Jesus is preaching beatitude in our Gospel today and, though Luke’s version makes some clear diversions from the more famous form of the sermon in Matthew’s Gospel, the message at hand remains consistent. Employing the Old Testament connections offered by the lectionary, we’ll compare and contrast the law of the Mosaic covenant with the universal law of the Davidic covenant and we’ll make the case that the new law offered by Christ fulfills that universal Davidic law. We’ll also explore the content of the beatitudes, noting that according to Christ’s preaching, poverty is an undeniable guarantor of salvation.