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BUT I SAY UNTO YOU, SWEAR NOT AT ALL - That is, in the manner which he
proceeds to specify. Swear not in any of the common and profane ways
customary at that time.
BY HEAVEN; FOR IT IS GOD’S THRONE -...
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5. THE PROCLAMATION OF THE KING CONCERNING HIS KINGDOM. CHAPTER S 5-7
_ 1. The Characteristics of the heirs of the Kingdom.(Matthew 5:1 .)
2. The Confirmation of the Law and its Expansion.(Matthew 5:...
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OATHS. Jesus sums up several OT passages, _e.g._ Exodus 20:7;
Leviticus 19:12; Numbers 30:2; Deuteronomy 23:21. The use of oaths a
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THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (Matthew 5:1-48)
As we have already seen, Matthew has a careful pattern in his gospel.
In his story of the baptism of Jesus he shows us Jesus realizing that
the hour has struc...
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You have heard that it was said by the people of the old days: You
shall not take an oath falsely, but you shall pay your oath in full to
the Lord. But I say to you: Do not swear at all, neither by he...
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THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING. Only here in N.T. Compare Psalms 48:2,
referring to Zion. Contrast 2 Kings 18:19; 2 Kings 18:28. See note on
Matthew 4:5.
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(γ)
Oaths, 33–37...
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ΕἸΣ. The change from ἐν τῇ γῇ to εἰς Ἱερ. is to
be explained by the etymological identity of εἰς (ἐνς) and
ἐν. εἰς is used in late Greek where there is no idea of motion,
as ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κόλπον τοῦ πα...
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Ver 33. "Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old
time, 'Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the
Lord thine oaths:' 34. But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neit...
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_JESUS' TEACHING ABOUT MURDER, ADULTERY AND SWEARING MATTHEW 5:21-37:_
In Matthew 5:21-26 we learn that the thought of hatred produces the
act of murder. Therefore, the thought is the act in the heart...
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ΎΠΟΠΌΔΙΟΝ (G5286) подножие. Некоторые
раввинистические авторитеты
рассматривали клятвы небом, землей и
собственной головой как
недействительные (SB, 1:332-34; DA)....
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DISCOURSE: 1306
SWEARING FORBIDDEN
Matthew 5:33. Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of
old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the
Lord thine oaths: but I sa...
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AGAIN, YE HAVE HEARD, &C.— As to oaths, the doctors affirmed, that
they were obligatory, according to the nature of the things by which a
man swears. See ch. Matthew 23:16. Hence they allowed the use...
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C. THE WISE AND GODLY MAN IN RELATION TO THE LAW
4. HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD TRUTH.
TEXT: 5:33- 37
33. Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou
shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt...
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Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for
it is the city of the great King.
NOR BY THE EARTH; FOR IT IS HIS FOOTSTOOL (quoting ): neither by
Jerusalem; for it is the cit...
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22 Gehenna, the valley of the son of Hinnom, just below the city of
Jerusalem, where idolatrous worship was once carried on and where the
city offal was burned, will once more become the incinerator f...
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THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
John 5:1 to John 7:29. The Sermon on the Mount: see Luke 6:20. This
sermon is so similar to the sermon reported by St. Luke (Luke 6:20),
that it is
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REVISION OF THE LAW OF OATHS. The prohibition 'Swear not at all' is to
be taken in its widest sense, and not simply as forbidding the common
oaths of conversation. Christ looks forward to a time when...
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MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 5
JESUS TEACHES 5:1–7:29
INTRODUCTION
This is the first of the five main sections that report what Jesus
taught in Matthew’s *gospe...
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(34-35) NEITHER BY HEAVEN;... NOR BY THE EARTH;... NEITHER BY
JERUSALEM. — Other formulæ of oaths meet us in Matthew 23:16; James
5:12. It is not easy at first to understand the thought that underlies...
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CHAPTER 7
The Gospel of the Kingdom
("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1; Matthew 6:1; Matthew 7:1
IT may seem almost heresy to object to the time-honoured title "Sermon
on the Mount"; yet, so smal...
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_Fourth illustration: concerning oaths_. A new theme, therefore
formally introduced as in Matthew 5:21. πάλιν points to a new
_series_ of illustrations (Weiss, Mt.-Evan., p. 165). The first series
is...
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PURE EYES AND CLEAN SPEECH
Matthew 5:27-37
The legislation of the old time insisted that no member of the
commonwealth should commit adultery, and enforced terrible penalties.
See Deuteronomy 22:22-2...
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In the three Chapter s beginning here we have the Magna Charta of the
Kingdom. This chapter opens with a great revelation of its supreme
condition. Character is everything. The first word is suggestiv...
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The Anabaptists and other sectarists, following the letter, and not
the spirit of the Scripture, and walking in the footsteps of their
predecessors, the Waldenses, and the Pelagians, will allow of no...
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CHAPTER 16
SERMON ON THE MOUNT
Matthew 5-7, and Luke 6:20-49. A few days ago it was my privilege to
spend two beautiful bright days at the sea of Galilee, sailing over
it, and visiting the places of...
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What a beautiful train of thoughts arise from those words of Jesus.
Not only the prohibition of the Load to what is so highly unsuitable
and offensive in oaths and the like, but the injunction to a si...
