
It is so important for me personally, I take this very seriously, my studies, and my walk with Christ as a new creation in Him... without His righteousness, I am nothing, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, and intend to work out my own salvation, growing in faith, praying for hope, and speaking words that only encourage and lift up the hearers, leading people to Christ, so that all would see ONLY HIS LOVE In me, and not me... but the Susie Parent, that is a sinner, just forgiven by HIS UNMERRITED GRACE and FAVOR. Glory to God, and Thank you, Jesus that I am able, to daily go now, to the Throne of Grace and repent, turn from my sins, and forgive other, loving them along the journey He has chosen for me, here on this earth.
We are here today and gone tomorrow as it is written, like a blade of grass.
He is coming again, and said will He find any faith when He returns? I want to say YES, Lord... Here I am, send me.
I have a great desire for souls, evangelism and intercession. I believe the WORD for what it is and says. I thank God for His Word and Grace and believe that no matter what we are living, or going through, (because everyone is going through something, some worse than others) we have Joy unspeakable and Peace that passes all human understanding. Which, if we Obey, Him, and cleave to Him and His Word, Statutes, that He will protect us.
Lastly, before I actually get started in this study, another reason I feel so strongly about studying the WORD for myself, and is written that the enemy can come on as an angel of light, and the WORD of GOD if not praying while you are reading making it your worship, I would even to as far to say, believing that with all of my being. The demons believe and tremble, as it is written, therefore, we must not only believe, but as it is translated/defined in the Greek ~ trust, believe, rely on and put into action in our lives. His WORD, being led by HIS HOLY SPIRIT and not our flesh, so that we can have the gifts, benefits, and blessings that are HIS promises for all who would come and answer HIS call... Come to me all who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest. He loves us/you, so much that HE (John 3:16) died for us so that we could live, taking on our sin, the fore becoming our righteousness... so that we would some day, at our appointed time, meet Him and rule and reign with Him in eternal life.
I don't know about you, but that excites me, and I love every thing in this book... I have been reading and studying now for over 35 years, and I am still finding new things HE is teaching me in HIS WORD.
His Word is LIFE. It's alive and real and can touch your life and give you hope, because as it is also written in Proverbs, hope deferred makes the heart sick. God doesn't want us live in despair, or hopelessness. He wants us to be happy, and have a good life. He created us, He knows what is good and bad for us, and the handbook for this life of ours, is in fact, The One and Only Bible... 66 books, written by and inspired by the Holy Spirit, for our guidance. When He left us to sit at the right hand of the Father of Mercies, He sent to us The Comforter to lead us into all truth... We are not left orphans... that is where, prayer and the Bible come in and why it is so important to read, study, and listen to when preached. (testing every spirit, because not all are from Him) even those things He teaches us, from the simplest to the most difficult things we could possibly be living, there is an answer for us, yes, everyone of us, in HIS WORD. Trust Him, He loves you and wants to share His Love with you and your family..
We can have HIS Joy Unspeakable and understand and be warned of all things, as it is also written, all we have to do is make ourselves available to him; He is waiting at the door of every heart waiting to be invited into your hearts... Nothing is by compulsion, everything by Grace... He is a Gentleman, Meek, yet like a Lion of Judah... roaring, speaking out the Truth for all who will listen, obey and come into the fold, which HE will accept (you) as one of HIS own, immediately, and throw all your past into the sea of forgetfulness as though they had never existed, completely blotted out... all you have to do is forgive yourself and follow HIM.
I hope you take this free gift for yourself, I know HE wants you to and all the Angels rejoice in heaven at the repentance and salvation of every soul here on earth. Rejoice, again I say rejoice... today is the day of salvation, don't let it pass you by... Today is the day the LORD has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
This day, I have chosen life; we have a choice, life and death, I choose life... It's written, death and life are held in the power of the tongue. James talks about the tongue and how dangerous such a small thing is, and our words, all throughout the Bible are also so important. No unwholesome word should come out of our mouths... does salt and fresh water come from the same fountain, or two different fruits from one tree? no... He does not want us to be lukewarm, but hot or cold.
Ultimately, for myself I want to continue learning with HIS Help, and apply it to my life today and everyday... Growing in Him, God, The Father, In The Name of Jesus of Nazareth. I believe and have such a strong desire, zeal and love for the WORD of GOD, that I want to dig deep, to find what The Holy Spirit has for me daily in these studies. I want to hear His Still Small Voice, be obedient to the direction I go and how far in depth I do for each day.
