Called the sermon on the mount, this is the first of five great discourses delivered; all five being through chapters five and seven; chapter 10; 13; 18; 23-25. Initially, what is called the beatitudes (which literally means beautiful attitudes) appears almost as a “duty” or a job. However this job is designed to lead us to ultimate happiness.

These beautiful attitudes or beatitudes are the farthest thing from duty and show us a divine revelation of the nature of governance of God’s kingdom in the individual and the secrets to individual victory while simultaneously living in God’s Kingdom and this present life.