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God has been pleased, in the separate accounts He has given us of our
Lord Jesus, to display not only His own grace and wisdom, but the
infinite excellency of His Son. It is our wisdom to seek to prof...
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_REVERENCE FOR THE HOLY NAME_
‘Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time,
Thou … shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: But I say unto you,
Swear not at all,’ etc.
Matthew 5:...
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He then gathers around Him those who were definitively to follow Him
in His ministry and His temptations; and, at His call, to link their
portion and their lot with His, forsaking all beside.
The str...
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NOR BY THE EARTH, FOR IT IS HIS FOOTSTOOL,.... That the Jews were wont
to swear by the earth, is clear from the above mentioned instances;
and is condemned by Christ for this reason, because the earth...
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Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for
it is the city of the great King.
Ver. 35. _Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool_] A fault so
common among this people, that...
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_Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time_ Or rather,
_was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not forswear thyself_, &c. See
the margin. The Jewish doctors affirmed, that oaths were obli...
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NOR BY THE EARTH, FOR IT IS HIS FOOTSTOOL; NEITHER BY JERUSALEM, FOR
IT IS THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING....
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An illustration from the Second Commandment:...
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From every direction He attracted followers, Galilee mentioned first,
but also Decapolis beyond the sea of Galilee, Jerusalem and Judea, and
east of Jordan. No doubt their motives for following Him we...
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33-37 There is no reason to consider that solemn oaths in a court of
justice, or on other proper occasions, are wrong, provided they are
taken with due reverence. But all oaths taken without necessit...
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Matthew 5:35 nor G3383 by G1722 earth G1093 for G3754 is G2076 (G5748)
His G846 footstool G4228...
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“Neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God,
Nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet,
Nor towards Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Nor shall you swear by your...
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3). THE DISCIPLES' APPROACH TO OATH-TAKING AND RELIABILITY (5:33-37).
In Jesus' day the taking of oaths was popular and often somewhat
hypocritical. Going by what was written later they were divided i...
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FIVE FULLER APPLICATIONS OF THE LAW (5:21-43).
In order to bring home what His disciples' approach to the Law should
be Jesus selects five pivotal aspects of the Law, and expands on them
and explains...
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Matthew 5:35. NOR BY THE EARTH. In this case also, the oath, if not
senseless, would derive its validity from the relation of the earth to
God.
BY JERUSALEM, or, strictly, ‘towards,' turning towards...
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Our Lord defines His relation to the old dispensation (Matthew
5:17-19), thus introducing the negative leading thought, viz., the
utter failure of the Pharisees to attain true righteousness, according...
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GENERAL CHARACTER. The magna charta of Christ's Kingdom: the unfolding
of His righteousness; the sublimest code of morals ever proclaimed on
earth; the counterpart of the legislation on Mount Sinai; C...
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Matthew 5:33
I. Our Lord does not here forbid a solemn oath, such as may be
required, for example, in a court of justice. The law clearly allowed
such an oath for confirmation. When the high priest ad...
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Matthew 5:17. _Think not that I am came to destroy the law, or the
prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill._
The life, work, and words of Christ are not an emendation of the Old
Testament,...
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Matthew 5:31. _It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife,
let him give her a writing of divorcement: But I say unto to you, That
whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of
f...
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CONTENTS: Sermon on the mount. Beatitudes. Believer as salt and light.
Christ's relation to the law. Divorce.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus.
CONCLUSION: The relationship of a child of God will be manifeste...
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Matthew 5:1. _Seeing the multitudes,_ assembled from six provinces to
see and to hear the great, the promised prophet, who had opened his
ministry with glorious miracles. But our Saviour looked upon t...
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DO NOT USE ANY VOW. Vow: a strong declaration, or promise, usually
made while calling upon God to punish the speaker if the promise is
not true or the promise is not kept. Jesus is saying that such th...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 5:33 An OATH involved using God’s name, or
substitutes for it, to guarantee the truth of one’s statements (see
Numbers 30:2). Jesus’ disciples
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 5:21 YOU HAVE HEARD THAT IT WAS SAID (vv.
Matthew 5:21, Matt
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CHAPTER 5
_Went up into a mountain._ Let us inquire what mountain this was?
"Some simple brethren," says S. Jerome, "think that Christ taught the
Beatitudes, and the things which follow, on the mount...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
GENERAL REMARKS ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
_The aim and contents of the_ “_Sermon_.”—No mere sermon is
this, only distinguished from others of its class by its reach and
sweep and po...
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EXPOSITION
MATTHEW 5:1
AND SEEING THE MULTITUDES; _i.e. _those spoken of in Matthew
4:25—the multitudes who were at that point of time following him. HE
WENT UP. From the lower ground by the lake. I...
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Tonight we have the Sermon on the Mount, what a fantastic portion of
scripture. Matthew five,
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he has
sat down, his disciples came unto...
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2 Chronicles 6:6; Malachi 1:14; Psalms 48:2; Psalms 87:2; Psalms 99:5;
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THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
Matthew 5:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The key to the Sermon on the Mount is found in Matthew 4:23 :
"preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom."
Before the Lord sat a great crowd of p...
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Did Jesus condemn all oath taking, even in court?
(See comments on James 5:12.)...