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     The Beatitudes in Matthew 5 can be seen in Two ways:

1. They can be divided into 10 eras of Biblical History as seen in the upper diagram.

2. If we include verse 12 ‘rejoice and be exceeding glad’ as the 10th Beatitude, they can be seen as a commentary on The 10 Commandments.

 See the list at the Right and the notes at the bottom….

      1- Only 1 GOD        2- No Idols         3- GOD’s Name      4- Keep Sabbath      5- Honor Parents      7- No Adultery      6- No Murder      8- Do Not Steal      9- No Lies        10- Don’t Covet

 Note that Commands  7 and 6  are in reverse order in The Beatitudes.

Several times the New Testament Text can be seen as a commentary on the 10 Commandments and Matthew is a good example of this:

Mat Chapters 1-4 is a basic commentary on the First 3 Commandments. Mat 5:1-12 is a commentary on The Sabbath - The 4th Commandment (As well as being a Commentary on each of The 10)  Mat 5:13-19 Deals with the concept of Honoring GOD our Father # 5   Mat 5:20-26 Deals with Commandment # 6 Do not Hate One Another    Mat 5:27-32 Comments on # 7 Do Not Commit Adultery     Mat 5:33-37 Comments on # 9 Do Not Bare False Witness   Mat 5:38-48 Deals with # 8 Do Not Steal (Give Due Payment)    Mat 6 Continues with # 8 and also deals with # 10 Do Not Covet -(Be Satisfied With What GOD has Provided for you)

The LORD's Prayer Mat 6:6-13,

Mat 14 & 15 Covers all 10 Commandments  Mat 19:17-21 Deals with # 1,& 5 thru 9