Gospel of Matthew Chapter 5 Vs. 2

The Beatitudes

 

Matthew 5;2 “And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,”

opened his mouth... Means that this was not for casual conversation, but rather, deliberate teaching on Jesus’ part.

The location is now called the Mount of Beatitudes. A church has been erected to mark the place believed to be where this message came from?

The Sermon on the Mount is the greatest teaching of all time. If we could truly understand in depth what Jesus is saying, we would be able to discern the entire Bible from this. Let’s remember that all of the Scriptures in this lesson, beginning with (Matthew 5:3), are printed in red in the Bible. They are the spoken Word of Jesus Christ Himself.

His disciples came to Him and He began to teach them. Matthew 5-7 is commonly called “the Sermon on the Mount” because Jesus delivered it on a mountain. Though the mountain’s exact location is unknown, it was undoubtedly in Galilee (Mat. 4:23) and was apparently near Capernaum on a place which was “level” (Luke 6:17). “Disciples” refers not to the Twelve, as some suggest, but to the crowds following Him (cf. Mat. 7:28, “the crowds were amazed at His teaching”).