Matthew 5:12...Have A Blessed Sabbath

Have a blessed Sabbath! I pray this week and this study bless you fully. If you have any questions or prayer/financial requests you can reach me directly by replying to this email. Enjoy this Biblical New Years Eve, and the last Sabbath of this year!

God bless you,

Nate

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Sabbath Bible Study

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King James Version Matthew 5: 12

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

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Apostolic Bible Polyglot Greek Matthew 5: 12

χαίρετε καὶ. ἀγαλλιᾶσθε ὅτι πολὺς ὑμῶν μισθὸς ἐν οὐρανοῖς γὰρ οὕτως ἐδίωξαν τοὺς προφήτας πρὸ ὑμῶν

Chairete kai agalliasthe hoti polys hymōn misthos en ouranois gar houtōs ediōxan tous prophētas pro hymōn

Rejoice and celebrate, because great [is] your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

Masoretic Hebrew Matthew 5: 12 (Read Left To Right)

שִׂישׂוּ וְגִילוּ כִּי שְׂכַרְכֶם הַרְבֶּה מְאֹד בַּשָּׁמָיִם כִּי־כֵן רָדְפוּ אֶת־הַנְּבִיאִים אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ לִפְנֵיכֶם׃

Shey'shu v'giylo kiy s'khar'khem hir'bah m'od bashׁamayim k'khen rad'fu thnvyym ashׁer hayu lif'neykhem׃

Rejoice greatly! Be joyful! Certainly your wages become great abundance in the Heavens, this same way they persecuted the prophets who exist before you.

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Word for Word Greek Definition of Matthew 5: 12

Rejoice Strong's Greek 5463: χαίρετε / chairete (Verb) - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural: A primary verb; to be 'cheer'ful, i.e. Calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation, be well.

and Strong's Greek 2532: καὶ / kai (Conjunction): And, even, also, namely.

celebrate, Strong's Greek 21: ἀγαλλιᾶσθε / agalliasthe (Verb) - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural: To exult, be full of joy. From agan and hallomai; properly, to jump for joy, i.e. Exult.

because Strong's Greek 3754: ὅτι / hoti (Conjunction): Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

great [is] Strong's Greek 4183: πολὺς / polys (Adjective) - Nominative Masculine Singular: Much, many; often.

your Strong's Greek 4771: ὑμῶν / hymōn (Personal / Possessive Pronoun) - Genitive 2nd Per son Plural: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

reward Strong's Greek 3408: μισθὸς / misthos (Noun) - Nominative Masculine Singular: (a) pay, wages, salary, (b) reward, recompense, punishment. Apparently a primary word; pay for service, good or bad.

in Strong's Greek 1722: ἐν / en (Preposition): In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

heaven; Strong's Greek 3772: οὐρανοῖς / ouranois (Noun) - Dative Masculine Plural: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.

for Strong's Greek 1063: γὰρ / gar (Conjunction): For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

in the same way Strong's Greek 3779: οὕτως / houtōs (Adverb): Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).

they persecuted Strong's Greek 1377: ἐδίωξαν / ediōxan (Verb) - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural: To pursue, hence: I persecute. A prolonged form of a primary verb dio; to pursue; by implication, to persecute.

the Strong's Greek 3588: τοὺς / tous (Article) - Accusative Masculine Plural: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

prophets Strong's Greek 4396: προφήτας / prophētas (Noun) - Accusative Masculine Plural: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.

before Strong's Greek 4253: πρὸ / pro (Preposition) - A primary preposition; 'fore', i.e. In front of, prior to.

you. Strong's Greek 4771: ὑμῶν / hymōn (Personal / Possessive Pronoun) - Genitive 2nd Person Plural: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

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Word for Word Hebrew Definition of Matthew 5: 12

Rejoice greatly Strongs Heb#:7797- שׂוּשׂ / sus or sis / soos (Verb): delight, delighted, exult, glad, rejoice, rejoice greatly, rejoiced, rejoices. Be glad, greatly, joy, make mirth, rejoice. Or siys {sece}; a primitive root; to be bright, i.e. Cheerful -- be glad, X greatly, joy, make mirth, rejoice

Be joyful Strongs Heb#:1523- גִּיל / gil /gheel (Verb): to rejoice, cry, exult, glad, rejoiced, rejoices. Be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice or (by permutation) guwl {gool}; a primitive root; properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. Usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear -- be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.

certainly Strongs Heb#:3588- כִּי / ki / kee (Conjunction): that, for, when, also, although, although, because, because, case, certainly, either, even, even though, event, except, except, how, however, if, inasmuch, indeed, last, more of her than, more than, more, moreover, much more, much, nevertheless, nor, now, only, or, rather, rather i indeed, seeing, since, so, soon, still, surely, surely, than, then, though, truly, unless, until, what, when, whenever, while, without, Yea, yes, yet.

your wages Strongs Heb#:7936- שָׂכַר / sakar / saw-kar' (Verb): earns, hire, hired, hires, surely hired. earn wages, hire out self, reward, surely. Or (by permutation) cakar (Ezra 4:5) {saw-kar'}; a primitive root (apparently akin (by prosthesis) to karah through the idea of temporary purchase; compare shakar); to hire -- earn wages, hire (out self), reward, X surely.

