In reference to the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus spoke to
his hearers hoping for great change. See, they had heard about living differently, but
in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus begins to ask for bold changes. He particularly goes
after Jewish leadership with harsh language, which would have been a group of highly
influential religious elites, like politicians today.
In
that day and age, this would have socially caused quite an
uproar. The followers of Jesus grew as a social consequence of this Sermon on the Mount,
however, not everyone was pleased with him. Religious leaders (with
political interests)didn't understand, nor would they fully believe it
was God in the flesh come to dwell among them. Thus, the criticized Jesus and continued
to fake their way through their religion with their rituals and their customs. They grew
mad at Jesus and later wanted to question him. Obviously, if you follow the story all
the way through the end of Matthew, you will find the end of Jesus at least here in the
flesh on earth.
Christ enumerated and explained what many
of the commandments meant in further detail. Religious authorites of the day didn't feel
he had the right or the education to do that. Besides, when someone comes in and says
that what a teacher teaches isn't fully true, the teacher is going to feel a little
slighted. This is what the religious elites
experienced.
Check out a bible commentary online for
further information.
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