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Verse Matthew 5:7. _THE MERCIFUL_] The word _mercy_, among the Jews,
signified two things: the _pardon of injuries_, and _almsgiving_. Our
Lord undoubtedly takes it in its fullest latitude here. To k...
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BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL - That is, those who are so affected by the
sufferings of others as to be disposed to alleviate them. This is
given as an evidence of piety, and it is said that they who show...
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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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THE BEATITUDES (_cf._ Luke 6:20). These nine sayings (eight if we
reckon Matthew 5:10 as one, or regard Matthew 5:11 f. as having
originally stood elsewhere; seven if we omit...
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BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL.
That multitude with their martial ideas of the kingdom thought that
the military virtues were those that would bring blessedness, but
Christ pronounces his blessings on the...
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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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MERCIFUL. compassionate. Compare Psalms 41:1.
MERCY. Not merely now, but in the manifestation of the kingdom, James
2:13 (compare Hebrews 4:16; Heb
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_they shall obtain mercy_ This principle in the divine Government that
men shall be dealt with as they deal with their fellow-men is taught
in the parable of the Unmerciful Servant, ch. 18, and underl...
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The transposition of Matthew 5:4-5 to their order in the text is on
the authority of the leading textual critics without however
conclusive MS. support. The logical gradation of thought is in favour
o...
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ἘΛΕΉΜΟΝΕΣ. With the Stoics ἔλεος was reckoned among
the defects or vices, it was a disturbing element that broke in upon
the philosophic calm, cp. the following passage which gives the Stoic
view of m...
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VER 7. "BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL: FOR THEY SHALL OBTAIN MERCY."
Gloss.: Justice and mercy are so united, that the one ought to be
mingled with the other; justice without mercy is cruelty; mercy
witho...
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_JESUS' TEACHINGS ABOUT BLESSEDNESS MATTHEW 5:1-12:_ "And seeing the
multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His
disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them,
s...
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ΈΛΕΉΜΩΝ (G1655) милосердный,
сострадающий,
ΈΛΕΗΘΉΣΟΝΤΑΙ _fut. ind. pass. от_ ΈΛΕΈΩ (G1653)
иметь сострадание или жалость, быть
милостивым, проявлять милосердие; _pass._
встретить милосердие, получить...
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DISCOURSE: 1291
THE REWARD OF MERCIFULNESS
Matthew 5:7. _Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy_.
THERE can be no doubt but that every Minister should set forth the
peculiar doctrines...
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BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL— Those who feel for the sorrows of others
as their own, and with tender sympathy hasten to relieve them. Dr.
Heylin remarks excellently upon this beatitude, nearly in the
foll...
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A. THE CHARACTER AND BLESSINGS OF THE WISE AND GODLY MAN
(Parallel: Luke 6:20-26)
TEXT: 5:3-12
3.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4.
Blessed are they that mo...
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Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL, [ eleeemones (G1655 ) = chªciydiym (H2623
)]: FOR THEY SHALL OBTAIN MERCY.
Beautiful is the connection between thi...
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18-19 Compare Mar_1:16-18; Luk_5:1-11; Joh_1:40-42.
21-22 Compare Mar_1:19-20; Luk_5:10-11.
23 See Mar_1:21-39.
25 Compare Mar_3:7-8.
1-2 Compare Luk_6:20:23.
1 The “Sermon on the Mount” was proba...
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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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THE BEATITUDES. Properly speaking, the beatitudes are seven in number,
Matthew 5:10; Matthew 5:12, forming an appendix. These three vv. being
counted in, the number of beatitudes is raised, according...
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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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THE MERCIFUL. — The thought is the same as that afterwards embodied
in the Lord’s Prayer. They who are pitiful towards men their
brethren are _ipso facto_ the objects of the divine pity. The negative...
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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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This Beatitude states a self-acting law of the moral world. The
exercise of mercy (ἔλεος, active pity) tends to elicit mercy
from others God and men. The chief reference may be to the mercy of
God in...
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_The Beatitudes_. Some general observations may helpfully introduce
the detailed exegesis of these golden words.
1. They breathe the spirit of the scene. On the mountain tops away
from the bustle and...
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OPENING WORDS OF GRACE AND TRUTH
Matthew 5:1-9
There are many doors into the life of blessedness. It does not depend
on outward possessions, such as worldly goods or high birth. There is
no soul of m...
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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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Not only the giving of alms, but the practice of all works of mercy,
both corporal and spiritual, are recommended here, and the reward will
be given on that day when God will repay every one according...
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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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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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_MERCIFULNESS IN PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE_
‘Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.’
Matthew 5:7
The mercifulness of the text is a principle and a grace. It comes from
the happy sense...
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7._Happy are the merciful _This paradox, too, contradicts the judgment
of men. (367) The world reckons those men to be _happy, _who give
themselves no concern about the distresses of others, but consu...
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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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BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL,.... Who show mercy to the bodies of men, to
those that are poor, indigent, and miserable, in their outward
circumstances; by both sympathizing with them, and distributing unt...
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Blessed _are_ the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Ver. 7. _Blessed are the merciful, _ ελεημονες] They that
from a compassionate heart (melting with sense of God's everlasting
mercy to itself,...
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Mat. 5:1-11. "And seeing the multitudes, He went up into a mountain;
and when He was set, His disciples came unto Him: and He opened His
mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit:...
