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What does the Bible say about 'Blessed are the Meek'?
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Jun 15, 2021 · What does it mean that the meek shall inherit the earth? Let us seek the answer by isolating and considering the teaching of Jesus in two phrases in the verse.
Blessed are the lowly, for they shall inherit the earth. Amplified Bible. “Blessed [inwardly peaceful, spiritually secure, worthy of respect] are the gentle [the kind-hearted, the sweet-spirited, the self-controlled], for they will inherit the earth. Christian Standard Bible.
With this context, a reading of Matthew 5:5 in parallel with 5:3 and 5:10 and the promise of the kingdom of heaven, the statement that the meek will inherit the earth expands beyond the land of Israel to the kingdom of heaven come to earth.
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- The scriptural hope has always been to live with God in the promised land in the middle east on the dry land above the abyss and below the sky ceil...
- What is meant by “inherit the earth”? The Hebrew word (ʼeʹrets) and the Greek (ge) words for “earth” can refer to the entire planet or to a specif...
- 1) "an arbitrarily global sense," lol. It means the entire earth. As in the earth God through Christ created, Gen 1; Col 1:16; Mt 4:8-9; Ac 1:8; P...
Sep 15, 2023 · “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5). In Matthew, we encounter a list of people who will receive blessings in a section known as the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12). One group of people mentioned, the meek, have a negative connotation in today’s world.
Jan 4, 2022 · The third Beatitude is “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5). Jesus’ words echo Psalm 37:11, which says, “The meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity.”
Matthew 5:5. ESV “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. NIV Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. NASB Blessed are the gentle, for they will inherit the earth. CSB Blessed are the humble, for they will inherit the earth. NLT God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth.
But Jesus promises to the meek the empire of the solid earth— κληρονομήσουσι τὴν γῆν. Surely a startling paradox! That the meek should find a foremost place in the kingdom of heaven is very intelligible, but “inherit the earth”—the land of Canaan or any other part of this planet—is it not a delusive promise?
