The Beatitudes

Among the sermons recorded in the Bible, the Sermon on the Mount is perhaps the best known. Jesus’ hearers literally were astonished when they heard Jesus’ words for the first time. Gently, yet forcefully Jesus expounded the Old Testament with a New Testament focus. It is aptly called the Constitution of the Kingdom of God. In this series we will limit our study to the opening passage of the sermon, commonly known as the Beatitudes. No Scripture equals the description of the citizens of Jesus’ Kingdom than the elementary yet comprehensive sketch of His genuine subjects.

So let’s consider this third Beatitude as we did the first two, by merely asking two questions. First, what is this meekness that Jesus speaks of? And secondly, why are such meek ones blessed? First, what is this meekness—“blessed are the meek”? As we work our way through these Beatitudes, you can see how interconnected these Beatitudes are, and you’ll see that really beautifully in these first three.

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Rev. A.T. Vergunst is minister of the Gospel in the Reformed Congregation of Carterton, New Zealand.