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    adbenson added a text contribution Meek Inherit the Earth
    This passage turns the normal order of life completely on its head. It's counter-cultural today and even more so in the context that it was delivered. Who was inheriting the earth in the original context? The Romans, the powerful, those who "made things happen"...the ones who "took life by the horns" and "made a name for themselves." We hear echoes of the "Law and Prophets"... Psalm 37:9 For... Read more »
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    adbenson added contributions: William Fitch --Poor In Spirit Defined and Those Who Mourn
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    adbenson added a text contribution Those Who Mourn
    Mourners who are coming to understand the reality of how "poor in spirit" they are... will be comforted. It would seem here that God gives special blessing to those who have come to terms with their need. All who have gone through a significant mourning period in their lives are familiar with the reality of the desperation one feels during these times. When we are desperate we tend to call out... Read more »
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    adbenson added a text contribution Poor In Spirit
    The Greek here is clear: poor in Spirit. It is not talking here of the financially/physically poor (Though there are many other places in the Bible that certainly point to the fact that God has a special place in his heart for those who are poor! Some commentators also make mention of the parallels bet. the two and how the primary audience would have seen them as synonymous in many ways). He is... Read more »

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