LISTEN: Matthew 5 – A Prophet like unto Moses

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Christ Church Jerusalem
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Moses and Joshua Bearing the Law; illustration from the 1890 Holman Bible (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

Rev. Aaron Eime continues with the theme of the ‘Sermon on the Mount’, which he says is a collection of teachings, not just a sermon.

He points out that The Gospels are finely crafted texts put together in a certain way. Each miracle and teaching is in a certain place at a certain time for a reason and there is much more that could have been written about Jesus. Matthew presents five big discourses of Jesus …. each one concludes with the words, “When Jesus had finished saying these things.”He asks, “Why five”? and surmises that this reflects the five books of The Torah and that Jesus is, “The prophet like unto Moses” who would expound the Torah. The primary audience at this point is the disciples.

Readings: Leviticus 9:1-2; 9-18 Psalm 119: 33-40 Matthew 5: 38-48

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Christ Church is the oldest Protestant Church in the Middle East. It was completed in Jerusalem in 1849 and soon after became known as the "Jewish Protestant Church." Today Christ Church is an evangelical Anglican congregation that worships in our historic church in the Old City of Jerusalem. The congregation, comprised of expatriates who have come to serve in Israel or the West Bank along with local believers (both Jews and Arabs), welcomes visitors and tourists to its worship services. We are an English speaking congregation that appreciates our Jewish roots in a liturgical and historical context.