Shalom, my dear brothers and sisters. God bless you. What a privilege the Lord has given to us to be under the sound of His Word and how blessed we are to be able to study this interesting Gospel, Besorat Matityahu, the Gospel of Matthew. This Gospel, of course, is a Gospel that presents before us the King of the Jews, the King of kings and Lord of lords, our Lord Yeshua the Messiah. It is through this Gospel that the Lord, by His Spirit, is seeking to communicate with the people of Israel and, of course, with all the world. But the Lord is seeking to communicate the truth concerning the person of the Lord, Yeshua HaMashiach, Jesus the Messiah, that He is indeed the promised Messiah of Israel and the Savior of this world.

Often you will find, beloved brothers and sisters, that Matthew, guided by the Spirit of God, is quoting the Hebrew Scriptures again and again to verify, to prove, to show forth, that this Jesus, this Yeshua, is indeed the promised one of Israel that came to become the Messiah, the Savior, the King of the Jews. And we have arrived now to the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. And we are really entering into these three chapters, Matthew 5, 6, and 7, which often are called the Sermon on the Mount. In Hebrew, they are called Drashah Al Ha'ar. Why? Because the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, went up into a mountain and He began to teach on that mountain in the Galil, in the north of Israel.

So I would like you please to turn with me to Matthew chapter 5 and I'm going to read the first 16 verses of Matthew chapter 5. If you have your Bible available, please open the Word of God and follow me as I'm reading the first 16 verses of Matthew chapter 5. And we read: And seeing the multitude, He went up into a mountain, and when He was set, His disciples came unto Him, and He opened His mouth, and He taught them, saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so persecuted they, the prophets which were before you.

Ye are the salt of the earth, but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? It is henceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick. For it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Well, beloved brothers and sisters and dear friends, I have read the first 16 verses of Matthew chapter 5.

Now, it is very important for us, as we enter into this section of the Gospel of Matthew, Matthew 5, 6, and 7, that we understand that the Sermon of the Sermon of the Mount, the Sermon which Yeshua, Jesus the Messiah, gave on that mountain in the land of Israel, in the Galil, was not given in order to lead anyone unto salvation, but that Sermon was given in order that the people of Israel and, of course, the disciples which followed the Lord, that they will understand the kind of life that will prevail when the Messiah will come ultimately and establish the kingdom of heaven. Let me just remind you that within this section that we have already read throughout that Gospel of Matthew, we have read concerning the fact that Yeshua the King has come.

You remember in Matthew chapter 2, we do read that the wise men came from the east. They said, where is he that was born? King of the Jews. Melech HaYehudim. Why? They came all the way from the east because they have already learned from people such as Daniel, Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael, and perhaps Esther, and perhaps Mordecai, the Jew, and many others of the godly of Israel that were taken captive to Babel. They were faithful to their own god, and they knew very well that there is a promised kingdom that would come and that the Messiah would come in a future day, and that he will ultimately establish what is known the kingdom, that he will be the one through the Messiah who will rule and reign over his returned people to himself, the people of Israel, to remind you that it was a king Nebuchadnezzar that received the unfolding of the dream that he dreamt, and how Daniel had helped him to understand that he was a king that was allowed by God to be a king for a little while, and that after him will come some other kingdoms, not only Babylon, but Medo-Persia, and not only Medo-Persia, but the Grecian, and not only the Greek, also the Romans.

And all these kingdoms were allowed by God to rule over this world during the times of the Gentiles, but their kingdom will not last, because eventually the Messiah Yeshua would come, and he will rule and reign over his restored people of Israel, and over the whole world. And you remember, beloved brothers and sisters, what we did read in the interpretation of the dream that Nebuchadnezzar dreamt, which Daniel provided for him. He said, And in his days, or in the days of these kings, shall God, the God of heaven, will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed. And the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.

In other words, there will be a kingdom that will stay forever, and it will not be given to other people, but it will be given back to the people whom God has chosen to use as his people, as a light to this world. Through them will come the Messiah Yeshua Jesus, who has come through the virgin birth, was born to Miriam in the city of Bethlehem. And that's why when the wise men came from the east, they said, Where is he that was born King of the Jews? That he will rule and reign in a kingdom that shall never be destroyed. And so no wonder when John the baptizer was preaching in the Jordan River, he said to the people that have come down from Jerusalem and all the region of the Jordan, he says, Well, of course, it's not only John the baptizer that presented this kingdom that is at hand.

But if you remember, it was none but the Lord Jesus the Messiah himself, who also has preached the word of God. And he presented, spoke in all the synagogue, the synagogues in the Galil. And what did he say? What did he preach? He preached the fact that they must repent. Matthew chapter 3 and verse 17. Why? For the kingdom of heaven is at hand. And as Yeshua the Messiah was ministering in the Galil, what did he teach in the synagogue in Matthew 4 and verse 23? The gospel of the kingdom. The gospel is the word for news, good news. The good news, the news, the news in Hebrew, we call it Besorah.