So, all that being said, I pray you will not only take time for yourselves to check these things out but enjoy what I have shared, and then share it with others, because that is what my heart is in this for, reaching out for others to touch them with the Love of God... Thank you, for stopping by...
Blessings,
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Matthew 5
and King James Version (KJV) from http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Mat&c=5&v=1&t=KJV&sstr=1
With the Strong's Concordance study #'s for some words I've personally chosen for my own study; you are welcome to go to these two links above to further your own study or check on this one I've shared with you. (Study includes Transliterations)
Matthew 5
AMP ~ Verse 1.SEEING THE crowds, He went up on the mountain; and when He was seated, His disciples came to Him.
KJV ~ Verse 1.
And 1161 seeing 1492 the multitudes 3793, he went up 305 into 1519 a mountain 3735: and 2532 when he 846
was set 2523 , his 846 disciples 3101 came 4334 unto him 846:
STRONGS G1492 eidō εἴδω
1)to see
a) to perceive with the eyes
b) to perceive by any of the senses
c) to perceive, notice, discern, discover
d) to see
1) i.e. to turn the eyes, the mind, the attention to anything
2) to pay attention, observe
3) to see about something
a) i.e. to ascertain what must be done about it
4) to inspect, examine
5) to look at, behold
e) to experience any state or condition
f) to see i.e. have an interview with, to visit
2) to know
a) to know of anything
b) to know, i.e. get knowledge of, understand, perceive
1) of any fact
2) the force and meaning of something which has definite meaning
3) to know how, to be skilled in
c) to have regard for one, cherish, pay attention to (1Th. 5:12)
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See Definition for ginoskoG1097See Definition for eido G1492 Currently Viewing)
See Definition for epistamai G1987
See Definition for suniemi G4920
- G1097 - a knowledge grounded on personal experience
- G1492 - to see with the mind's eye, signifies a clear and purely mental perception
- G1987 - a knowledge obtained by proximity to the thing known, cf. our understanding
- G4920 - implies a native insight, knowledge gained through the five senses
It Seems to me, when I read this word seeing I immediately, consider the depth of Jesus' compassion and and discernment of what He was preparing to and had previously prepared to do. He often spend all night praying before going out to preach to the multitudes. Intercession comes to mind.
Think about how interesting this one word is, and how quickly and easily it is to overlook so many simple words that actually add so much meaning tos this verse and the importance of it, when putting it all together after reading it in context with the complete chapter and thought. One other thing I like about studying with the www.Blueletterbible.org is when you use the KJV and check the box for the Strongs #'s at the top... underneath the actual transliteration and definitions, you will find other verses being used throughout the Bible with that same word... I enjoy reading through those too, to enhance my understanding to the study. (Being taught, and found to be true some time ago, the Bible actually interprets itself at some point somewhere else.)
You see where the writer is coming from and learn so much more and after taking time to meditate, or even before meditation of a verse, words, or chapters for that matter, God can, has and will speak directly to you in the midst of a study if you are listening, and have trained your ear to hear.
Strongs G304 anabainō ἀναβαίνω
1) ascend
a) to go up
b) to rise, mount, be borne up, spring up
This particular Word UP, for some reason reminds me of the verse where it talks about putting your light on top of the lampstand for all to see. Jesus, just did this naturally, all the time; HE made himself, when he wanted to be seen that is, high up, for all to see HIS LIGHT, the LIGHT OF THE WORLD... come to set us free from darkness... as written in the Gospel of John, the Jesus was the Light and came into the world, the WORD became flesh and dwelt among us, and the darkness could not comprehend it. (Very thought provoking for me)
Strongs #G1519 eis bεἰς
1) into, unto, to, towards, for, among
Strong's Number G1519 matches the Greek εἰς (eis), which occurs 1775 times in1513 verses in the Greek concordance of the KJV
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Strongs #G2523 kathizō καθίζω
1) to make to sit down
a) to set, appoint, to confer a kingdom on one
2) intransitively
a) to sit down
b) to sit
1) to have fixed one's abode
2) to sojourn, to settle, settle down
It never ceases to amaze me the depth of the meanings behind some of these simple words... like – was set – to take on such a meaning as to set, appoint, to confer a kingdom on one!!! I don't know about you but this gets me excited and thinking tremendous thoughts! Praise God!
And that is just ONE, verse!
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Verse 2: Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:Verse 3: Blessed (happy,to be envied, and spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the poor in spirit (the humble, who rate themselves insignificant), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven!
Verse 4: Blessed and enviably happy [with a happiness produced by the experience of God's favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His matchless grace] are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted!
Verse 5: Blessed (happy, blithesome, joyous, spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the meek (the mild, patient, long-suffering), for they shall inherit the earth!
