Kingdom of Heaven: Introduction
(
Matthew 5:1-2
)
(
Class Notes
)
The
Sermon
: It's
Setting
(
Matthew 5:1
)
The PLACE of delivery was "up into a MOUNTAIN"
(
Matthew 5:1
)
Israel's FIRST LAW GIVER received the LAW two times on a MOUNTAIN
(
Exodus 31:18
;
Exodus 34:1-2
)
Israel's FIRST LAW GIVER personally beheld the glory of the Lord on a MOUNTAIN
(
Exodus 19:16-20
)
Israel's SECOND LAW GIVER personally showed forth His glory on a MOUNTAIN to three of His disciples
(
Matthew 17:1-2
)
The
Sermon
: It's
Audience
(
Matthew 5:1
)
The AUDIENCE who were the listeners were "His DISCIPLES"
(
Matthew 5:1
)
The Lord's DISCIPLES were TWELVE in NUMBER
(
Matthew 11:1
)
and were promised by the Lord to "sit on TWELVE THRONES judging (ruling) the TWELVE TRIBES of ISRAEL"
(
Matthew 19:28
)
The
Sermon
: It's
Speaker
(
Matthew 5:2
)
The SPEAKER Who "taught them, SAYING"
(
Matthew 5:2
)
was "the CHRIST"
(
Matthew 16:15-17
),
i.e. the MESSIAH of the JEWS
(
John 4:21-25
)
Israel's FIRST LAW GIVER prophesied of Israel's SECOND LAW GIVER
(
Deuteronomy 18:15-18
)
Israel's SECOND LAW GIVER commanded OBEDIENCE to Israel's FIRST LAW GIVER
(
Matthew 23:1-3
)
Israel's FIRST LAW GIVER commanded OBEDIENCE to Israel's SECOND LAW GIVER
(
Deuteronomy 18:19
)
Israel's OBEDIENCE ("HEAR YE HIM") was ABSENT at His FIRST COMING
(
Matthew 3:17
cf.
John 19:15-18
),
but will be PRESENT at His SECOND COMING
(
Matthew 17:5
cf.
Matthew 23:37-39
;
Matthew 26:62-64
)
The
Sermon
: It's
Theme
(
Matthew 5:3,10,19-20
;
Matthew 7:21
)
The THEME of the PREACHING was "the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN" - John the Baptist
(
Matthew 3:1-2
),
Jesus
(
Matthew 4:17
),
the Twelve Apostles
(
Matthew 10:2-7
)
This KINGDOM will literally be the RULE of "the GOD OF HEAVEN"
(
Daniel 2:44
)
UPON THE EARTH
(
Matthew 6:10
;
Revelation 11:15
)
The EARTHLY HOPE
(
Luke 2:13-14
)
of ISRAEL
(
Luke 1:68-70
)
stands in marked contrast to the HEAVENLY HOPE
(
Ephesians 1:3
;
Ephesians 2:6
;
Philippians 3:20
)
of "the CHURCH, which is HIS BODY"
(
Ephesians 1:22-23
)
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