The Besorah has come. The Besorah is presenting the coming kingdom. It says in verse 23 of Matthew chapter 4, And Jesus went about in all Galilee teaching in their synagogue and preaching the gospel of the kingdom. You see, you and I, today, in the present day of the church age, we are preaching the gospel of the grace of God. Because we, who are part of the ecclesia, the church during this present mystery age of the church, when we share the gospel, it is always in view of the fact that whoever will become part of the assembly, the church, will be part of the heavenly company. We are not bringing the kingdom.

We are bringing others and become part of the body of the Messiah and become part of the assembly, the church. And the church will be raptured and taken to heaven. And during the seven years of the tribulation, the 144 Hebrews will preach the gospel of the kingdom once again. And the kingdom is earthly. The kingdom is for here and now in this world. The kingdom is when the king coming to earth. And in the context of Matthew chapter 5, the kingdom was going to come now had Israel accepted Yeshua, Jesus, as the Messiah of Israel and the Savior, the Redeemer of this world. But we know that Israel haven't, as we will see it, by the time that we will conclude with the gospel of Matthew.

But it was in the wisdom of God, who knew very well that Israel will reject the Mashiach Yeshua at his first coming. Isaiah already wrote about it some 750 years prior to the coming of Yeshua, Jesus the Messiah. That all we like sheep have gone astray. We, I mean Israel, have turned each one to his own way. And the Lord has laid upon him the iniquities of us all. Of course, the Lord bore your iniquity and mine on the cross. So before the kingdom will come, he must suffer. But when we begin in the gospel of Matthew, Yeshua introduces himself to his earthly people Israel as the one that is the king of the Jews.

Will Israel accept him? And so now in these chapters, chapter 5 and 6 and 7, the Sermon on the Mount was given to show, to prove, to reveal that proper behavior or proper righteousness do not come out of works that one does. But in order for one to live in such a standard, he or she must be guided by the Spirit of God. Now, beloved brothers and sisters, you will notice here in this introduction to this Sermon on the Mount that this Sermon on the Mount was the first of the five sermons or five discourses that the Lord Jesus the Messiah gave during his life on earth. In Matthew 5, 6 and 7, it was the Discourse on the Mount, which he gave specifically to his disciples and others that followed him.

In chapter 10, verses 1 to 42, it was the missionary discourse which he gave to his disciples whom he was sending to preach the message to all the household of Israel initially. And he's sending them in chapter 10 of the Gospel of Matthew. He called his 12 disciples and he gave them power against unclean spirit. And he said to them that they are to go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. That was initially the second discourse that he gave while Yeshua Jesus was here on earth. Thirdly, of course, in Matthew chapter 13, verses 1 to 52, that was the third discourse called parable discourse in which the Lord Jesus in Matthew chapter 13 gave to his disciples on the one hand to reveal to them the truth concerning the coming days and on the other hand to conceal from those who did not believe in him the truth of the word of God.

It is to reveal to his own people and to conceal to those who didn't follow him. Then we also see that in Matthew chapter 18, there is a discourse concerning humility and forgiveness. He gave in chapter 18, we read of this discourse. He began, of course, with taking a child and set him before everyone. And he gave a discourse concerning the need to have humility and forgiveness in the life of God's people. And that's why he said in verse 3 of Matthew chapter 18, Verily I say unto you, except ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. It is in view of the earthly messianic kingdom that is called the kingdom of heaven.

Other gospels call it the kingdom of God. It was the promised earthly establishment of a kingdom that the Messiah will rule and reign and heaven will rule over earth through the person of the Lord Jesus the Messiah. And of course, in Matthew chapter 24, verse 1 to chapter 25, verse 46, we have the fifth discourse. And it is called the Olivet Discourse. And it's more specifically deal with what will take place during the seven-year tribulation which will come to pass after the church has taken to heaven at the rapture. And God will deal with his earthly people, Israel here on earth. He will judge the world. He will refine his earthly people, Israel, restore them back to himself and will ultimately establish the promised messianic kingdom.

That's why he does say, beloved brothers and sisters, in chapter 25 and verse 31, When the Son of man shall come in his glory and all his holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory. And before him shall be gathered all nations and he shall separate them one from another as a shepherd divide his sheep from the goats. You see, beloved brothers and sisters, five discourses. The Discourse on the Mount. The Missionary Discourse. The Parable Discourse. The Discourse on Humility and Forgiveness. And the Olivet Discourse. Five discourses that we have recorded for us in the Gospel of Matthew, which Yeshua, the Messiah, was sharing with his disciples, teaching them, instructing them, and presenting before them the quality of life and that which will transpire as the kingdom of heaven is going to be established.

Now, what is the background of this Sermon on the Mount? It is very important to understand. This Sermon on the Mount is found in Matthew 5, Matthew 6, and Matthew 7. It is also found in Luke chapter 6, verses 17 to 49. But we have tremendous details here in Matthew 5, 6, and 7. Now, this Sermon, or this Discourse on the Mount, was given during a special day in the days when the Messiah began his public ministry. When the Lord Jesus, Yeshua, the Messiah, began his public ministry, there was already an amazing anticipation by the Jewish people for the coming Messianic kingdom. There was a Messianic anticipation, beloved brothers and sisters, to remind you that about 450 years prior to the time that Yeshua the Messiah would begin his public ministry, that the prophet Malachi had promised that the Messiah will come.