Verse 6: Blessed and fortunate and happy and spiritually prosperous (in that state in which the born-again child of God enjoys His favor and salvation) are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God), for they shall be completely satisfied!
Verse 7: Blessed with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy!
Verse 8: Blessed (happy, enviably fortunate, and spiritually prosperous--possessing the happiness produced by the experience of God's favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His grace, regardless of their outward conditions) are the pure in heart, for they shall see God!
Verse 9: Blessed (enjoying enviable happiness,spiritually prosperous--[r]with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the makers and maintainers of peace, for they shall be called the sons of God!
Verse 10: Blessed and happy and enviably fortunate and spiritually prosperous (in the state in which the born-again child of God enjoys and finds satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of his outward conditions) are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake (for being and doing right), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven!
Verse 11: Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous--[with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of your outward conditions) are you when people revile you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things against you falsely on My account.
Verse 12: Be glad and supremely joyful, for your reward in heaven is great (strong and intense), for in this same way people persecuted the prophets who were before you. [II Chron. 36:16.]
Verse 13: You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste (its strength, its quality), how can its saltness be restored? It is not good for anything any longer but to be thrown out and trodden underfoot by men.
Verse 14: You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Verse 15: Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a peck measure, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
Verse 16: Let your light so shine before men that they may see your moral excellence and your praiseworthy, noble, and good deeds and [recognize and honor and praise and glorify your Father Who is in heaven.
Verse 17: Do not think that I have come to do away with or undo the Law or the Prophets; I have come not to do away with or undo but to complete and fulfill them.
Verse 18: For truly I tell you, until the sky and earth pass away and perish, not one smallest letter nor one little hook [identifying certain Hebrew letters] will pass from the Law until all things [it foreshadows] are accomplished.
Verse 19; Whoever then breaks or does away with or relaxes one of the least [important] of these commandments and teaches men so shall be called least [important] in the kingdom of heaven, but he who practices them and teaches others to do so shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Verse 20: For I tell you, unless your righteousness (your uprightness and your right standing with God) is more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Verse 21: You have heard that it was said to the men of old, You shall not kill, and whoever kills shall be liable to and unable to escape the punishment imposed by the court.
Verse 22: But I say to you that everyone who continues to be angry with his brother or harbors malice (enmity of heart) against him shall be liable to and unable to escape the punishment imposed by the court; and whoever speaks contemptuously and insultingly to his brother shall be liable to and unable to escape the punishment imposed by the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, You cursed fool! [You empty-headed idiot!] shall be liable to and unable to escape the hell (Gehenna) of fire.
Verse 23: So if when you are offering your gift at the altar you there remember that your brother has any [grievance] against you,
Verse 24: Leave your gift at the altar and go. First make peace with your brother, and then come back and present your gift.
Verse 25: Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are on the way traveling with him, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison.
Verse 26: Truly I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last fraction of a penny.
Verse 27: You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery.
Verse 28: But I say to you that everyone who so much as looks at a woman with evil desire for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Verse 29: If your right eye serves as a trap to ensnare you or is an occasion for you to stumble and sin, pluck it out and throw it away. It is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be cast into hell (Gehenna).
Verse 30: And if your right hand serves as a trap to ensnare you or is an occasion for you to stumble and sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better that you lose one of your members than that your entire body should be cast into hell (Gehenna).
Verse 31: It has also been said, Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.
Verse 32: But I tell you, Whoever dismisses and repudiates and divorces his wife, except on the grounds of unfaithfulness (sexual immorality), causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a woman who has been divorced commits adultery.
Verse 33: Again, you have heard that it was said to the men of old, You shall not swear falsely, but you shall perform your oaths to the Lord [as a religious duty].
Verse 34: But I tell you, Do not bind yourselves by an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
Verse 35: Or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.
Verse 36: And do not swear by your head, for you are not able to make a single hair white or black.
Verse 37: Let your Yes be simply Yes, and your No be simply No; anything more than that comes from the evil one.
Verse 38: You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
Verse 39: But I say to you, Do not resist the evil man [who injures you]; but if anyone strikes you on the right jaw or cheek, turn to him the other one too.
Verse 40: And if anyone wants to sue you and take your undershirt (tunic), let him have your coat also.
Verse 41: And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two [miles].
Verse 42: Give to him who keeps on begging from you, and do not turn away from him who would borrow at interest] from you.
Verse 43: You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy;
Verse 44: But I tell you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Verse 45: To show that you are the children of your Father Who is in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the wicked and on the good, and makes the rain fall upon the upright and the wrongdoers [alike].