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_Blessed_ [or _happy_] _are the merciful_ The tender-hearted,
compassionate, kind, and beneficent, who, being inwardly affected with
the infirmities, necessities, and miseries of their fellow-creature...
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THE MERCIFUL; those who feel for the sufferings of others, and are
disposed to relieve them.
MERCY; from God. Compare Chap Matthew 25:34-45. God requires us to
exercise the compassion towards others...
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One of the chief proofs of the Christian's piety is mercy: BLESSED ARE
THE MERCIFUL, FOR THEY SHALL OBTAIN MERCY.
A heart filled with deep sympathy and sincere compassion for the
temporal and spiritua...
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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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3-12 Our Saviour here gives eight characters of blessed people, which
represent to us the principal graces of a Christian. 1. The poor in
spirit are happy. These bring their minds to their condition,...
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The men of the world bless themselves if they can take care of
themselves, let others do what they will, and as well as they can: but
I tell you, that those alone are the blessed men, who are touched...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book IV
And He[52]
Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews
Also in the same place: "Blessed are the merciful: for they shall
obtain mercy."[3...
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Matthew 5:7 Blessed G3107 merciful G1655 For G3754 they G846 mercy
G1653 (G5701)
are - M
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THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT PART 1
REQUIRED ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOUR UNDER THE KINGLY RULE OF HEAVEN
(5:1-7).
Having travelled widely throughout Galilee, and having proclaimed the
need for repentance and...
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GOD HAS ALREADY BLESSED HIS TRUE PEOPLE BY PRODUCING IN THEM A RIGHT
ATTITUDE OF HEART, AND AN INDICATION OF THE BLESSINGS BOTH PRESENT AND
FUTURE THAT WILL RESULT FROM IT (5:3-9).
As we consider the...
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‘Blessed ones, the merciful, for they will obtain mercy.'
Not only does God make men lowly of heart and contrite, but He also
blesses them by making them merciful, so that in return they can find
merc...
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Matthew 5:3-11. The beatitudes constitute an ascending series. The
same thoughts are found in the Old Testament, but only since Christ
has been found there.
BLESSED. The word, first applied to God,...
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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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The scene (Matthew 5:1), the formal preface of the Evangelist (Matthew
5:2); the opening description of the citizens of the kingdom of heaven
(Matthew 5:3-10); their relation to the world ...
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Matthew 5:7. THE MERCIFUL. Meekness is a passive virtue, mercy an
active one. ‘The _meek_ bear the injustice of the world, the
_merciful_ bravely address themselves to the wants of the world.'
‘Every...
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OBTAIN MERCY
(ελεηθησοντα) "Sal win pitie theirsels" (_Braid Scots_). "A
self-acting law of the moral world" (Bruce)....
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Matthew 5:1
I. The Beatitudes open that discourse which, whatever may be the
difficulties of particular parts of it, has always been recognized as
the most important part of the New Testament. It is,...
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Matthew 5:3
Introductory Beatitudes.
I. The first Beatitude pronounces a blessing on those who are Poor in
Spirit. Let the limitation, the "in spirit," be carefully borne in
mind. Poverty itself is...
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Matthew 5:7
"Blessed are the merciful." This does not mean the soft and easy
natures which confound the distinctions of right and wrong. Nor does
it mean that mere humanity and kindliness which are na...
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Matthew 5:7
I. "Blessed are the merciful." The object of the Beatitudes is to
bring out one particular quality, without commending the other
qualities which may exist in the same character. We see man...
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Matthew 5:1. _And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain:_
For convenience, and quietude, and to be out of the way of traffic, he
went up into a mountain. Elevated doctrines would seem mos...
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Matthew 5:1. _And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain:
and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his
mouth, and taught them, saying,-_
Our Saviour soon gathered a...
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Matthew 5:1. _And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain:
and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:_
You notice that the Preacher sat down, and that his disciples stood
around him....
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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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HAPPY ARE THOSE WHO ARE MERCIFUL. Those who are merciful tend to
receive mercy in this life. God will do to you what you do to others.
_See_ Matthew 7:1-2....
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_The merciful._
CHRISTIAN MERCY
I. What is Christian mercy?
1. Its nature.
2. Its objects.
3. Its author.
4. Its design.
II. How is it exemplified?
1. In the forgiveness of enemies.
2. In var...
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THE MERCIFUL
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 5:7.
If you went to the city of Florence in Italy, you would see there the
beautiful marble Cathedral which stands in a gr...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 5:3 The Beatitudes (from Latin for
“blessed, happy”) all begin with “Blessed are...” These short
statements summarize the Sermon on the Mount.
⇐...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 5:1 The Authoritative Message of the
Messiah: Kingdom Life for His Disciples. This is the first of five
major teaching sections in Matthew 1:1 (chs....
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JESUS GIVES THE BEATITUDES MATTHEW 5:1-12; LUKE 6:17-26; MATTHEW 5:1
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was
set, his disciples came unto him:...
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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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1 Corinthians 7:25; 1 Peter 2:10; 1 Timothy 1:13; 1 Timothy 1:16;...
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The merciful. See on Luke 1:50....
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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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The merciful — The tender — hearted: they who love all men as
themselves: They shall obtain mercy — Whatever mercy therefore we
desire from God, the same let us show to our brethren. He will repay
us...