And that the Messiah will come and that he will ultimately be the one that he called him the messenger of the covenant. He is called the messenger of the covenant, according to Malachi chapter 3. We read, Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me. That first messenger is Yohanan Hamadbil, John the Baptizer. But then we read, And the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple, the messenger of the covenant. Again, the word messenger is mentioned in Malachi, Malachi chapter 3 and verse 1. That second messenger, in Hebrew, Malach, messenger, is the Messiah himself. He will suddenly come, not as to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in.

Behold, he shall come, sayeth the Lord of hosts. And so there was a desire for the coming of the Messiah by our people for those years, even though there was a time of decline and departure. And yet there were always those godly of Israel that waited for the coming of the Mashiach. Oftentimes, till today, there is a song that we sing, When the Messiah will come. When the Messiah will come. What kind of life will be. What kind of blessing we are going to be blessed with. What kind of joy this world will experience when the Messiah will come. And you notice this, beloved brothers and sisters, That there were those that were anticipating the coming of the Messiah and the redemption of Israel.

It was Simon, in Hebrew, Shimon. According to Luke chapter 2, We read about Simon who came to the temple. And he held the baby, Yeshua, in his hand when his mother, Miriam, and his stepfather, Yosef, brought him to the temple. After the time that Miriam had to offer these turtledoves and young pigeons, according to that which the law had said after her purification. And then we read in verse 25, And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Shimon. And the same man was just and devout. And listen to this. Waiting for the consolation of Israel. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel. Waiting for the comfort of the people of Israel.

And he came, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. Of course, there was no church as yet. Because the assembly, the church was only, had its beginning after the death of the Messiah, the resurrection of the Messiah, the ascension of Jesus the Messiah, and the sending of the Holy Spirit by Jesus the Messiah, to form the body of Messiah, the body of Christ, in the city of Jerusalem, where all the early believers were there, who have accepted Jesus the Messiah. And it was only then, in Acts chapter 2, when the church was born. But when Shimon came to the temple, Yeshua was some eight days old, plus the time that his mother, Miriam, had to be awaiting until she will have to come to the temple in order to be purified by offering these turtle doves and two young pigeons, according to Leviticus chapter 12.

And so, here, long before the church was born, some 33 years prior to that, Shimon was a devout man, waiting for the consolation of Israel. A little bit later on, in the very same chapter, chapter 2, in verse 38, we read of another person. And this person, of course, was Hannah. And Hannah, in verse 36, 37, and 38, she also was an older woman. She was a widow, for about 84 years, which departed not from the temple. But she served God with fasting and prayer, night and day. And she, just like Shimon, Hannah as well, she came in to the temple that year. That instant, she gave thanks likewise unto the Lord.

And notice what we read about her. And she spake of him to all them that look for redemption in Yerushalayim. There were many. They were anticipating the redemption, the Yeshua. In Hebrew, Yeshua means redemption. She was waiting for the deliverance of those in Yerushalayim, in Jerusalem. And so, beloved brothers and sisters, the background of this Sermon on the Mount, in Matthew chapter 5, 6, and 7, is the fact that there was a messianic anticipation by the Jewish people during the time of the coming of the Messiah. Not all, but in every generation in Israel history, you always have these godly men and women that were seeking the mind of the Lord and following after him, preserving for us today the word of God that we have in our hands.

And faithfully continuing to follow Yeshua the Messiah even since the time of the early Hebrew disciples whom the Lord used to become the foundation of the assembly. But the second thing that we want to learn that this sermon was given during the time with the Lord Jesus, the Lord Yeshua the Messiah, was publicly presenting himself as the Messiah of Israel. And some of the proofs that he was the Messiah was the very fact that he performed many miracles. There are many miracles that the Lord Jesus the Messiah performed during his life here on earth. In fact, we just finished to read in Matthew chapter 4, after he went about in all Galilee, he was teaching in their synagogue, he was preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and he was healing all many of sicknesses, and all many of diseases among the people.

In fact, what we read, beloved brothers and sisters, in Matthew 4 and verse 24, that he, the Lord Jesus, the Lord Yeshua the Messiah, he healed people who came with diverse diseases, they were tormented, those that were possessed with demons, those that were lunatics, and those that had palsy, and he healed them. Imagine, it was a time where the whole, throughout the nations, and the regions throughout the Judea, Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria, people have heard, and the Galil, people have heard, concerning the person of the Lord Jesus the Messiah, and they have seen the fact that he healed so many, and he was preaching and teaching from the word of God.

But there's a third reason, by way of understanding the background of the Sermon of the Mount, is that at that time, there was also a conflict between Yeshua, Jesus the Messiah, and the spiritual leaders of Israel, and the spiritual leaders of Israel, the scribes, the Pharisees, the Sadducees. And because the Pharisees taught Pharisaic righteousness, which they sought to convey to their people, to the rest of the nation, they have diverted from the biblical righteousness, that was demanded according to the word of the law. In fact, the Pharisees taught Pharisaic righteousness, while the prophets of Israel, prior to the time of the Pharisees, they taught what we know it today, what is called biblical Old Testament righteousness, that base upon faith in God, and not upon works system.