Verse 46: For if you love those who love you, what reward can you have? Do not even the tax collectors do that?
Verse 47: And if you greet only your brethren, what more than others are you doing? Do not even the Gentiles (the heathen) do that?
Verse 48: You, therefore, must be perfect [growing into complete maturity of godliness in mind and character, having reached the proper height of virtue and integrity], as your heavenly Father is perfect.
The interest I have in Numbers in the Scriptures, rises up within me to investigate further many times during my studies. And so, I will continue here with just one more note on the sharing of the number (#) 48, because of there being simply, 48 verses in this chapter. (knowing also, that the numbers ~ Food for thought... I have a book with the study of numbers, but there are so many resources available to us online. Often times, you will be shown to add certain numbers together to get different combinations of meanings... I find it very interesting. Just from Memory, I know the Number 40 has so much significance in the Bible and put together with the number 8, the number of new beginnings, the Eight day is the Millennium... a day with the LORD is like a thousand years to us... for example...
Here is one of them: Beloved Heart Musings and Journal
The Significance of the number 40 in the Bible…
The number 40 holds particular significance in the Bible and refers to a precise number, not just a long period of time. There are at least ten instances in the Old Testament and New Testament where 40 occurs, either in years or days, e.g. it rained for 40 days and 40 nights, Moses was on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights, the Israelites wandered 40 years, Jesus fasted in the wilderness for 40 days and was seen on the earth for 40 days after His crucifixion.
A 40-something time period, whether days, months, or years is ALWAYS a period of testing, trial, probation, or chastisement (but not judgment) and ends with a period of restoration, revival or renewal.
Thankfully, God is consistent, so the meaning of a number in Genesis remains the same all the way to the book of Revelation. Sometimes the spiritual significance is not revealed directly, but in the case of “40″ and its many examples throughout the Bible, we can be certain of its importance and significance.
The Number Forty
The number forty has long been universally recognized as an important number, both on account of the frequency of its occurrence, and the uniformity of its association with a period of probation, trial, and chastisement—(not judgment, like the number 9, which stands in connection with the punishment of enemies, but the chastisement of sons, and of a covenant people). It is the product of 5 and 8, and points to the action of grace (5), leading to and ending in reviva and renewal (8). This is certainly the case where Forty relates to a period of evident probation. But where it relates to enlarged dominion, or to renewed or extended rule, then it does so in virtue of its factors 4 and 10, and in harmony with their signification.
There are 15 such periods which appear on the surface of the Scriptures, and which may be thus classified:—
Forty Years of Probation by Trial
- Israel in the wilderness, Deuteronomy 8:2-5; Psalm 95:10; Acts 13:18
(the third 40 of Moses’ life, 120 years).
Forty Years of Probation by Prosperity in Deliverance and Rest
- under Othniel, Judges 3:11,
- under Barak, Judges 5:31,
- under Gideon, Judges 8:28.
Forty Years of Probation by Prosperity in Enlarged Dominion
- under David, 2Samuel 5:4,
- under Solomon, 1 Kings 11:42,
- under Jehoash, 2 Kings 12:1,
- under Joash, 2Chronicles 24:1.
Forty Years of Probation by Humiliation and Servitude
- Israel under the Philistines, Judges 13:1.
- Israel in the time of Eli, 1Samuel 4:18.
- Israel under Saul, Acts 13:21.
Forty Years of Probation by Waiting
- Moses in Egypt, Acts 7:23.
- Moses in Midian, Acts 7:30
Forty Days
There are eight of such great periods on the surface of the Bible:
- Forty days Moses was in the mount, Exodus 24:18; and to receive the Law, Exodus 24:18.
- Forty days Moses was in the mount after the sin of the Golden Calf, Deuteronomy 9:18,25.
- Forty days of the spies, issuing in the penal sentence of the 40 years, Numbers 13:26, 14:34.
- Forty days of Elijah in Horeb, 1 Kings 19:8.
- Forty days of Jonah and Nineveh, Jonah 3:4.
- Forty days Ezekiel lay on his right side to symbolize the 40 years of Judah’s transgression.*
- Forty days Jesus was seen of His disciples, speaking of things pertaining to God’s kingdom, Acts 1:2.
* Thus 40 becomes a number closely connected with Judah, as 390 (Ezekiel 4:5) is the number of separated Israel. The significance of this will be seen (on note on number 8), for 40 is a multiple of 8, and 390 is a multiple of 13. It may also be noted that 65 (5×13) is the number of Ephraim, while 70 is specially connected with Jerusalem.
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