The Second Blessing of the Beatitudes : Those Who Hunger and Thirst for God’s Righteousness Will Be Satisfied by God’s Salvation! “Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied …” ( Luke 6:21a ) I would like to receive the lessons given through meditating on this word: (1) I would like to receive the lessons given as I meditate on the first half of Luke 6:21, the second blessing of the Beatitudes, in connection with Matthew 5:6 , which says, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” (a) Here, the phrase “those who hunger” comes from the Greek word πεινῶντες (peinōntes), which is used as a present participle. It does not indicate a temporary hunger but a continuous, ongoing state of hunger. This physical hunger is reinterpreted with a spiritual meaning in Matthew 5:6 as “ hu...
하나님께서는 우리가 당한 일을 기억하시고 우리의 치욕을 살펴보십니다. 여러모로 쫓기는 삶을 살아가므로 우리가 피곤하나 쉴 수가 없으며 , 먹고 살려고 상관들에게 굴복하며 살아갈 때에도 하나님께서는 우리가 당한 일을 기억하시고 우리의 치욕을 살펴보십니다 ( 참고 : 예레미야 애가 5:1, 5-6, 현대인의 성경 ).