Let me remind you, my dear brothers and sisters, that since the time between the prophet Malachi, and the time of the coming of the Messiah, these days, these 400, 450 years in between, there was a development of rabbinical teachings, and therefore, the rabbis, the Pharisees, the Sadducees, through whom today, the rabbis of Israel, came from, it was now, have a change from a faith system, given by the word of God, to works system, that was introduced by men. And why? Because when Israel have turned away from the Lord, and the sacrificial system was, now of course, ended at the coming of the Messiah, and so there was a human opinion, and human views, that was introduced, it was mixed of course, with seeking to please God, but seeking to achieve righteousness, on a basis of works, and not simply on a basis of faith.

And that's why, Jesus the Messiah rejected, the Pharisaic righteousness, as the basis of entering into the kingdom of heaven. As the true interpretation of the Mosaic law. The true interpretation of the Mosaic law, would lead one, to say to God, God be merciful to me as sinner, I cannot be justified, on a basis of the works of the law. I am so thankful, that you have provided, the sacrifices, to make an atonement for my soul, for my sin, to forgive my sin. But you see, beloved brothers and sisters, the spiritual leaders of Israel, who departed from the way of the Lord, they have introduced, what is called, a Pharisaic righteousness.

And Yeshua, the Messiah, rejected the Pharisaic righteousness, because, what the Pharisees were saying, that, the basis of entering, into the kingdom of heaven, is through, Pharisaic righteousness, works righteousness. And, they did not, interpret correctly, that, which the Mosaic law, was demanding, from the people of Israel. And that's why, you will notice, that in this, Matthew chapter 5, and verse 20, Yeshua, going to say, For I say unto you, that except your righteousness, shall exceed, the righteousness of the scribes, and the Pharisees, ye shall in no case, enter into the kingdom of heaven. You see, righteousness, none of us receive righteousness, on a basis of law keeping. The law, was never given to our people Israel, in order to redeem our people, from sin, but the law was given to Israel, in order to show Israel, the holiness of God, and the sinfulness of men, and that they in turn, should repent, and turn to God, and say, God, I cannot, keep this law perfectly, I am a sinner, and thank you, for the blood of the sacrifice, that make atonement, for my soul.

In fact, the apostle Paul, he himself said, in Romans 7, for we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, and I am sold, under sin. Paul knew, that the law is spiritual, but I, he said of himself, and you and I, can say it of ourselves, we are carnal, and we are sold, under sin. In fact, in verse 12, of Romans 7, Paul said, that the law is holy, and the commandment, holy, and just, and good, but the problem, beloved friend, is that, you and I, are sinners, by nature. There is no, one, that is righteous, no, no one. In fact, throughout the scripture, the psalmist of Israel, David, when he wrote, in the psalm, the psalm 14, that God looks from above, to see if there is anyone, that seeks his own way.

He is looking, from heaven down, and he sees the children of man, to see if there is, any that did understand, and seek God. And you know, what the conclusion, verse 3, of psalm 14, they are all, gone aside, they are all together, become filthy, there is none, that doeth good, no, not one. No, not you, no, not I, my dear friend. All of us, have sinned, and come short, of the glory, of God. It was, King Shlomo, the son, of David. He himself said, in Ecclesiastes, chapter 7, there is not, a just man, upon the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth, not. That's what scripture, declares before us, my dear friend.

And apostles, throughout the new covenant, in the epistles, Paul, and Peter, and others, have always written, concerning the condition, of the human heart. Paul wrote, in Romans, chapter 3, verse 9, what then, are we better than they? No, in no way, for we have, before proved, both Jews, and Gentiles, that they are, all, under sin, as it is written, there is none, righteous, no, not, one. For all, have sinned, we read, and come short, of the glory, of God. So, the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, as the background, to the Sermon of the Mount, he was confronting, the spiritual leaders, of the day, who, taught, that Thereseic righteousness, works righteousness, will allow some, to enter, into the kingdom, of heaven.

And they interpreted, the law wrongly, the Mosaic law, by, assuming, that they, by the works of the law, will be able, to please God. And we read, by the works of the law, shall no flesh, be, justified, or, declare righteous. And so, it is very important, that the Sermon of the Mount, if we will understand, these three chapters, the Sermon of the Mount, is Yeshua's, interpretation, of the standard, of righteousness, which God's law, demands. Notice that, the Sermon of the Mount, is, Jesus, the Messiah's, interpretation, of the standard, of righteousness, which God's law, demands. And because, we are unrighteous, God's law, also provided, the sacrificial, system.

The blood, maketh an atonement, for the soul. And anyone, who will believe God, and believe God's way, as Abraham, believed God, Genesis 15, 6, and it was counted, unto him, for righteousness. As David, believed God, Psalm 32, verses 1, and 2, where we do read, beloved brothers, and sisters, blessed is the man, whose transgression, is forgiven, whose sin, is covered. Blessed is the man, unto whom, the Lord, imputes not iniquity, and in whose spirit, there is no guile. How do you think, David received, forgiveness? On the basis, of the blood, sacrifice, that was covering, his sins, temporarily, pointing to the Mashiach, Yeshua, Jesus, that would come, in the fullness, of the time, and not only, cover sins, but remove, sin, from the presence, of God, and provide, biblical, righteousness, which will allow, someone to enter, into the kingdom, of heaven, that will be established, upon the face, of this earth, in the coming days.

