Those who Mourn (3 of 8)
Series: Blessed
Zach Terry
Matthew 5:4
INTRODUCTION: We are in a series of sermons we are calling, ''Blessed''.
Remember in our introduction to this series we said that the state of being blessed was a word that outside of scripture was only used in reference the Pantheon of Greek Gods and Goddesses...
We said that biblically it was a word used to denote the - Power, Presence, and Provision of God.
We also learned that the first word of the first sermon Jesus ever preached was, ''Blessed''. God wants you to live the Blessed Life. And the beatitudes are a prescriptive for just that.
LAST WEEK: We saw that those who recognized their Spiritual Poverty were blessed of God. This week we are in verse 4... let's look at it together.
TEXT: Matthew 5:4 (ESV)
4 ''Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
What a paradoxical statement - HAPPY are the SAD. It seems so contradictory. Yet it was among the first words Jesus spoke in an official capacity.
The word ''Mourn'' here in the Greek is the word ''pentheo''. Pentheo is one of 9 Greek words that are translated into the English, ''to mourn''.
This particular word is always associated with the mourning that accompanies death. Often it's the death of a loved one:
- It is used in the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) for Jacob's grief when he thought his son Joseph was killed by a wild animal (Gen. 37:34).
- It is used of the disciples' mourning for Jesus before they knew He was raised from the dead (Mark 16:10).
But Pentheo is also used to describe the mourning that is associated with the death of a dream, or loss of hope.
- It is used of the mourning of world business leaders over the death of its commerce because of the destruction of the world system during the Tribulation (Rev. 18:11, 15).
The word carries the idea of deep inner agony, which may or may not be expressed by outward weeping, wailing, or lament.
?Have you been there?
...
Series: Blessed
Zach Terry
Matthew 5:4
INTRODUCTION: We are in a series of sermons we are calling, ''Blessed''.
Remember in our introduction to this series we said that the state of being blessed was a word that outside of scripture was only used in reference the Pantheon of Greek Gods and Goddesses...
We said that biblically it was a word used to denote the - Power, Presence, and Provision of God.
We also learned that the first word of the first sermon Jesus ever preached was, ''Blessed''. God wants you to live the Blessed Life. And the beatitudes are a prescriptive for just that.
LAST WEEK: We saw that those who recognized their Spiritual Poverty were blessed of God. This week we are in verse 4... let's look at it together.
TEXT: Matthew 5:4 (ESV)
4 ''Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
What a paradoxical statement - HAPPY are the SAD. It seems so contradictory. Yet it was among the first words Jesus spoke in an official capacity.
The word ''Mourn'' here in the Greek is the word ''pentheo''. Pentheo is one of 9 Greek words that are translated into the English, ''to mourn''.
This particular word is always associated with the mourning that accompanies death. Often it's the death of a loved one:
- It is used in the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) for Jacob's grief when he thought his son Joseph was killed by a wild animal (Gen. 37:34).
- It is used of the disciples' mourning for Jesus before they knew He was raised from the dead (Mark 16:10).
But Pentheo is also used to describe the mourning that is associated with the death of a dream, or loss of hope.
- It is used of the mourning of world business leaders over the death of its commerce because of the destruction of the world system during the Tribulation (Rev. 18:11, 15).
The word carries the idea of deep inner agony, which may or may not be expressed by outward weeping, wailing, or lament.
?Have you been there?
...
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