become great Strongs Heb#:7235- רָבָה / rabah / raw-baw' (Verb): to be or become much, many or great, bring in abundance, A primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect) -- (bring in) abundance (X -antly), + archer (by mistake for rabab), be in authority, bring up, X continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, X -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), X process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.

abundance Strongs Heb#: 3966- מְאֹד / meod / meh-ode' (Adjective): muchness, force, great abundance. diligently, especially, exceedingly, far, fast, good, greatly, louder and louder. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated) -- diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), X louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very (+ much, sore), well.

in the Heavens Strongs Heb#: 8064- שָׁמַיִם / shamayim / shaw-mah'-yim (Noun Masculine) Heaven(s), sky, Holy Dwelling place of God and His Angels, where rain and fire descend.

this same way Strongs Heb#: 3651- כֵּן / ken / kane (Adjective; Adverb; Feminine): so, thus, to them (Pronoun): them. Accordingly, after, afterward, because, case, correctly, enough, even, exactly, follows, hence, here, inasmuch, like, like this, likewise, means, more, nevertheless, now, possessed, practice, reason, right, same, same way, since, so, such, such a thing, surely, then, thereafter, therefore, this, this is how, this account, this manner, this reason, thus, very well, yet.

they persecuted Strongs Heb#: 7291- רָדַף / radaph / raw-daf' (Verb): to pursue, chase, persecute.

the Strongs Heb#: 859- אַתָּה / attah / at-taw' (Pronoun Singular Masculine; Pronoun Singular Feminine; Pronoun Masculine Plural; Pronoun Feminine Plural): thee, thou, ye, you, their, the, his, her, its, that, my, your.

prophets Strongs Heb#: 8064- נָבִיא / nabi / naw-bee' (Noun Masculine) a spokesman, speaker, prophet. prophecy, that prophesy, prophet . From naba'; a prophet or (generally) inspired man -- prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.

who Strongs Heb#: 834- אֲשֶׁר / asher / ash-er' (Particle of Relation; Connecting Link; Conjunction; Adverb; Conjunction; Adverb; Conjunction; Conjunction; Relative Particle; Pronoun; Conjunction) who, which, that.

exist Strongs Heb#: 1961- הָיָה / hayah / haw-yaw (Verb) to fall out, come to pass, become, be. become, altogether, accomplished, committed, like, break, cause, A primitive root (compare hava'); to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) -- beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit (one-)self, require, X use.

before you Strongs Heb#: 6440- פָנִים / panim or paneh / paw-neem' (Noun Masculine) Plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from panah); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) -- + accept, a-(be-)fore(-time)

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The Beatitudes are some of the most amazing verses in the Bible. Jesus gives us the first set of instructions on how to behave as Sons and Daughters of Yah. The Beatitudes always comfort me on the hard days when I may have doubts. Yes, I’m broken hearted for my sins and I need your mercy and grace God. Yes, I tried to make and keep peace today. Yes, I’m thirsty for righteousness and I feel a deep urgency to be cleansed from my sins.
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In this final verse of the Beatitudes Yahusha is calling on us to rejoice greatly! But not only to rejoice, it is the kind of rejoicing that requires celebrating as said in the Greek text. To be persecuted on account of Gods name is the greatest honor anyone could reach in their lives. It is the "seal the deal" ultimate price to pay for being named a Son or Daughter of God. Jesus said there is no greater love than to lay down your life for someone. What more can be said about laying down your own life for God?

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The Apostles soon learned the importance of these Red Words. Peter was crucified upside down, and it is rumored that the Apostle John was boiled alive in a pot of oil before he was banished to the Island Patmos. All of the Apostles were persecuted and they all laid down their lives for Gods name for the exception of John, who escaped Patmos and lived to be 80 years old.

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Our rewards become great abundance in the Heavens. The Beatitudes start off each verse with Blessed... Blessed can be defined as in the favor of God, or supremely happy. The Greek word for Blessed is Makarios. Makarios is an elite word (similar to the Hebrew) used in the Greek culture that described the richest of the rich in society. A poor man could not use that word. A soft man who is merciful or who makes peace usually gets the short end of the stick. Jesus is speaking to a crowd who is eager to wage war on the Romans to be set free from tyranny and oppression. They are not thinking about being merciful, or creating peace. They are not thinking about loving the Romans who are oppressing them. Yet, Jesus calls them to do it. I can only image the hearts convicted right off the start of this Sermon. They must have felt like Jesus was talking directly to them. This Sermon makes me feel like He is talking to me.

There is nothing new under the sun. A time is coming when worldwide persecution will take place. I used to believe that God would judge us based on how much we can suffer for Him. But I have learned that He will judge us based on how much we can love. Furthermore, He will judge us based on how much we can love through our suffering. Who in their right mind would love someone trying to kill them? That is what Jesus calls us to do. He calls us to suffer, to pick up our cross daily and follow Him. And then He calls us to love God and our neighbor just like He did.

He calls us to love our enemies and those who persecute us. Then, He calls us to celebrate cause we have made it! We are children of God and we will share His inheritance! Our reward in Heaven will be greater than we can imagine! So if you are suffering, draw closer to Him. He does not call us to prosperity in this life but the next. Here and now, we are to pick up our cross and follow Him! It is the path of His children to suffer in this life, especially on His account. So rejoice and count it as good that you are a child of God!