And so, Yeshua's interpretation, of the true righteousness, is, that the standard, of righteousness, that the Lord, demanded, is that one, must believe, God's word, confess his, or her sins, and accept, the sacrifice, that God provided. So, the biblical, righteousness, is the ground, upon which, we all, would enter, into the kingdom, of heaven. It is simply, by faith, in God's word, and God's, Messiah, Yeshua, who was, in days of all, before he died, it was, pointed to him, by the sacrifices, which, every person, had to offer, and the blood, had to be shared, the animal, became a substitute, the just one, pointing us, to the Messiah, the just one, for the unjust, in order to bring us, to God.

So, the Sermon, of the Mount, is not the mean, of salvation, beloved brothers, and sisters, but the Sermon, of the Mount, is the outcome, that will be evident, in the life, of one, who is born, of God, in the life, of God, who is, forgiven, through the blood, atonement, provided unto him, or unto her. This is very important, for us to understand, beloved brothers, and sisters, as we enter, into the study, of Matthew 5, 6, and 7. Sometimes people say, I live by the golden rule. And they say, they quote, usually the verse, from the Gospel of Matthew, do unto others, as you want them to do, unto you.

And of course, often time, we fail in that. And we must realize, that the Sermon, on the Mount, will be an evident, of the change, in the life, of one, who is already, redeemed. And that, standard of living, will be evident, in the future, Messianic kingdom, that everyone, that will enter, into the future, Messianic kingdom, will be one, that is, born of the Spirit of God, led by the Spirit of God, and that will be, produced in him, or in her, during the Messianic kingdom. Now of course, we are called today, and as we read, these three chapters, Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5, 6, and 7, along with, the new covenant, with the instruction, that was given to believers, during the church age, you can see, that the life, of the believer, is a high standard, when he or she, have the Holy Spirit of God, after they have accepted, the fact that Jesus, the Messiah, is their Lord, and Savior, that will be produced, in the life, of the believer, in the power, of the Spirit of God.

It ought to produce, but as long, that we are here, we often times fail, but when we sin, and fail the Lord, thank God, that we have, the throne of grace, that when we sin, before the Lord, we can come, to the throne of grace, and receive forgiveness, from the Lord, on the basis, of the finished work, of the Lord, Jesus the Messiah. In fact, the apostle, John, in 1 John 1, in verse 9, he said, if we confess our sins, he is faithful, and just to forgive us, our sins, and to cleanse us, from all unrighteousness.

Well, beloved brothers and sisters, now that we have, the introduction, before us, I want to take, this time, just to deal, with the first, 16 verses, of Matthew chapter 5, in verses 1 and 2, we have the Lord, Yeshua, Jesus the Messiah, when he sees, the multitude, who follow after him, after we, concluded with chapter 4, where he healed, so many, and where he preached, the gospel of the kingdom, the kingdom to come, the kingdom is coming, the kingdom is coming, he saw the multitude, there were many of them, who were sick, they had diseases, they were tormented, they were possessed, demons, there were some of them, lunatic, some of them, had palsy, he healed,

and we read, that verse 25, in verse 25, of chapter 4, and there followed him, great multitude, of people, from Galilee, and from the, Diakopolis, and from, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, and from, Yehuda, Judea, and from the, beyond the Jordan, many of the Jewish people, those that even, came from other nations, came to the land, they have, fallen after him, so when he saw the multitude, Matthew chapter 5, verses 1 and 2, and seeing the multitude, he went up into a mountain, and when he was set, his disciples, came unto him, verse 2 says, and he opened his mouth, and he taught them, the disciples that he is, saying, now I'm, confident, that there were more, than

these, twelve disciples there, who came closer to him, on that mount, but those, who followed him, came unto him, and he began, to teach them, beloved, brothers and sisters, so the disciples, came to Yeshua, on that mountain, where he was, and verse 2, Yeshua opened his mouth, and he taught, the disciples, now he was going, to teach them, in these verses, concerning the fact, that he is, pointing, to the blessing, that will, or the joy, or the happiness, that will follow, those, who, are producing, in their life, the righteousness, which the Lord, demanded, and again, beloved brothers, and sisters, we have to realize, that, the righteousness, that the Lord, demanded, could only be produced, in

one's life, when he, or she, are led, by the Spirit of God, how do you think, Moshe, Moses, lived such a godly life, or Aaron, or Joshua, or Joshua, or all those, even David, and all the men, and women, in days of old, before the Messiah, came, none of them, could have any ability, to live for God, unless they were led, by the Holy Spirit of God, they believed God, they, followed the God of Israel, they, wanted to please him, and they, could only, do so, when they, are following, the Lord, God, and, led, by the Spirit of God, it is very similar, for us, today, although we, we live in a present age, when

we have the Holy Spirit of God, indwelling us, but you remember, what Shaul Paul said, in Galatians 5, he says, walk in the Spirit, and then you will not, fulfill the lust of the flesh, why, because the Spirit, lusts against the flesh, and the flesh, against the Spirit, in other words, you have to have, an internal, righteousness, that will bring about, an external, evident, of the fact, that you belong to God, it's not the other way around, it is not a religion, it's not a system of men, it's not rules and regulations, it is one who is born, of God, who is a forgiven person, who is led, by the Spirit of God, and although,

