Lk. 6:17 And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases.
There is some controversy here as far as the location that the “Sermon on the Mount” takes place.” Luke says that He came down from the mountain and stood on a level place. Matthew says that He went up on a mountain and taught. There could be a simple explanation for this. I have heard mor than one scholar say that they believe that this particular event actually took place over a two or three day period. What we have recorded for us are the hi-lights of His teaching. Very possibly Yeshua started His teaching at the base of the mountain, but as the crowd grew he moved up the mountain so that He could be seen and heard better by everyone.
Lk. 6:18 As well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed.
Once again we have proof from the Word of God that the common people actually accepted Yeshua and did not reject Him. Over and over again, we see the word “multitude” used to describe the crowds that followed Him. This is certainly no indication that the Jews rejected Him as it has been taught for so long. Not only did the multitudes follow Him, but they contended with each other in order just to be able to touch Him.
Lk. 6:19 And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all.
This verse says that the crowds wanted just to touch Him, and they were healed when they did. Very possibly this again is a direct reference to “the Sun of Righteousness with healing in His wings” found in Malachi. Just as the woman with the issue of blood wanted to touch the tzitzit of His prayer shawl, the people here were doing the same thing, believing that He was the Messiah (Sun of Righteousness) of Malachi.
Source: Malachi 3:20
Mt. 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him.
This verse says that Yeshua sat down and began to teach them. This was the teaching position of the rabbis. References for this can be found in both the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmuds.
Sources: JT:Shekalim 2:5; BT:Berachoth 27b; BT:Betsah 15b; BT:Megillah 21a; BTPesachim 26b; BT:Sanhedrin 99b
Mt. 5:2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying,
Lk. 6:20a Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said,
In the following verses we have what are commonly called the Beatitudes. Before going any further, it might behoove us to understand what a beatitude is. Yeshua has started to travel around Israel, and what is His principle message? He is preaching the Kingdom of God. In this context, beatitudes would be defined as attitudes for Kingdom people to be in. Every one of these beatitudes start out with the word “blessed” (ashrey in Hebrew, makarios in Greek). What does blessed mean? It is commonly translated “happy,” although it is difficult to come up with a good English translation. An expanded meaning might be this: “a state of understanding or condition of understanding that affords for the believer a relationship with god that engenders a calmness of spirit.” They are at peace with God and with themselves. It is an assurance of their relationship with Him.
The word “beatitudes” is not found in the Bible, but it is derived from a Latin word meaning blessedness. Since the time of Ambrose, it has been used to refer to the sayings which form the introduction to the Sermon on the Mount and serve as a description of the qualitites to be found in Yeshua’s true disciples.
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