God moves through His peopleVision of Hope Ministries (VOHM) is faced with many challenges as we seek the direction of the Holy Spirit in this new season in Haiti. The ministry leadership is strong an...  Read More

Setting and OverviewFrom the sixth commandment (Do not murder), Jesus now moves on to the seventh: Do not commit adultery. Similar to the command to not murder, adultery rightly received a lot of atte...  Read More

Setting and OverviewVerses 23 through 26 of Matthew 5 complete the section that began in verse 21 of the danger and relation of anger to murder. After laying out His main point for the section in vers...  Read More

Setting and OverviewVerse 21 of Matthew 5 begins the second half of the chapter, which is built around six antitheses. In many ways, these antitheses are a natural application and exposition of Jesus’...  Read More

Setting and OverviewMatthew 5:17 contains the first half of an inclusio (along with 7:12) which bookends the body of the Sermon on the Mount. This inclusion indicates that the content in between will ...  Read More

Setting and OverviewMatthew 5:14-16 completes the “salt and light” section that begins in the preceding verse and describes the role that Christians will play in the role as they live out the Beatitud...  Read More

Setting and OverviewMatthew 5:10 gives us the final Beatitude, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness.” The promise at the end, that “the kingdom of heaven belongs to them,” mirrors t...  Read More

Setting and OverviewMatthew 5:9 bring us to the second to last Beatitude: “Blessed are the peacemakers.” It is helpful that is placed here as it builds upon the previous six Beatitudes. While making p...  Read More

Setting and OverviewThe sixth Beatitude provides a rich word picture with significant cultural and biblical context. It describes a characteristic that would resonate with listeners and readers from m...  Read More