we live in a different, dispensation, today, we have to realize, that believers today, in the present age, have far greater, responsibility, to God, because the Holy Spirit of God, is indwelling, the believer, the believer today, the totality, of the canon of Scripture, in our hands, while, in days of old, the nation of Israel, did not have, the privileges, that believers have today, yet, every Israel, in days of old, who loved God, they were led, by the Spirit of God, and that's how they, it produces, in his life, or her life, a godly character, and you see, what Yeshua, is saying here, in Matthew chapter 5, the qualities, of true righteousness, which will be evident, in

the life, of a person, who is born, of God, who is led, by the Spirit of God, who is a believer, and that will characterize, in the future day, the messianic kingdom, the kingdom of heaven, the millennial age, the thousand years reign, of the Messiah, but here's the Lord, Yeshua the Messiah, is now presenting this, before his disciples, so he gone up, to a mountain, verse 1, he went up, into a mountain, and if you will notice, by the way, that in chapter 8, of the Gospel of Matthew, in verse 1, when he was come, down from the mountain, the great multitude, followed him, so you have him, going up to the mountain, chapter 5,

and verse 1, you have Yeshua, coming down, from the mountain, chapter 8, and verse 1, and that's why, this discourse, is called, the Sermon on the Mount, or the Discourse, on the Mount, in Hebrew, it is called, Drashah al-Hahar, Drashah al-Hahar, it is a discourse, that was on a mountain, so his disciples, coming to him, and now in verses, 3 to 12, beloved brothers, and sisters, the Lord, Yeshua, Jesus the Messiah, point, to the blessedness, or to the happiness, or to the joy, that one can have, when he, or her, produce, the righteousness, which the Lord, demanded, day by day, in their life, here on earth, again, to remind you, that he is now, speaking

to those, disciples, they belong to him, that's why it said, he opened his mouth, and he taught them, that them is, the one that followed him, and they followed him, because they believed, that he was the Messiah, in chapter 4, we read, that he called, his disciples, and he said, follow me, Simon and Andrew, follow me, and I will make you, fishers of men, later on, Yaakov, and John, the same, follow me, I will make you, fishers of men, follow me, they followed after him, and others that he have, have gathered, they followed after him, now of course, we know, that there is always, some who are, true, and some who are not, we also

know, that some who are, more faithful than others, as it is today, in the present day, in which we live in, in the body of Christ, you have some more, vessels of honor, and some, vessels of dishonor, and so here, in verses 3 to 12, Yeshua is pointing, to the blessedness, of those who produce, the righteousness, which the Lord demanded, in their day by day living, now the word for righteousness, or the blessedness, in the Greek, is, makarios, M-A-K-A-R-I-O-S, in the Hebrew, it is the word, asheri, asheri, and we find it, for example, in Psalm 1, where we read, in Psalm 1, blessed is the man, who walketh not, in the counsel of the ungodly,

nor standeth in the way of sinner, nor siteth in the seat of the scornful, but his delight, is in the law of the Lord, and in his law, as he meditated, day and night, Psalm 1, verses 1 and 2, the word for blessed, comes from the Hebrew word, asheri, and it comes from the word, osher, asheri, which is, simply means, that one, have true joy, when the, evident, of his love for God, and that he is a child of God, will be, the evident, will be in the way, he will behave, or she will behave, this same word, akarios, is mentioned in, Revelation chapter 22, and verse 7, behold I come quickly, blessed, is he

that keepeth the saying, of this prophecy, of this book, in verse 14, of Revelation 22, blessed, that word again, makarios in the Greek, asheri in Hebrew, blessed are they, that do his commandments, that they may have right, into the tree of life, and may enter in, through the gates, into the city, very beautiful word, so in verses 3 to 12, of Matthew chapter 5, here is Yeshua, pointing to the blessing, of those, that are, showing out, in their life, that which happened, in their heart, already, and that's why, you notice, the righteousness, the blessed righteousness, which the Lord, demanded, in relationship, to God, and in relationship, to man, is that which, the Lord Jesus, the

Messiah, is now mentioning, here to his disciples, and so notice, I will read, verses 3 to 6, blessed are the poor, in spirit, for theirs, is the kingdom, of heaven, blessed are they, which mourn, for they, shall be comforted, blessed, are the meek, for they, shall inherit, the earth, blessed are they, which do hunger, and thirst, for righteousness, for they, shall be filled, in verses 3, 4, 5, and 6, Yeshua, Jesus, the Messiah, teaching his disciples, concerning the, blessed righteousness, which the Lord, demanded, in relationship, to God, which is evident, in those, that belong, to God, when they, allowed, the Spirit of God, to lead them, blessed are the poor, in spirit, they have a

right, evaluation, of self, they are not, thinking of their self, much, they recognize, that they, need God, in their life, blessed are they, that mourn, according to verse, 4, they mourn, for they, shall be comforted, why, because they, are sensitive, to sin, in their life, and so they, want to please God, and therefore, they mourn, when sin, come into their life, and they repent, they shall be, comforted, by the Lord, verse 5, blessed are the meek, the one, that is humble, not weak, but meek, they shall, inherit the earth, you see, it's still speaking, to the future, messianic, kingdom, that those, that are the meek, they will, ultimately, will inherit, the earth, they will enjoy,

