The Sermon on the Mount is more than well-crafted words, but it also builds a rock solid foundation for what life in the Kingdom should look like. Jesus doesn’t craft this foundation by creating a new system of rules, but He builds by sharing the beautiful and radiant nuances of the character and nature of God as they play out in real life scenarios. This is why all who heard these words were astonished. This is why we are all still challenged and astonished by them today.