the future, messianic kingdom, which will be established, upon the face, of this earth, the kingdom, of heaven, is at hand, and verse 6, blessed are they, which hunger, and thirst, after righteousness, they desire, to please God, they live, a godly life, because they want, to please God, and it says here, in verse 6, blessed are they, which do hunger, and thirst, for righteousness, for they, shall be filled, this is, spiritual, righteousness, this is, practical, righteousness, that is evident, they will, ultimately, be satisfied, and they, will be filled, notice, beloved brothers, and sisters, in these verses, it is the, the blessed righteousness, which the law, demands, in relationship, to God, and therefore, we have verses, 3,

4, 5, and 6, the poor in spirit, them that mourn, the meek, and them which are, hunger, and thirst, after righteousness, this is in relationship, to God, God warns, that the life, of his own people, will be characterized, by, being poor in spirit, to mourn, when sin, come into our life, to have meekness, and to have hunger, after righteousness, then in verses, 7, to 12, here, the Lord, Yeshua, the Messiah, presenting, the blessed righteousness, which the law, demanded, but can only be produced, by the power, the spirit of God, but this time, in relationship, to men, to mankind, and so, you notice that, verse 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, blessed are the merciful, for

they shall obtain mercy, blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God, blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called, the children of God, blessed are they, which are persecuted, for righteousness sake, for there is the kingdom, of heaven, once again, the kingdom, is coming, the Messiah, is here, and he's, presenting, the blessing, that will flow, here in this world, during the kingdom, of God, the kingdom, of heaven, in Hebrew, Malchut HaShamaim, where God, through the person, of the Messiah, will rule, and reign, over this earth, and it is not only, the attitude, that one has to have, towards God, but also, the attitude, that one has to have, towards others, that's

why, he's mentioning, merciful to others, pure in heart, in a relationship, to others, to have, to become peacemakers, not war makers, in this world, which are, persecuted, for righteousness sake, when others are persecuted, those that are, seeking to honor the Lord, because of righteousness, not because of wrong doing, and verse 11, blessed are ye, when others, are reviled, and they will speak, against you, they will persecute you, and speak against you, again, he's speaking, to the disciples, he hasn't introduced yet, the promised church age, because the promised church age, was only, unfolded in the full sense, of the truth, in the full sense, of the word, in the full sense, of understanding, of the church

age, later on, in Matthew chapter 16, he will say, I will, build my church, my assembly, and the gates of Hades, shall not prevail, looking to the future, I will, build, but at this present time, he was, Yeshua, that is, presenting the quality, of true righteousness, which will be evident, during the kingdom, of heaven, here on earth, and so, he's speaking, to the disciples, and he's pointing, them, to the blessing, verses 3 to 12, in chapter 5 here, the blessing, that anyone, will produce, if he or she, belong to God, in the power, of the spirit of God, the righteousness, which the Lord, demanded, and the Pharisees, thought to act upon it, and to produce

it, in, on a basis of, external works, and not on a, basis of, internal, relationship, with God, that's why, beloved brothers, and sisters, of this religion, of this world, when, one, try to be, to live, righteously, and to be accepted, by God, on a basis, of a work system, of a religion, of man-made religion, it doesn't work, because we all, have sinned, and come short, of the glory of God, we cannot, produce righteousness, on our own, in fact, the Lord, already said, in the early, chapters, of the book of Genesis, concerning the condition, of the human heart, and I would like, to read this to you, beloved friend, in Genesis, chapter 6, and verse 5,

we read, and God saw, that the wickedness, of man, was great, in the earth, and listen to the second, half of verse 5, and that, every imagination, of the thought, of his heart, was only evil, continually, there is no good, not even one, and that's why, it is only, the spirit of God, can produce righteousness, that God demanded, in the law, in the life, of his people, and in the power, of the spirit of God, and that's why, today, one must be born again, except the man, be born again, he cannot enter, into the kingdom, of God, he cannot, even, he or she, cannot even, see the kingdom, of God, without, this, this, to be

born, of the spirit, of God, and so, in verses, three, to verse 12, our Lord, Yeshua, the Messiah, points, to the blessedness, of any, who produce, the righteousness, which is, demanded, by the law, but they can, only produce it, in the power, of the Holy Spirit, of God, and that, that will take place, during the kingdom, of heaven, on earth, in the future day, when, when God, through the Messiah, will establish, the promised, messianic kingdom, and now, beloved brothers, and sisters, in verses, 13, to 16, here, the Lord, Jesus, the Messiah, is, pointing now, as he, teaching the disciples, to the blessed righteousness, which the Lord, demands, but this time, in relationship, to the influence,

that, the, believers, will influence, the world, when they, are led, by the Spirit, of God, and there, is the testimony, that, will take place, when one, is led, by the Spirit, of God, and, doing, the will, of the Lord, producing, in his, or her life, the righteousness, which the Lord, demanded, but it's done, in the power, of the Spirit, of God, and so, in verse 13, to verse 16, Yeshua, Jesus, the Messiah, is pointing, to the disciples, and he says to them, ye are, notice, he doesn't say, ye should, or you may be, as later on, he says, you are the light, of this world, in the context, of verse 13, he says, ye are

the salt, of the earth, but if the salt, have lost, its savory, wherewith, shall it, be salted, it is, thenceforth, he says, good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden, under foot, of men, he is saying, notice this, he actually, throughout, verses 3, to verse 12, and now, from verse 13, to verse 16, he is telling, the disciples, what they are, that's why, it's not so much, what they, ought to be, but what they are, let me read again, in verse 3, blessed are, the pure in spirit, verse 4, blessed are, they that mourn, verse 5, blessed are, the meek, verse 6, blessed are, they which, do hunger, verse 7, blessed

are, the merciful, verse 8, blessed are, the pure in heart, verse 9, blessed are, the peacemakers, blessed are, verse 10, they which are, persecuted, for righteousness sake, verse 11, blessed are ye, when men, revile you, and persecute you, and shall say, all men of evil, against you, falsely, for my sake, rejoice, and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward, in heaven, for so persecuted, they, the prophets, which were before you, so, he's speaking to those, that are, already, are believers, and, because, they belong, to the Lord, they, will be guided, by the Spirit of God, as they allow, the Spirit of God, to guide them, what a wonderful, lesson we learn, and so, in

verse 13, Yeshua is saying, to his disciples, ye are, the salt of the earth, in relationship, to the influence, here in this world, the salt, beloved brothers, and sisters, gives seasoning, give flavor, so it gives, a purpose in life, joy in life, blessing in life, seasoning in life, every one of us, that belongs to the Lord, Yeshua the Messiah, know very well, that because of him, there is a purpose, in our life, and we want to be, those that will leave, an impact, here in this world, ye are, the salt of the earth, if the salt is lost, is saviour, how shall it be salted, how could it, affect others, it is henceforth, good for

nothing, but to be cast, and to be trodden, under the foot, of men, so in verse 13, those, who attain, the true righteousness, which are demanded, by the law, they will, practice this in their life, in the power, of the spirit of God, because they believe God, and God's word, and they will be led, by the spirit of God, and therefore, they will leave an impact, on all who are around them, when they are led, by the spirit of God, so you are salt, the salt of the earth, and therefore, salt, can be effective, when it doesn't lose, its flavor, and, salt, is also used, to preserve, to preserve, and therefore, those, that are, led

by the spirit of God, who are the, the salt of the earth, they will also, in their testimony, to all around him, will, give a testimony, to the living God, otherwise, salt, that is not, salty, cannot, leave any, effect, on the world, around us, and finally, beloved brothers, and sisters, the blessed righteousness, which, the law demands, in relationship, to leave, influence, in the world around, is found, in verse 14, 15 and 16, that the Lord, Yeshua, Jesus the Messiah, is speaking to his disciples, and said, not only that he are, the salt of the earth, verse 13, but he are also, the light, of the world, you know, Yeshua said of himself, in John 8,

I am the light, of the world, here in verse 14, of Matthew chapter 5, it says, you are the light, of the world, a city, that is set, on a hill, cannot be hid, and then he continues, verse 14, neither do men, light a candle, and put it, under a bushel, but on, a lamp stand, on a candlestick, in order that, it will give light, unto all, that are in the house, in other words, you are, already the light, of the world, because of the fact, that you, have followed me, Yeshua is saying, to his disciples, but if you, will be led, by the spirit, of God, you will give light, to all, that are

around you, you will influence, others, you are the light, of the world, the light, of the world, will give light, to others, will influence, others, and will lead, others, out of darkness, to God, to God, the Father, to God, and so, Yeshua, Jesus, the Messiah, says in verse, 16, let your light, so shine, before men, that they may see, your good works, notice, you are already, the light, your good works, is not saving you, it's not a matter, of salvation here, they are already, following him, they are believers, but their good works, will come out, of that, which was produced, in their life, because, they are, justified, and therefore, there, will be, true, quality of,

righteousness, will be evident, in their life, in the power, of the Spirit of God, let your light, so shine, before men, why, the end of verse 16, that they may see, your good works, and what, and they will glorify, your Father, which is, in heaven, how wonderful, beloved brothers, and sisters, and dear friend, in verses, 1 to 16, of Matthew chapter 5, our Lord, Yeshua, the Messiah, present before, the disciples, or the quality, of true righteousness, that, is produced, in the life, of the believer, that have accepted, God, accepted the Messiah, accepted the Lord Jesus, and he, or she, will produce it, by the power, of the Spirit of God, as, we, led by the

Spirit, of God, and then, that will be produced, in the life, of God's people, in relationship, to God, in relationship, to others, and in relationship, to our influence, in a world, which is in darkness, may the Lord, help us, may the Lord, lead each, and every believer, to produce, righteous, living, as they follow, as we all follow, with the help, of the Spirit of God, our blessed Lord, Yeshua, Jesus, our Messiah, well God bless you, my dear friend, until the next time, may the Lord, encourage you, and lead you on, we will say to you all, Shalom, Shalom, bye bye.