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The last important Greek word that Jesus used was CHORTAZO. The word was used to refer to fattened cattle. That is, it means having all that you want. This animal or person is completely satisfied.
The Greek words for hunger and thirst are both in the present tense. This means that Jesus was describing someone who was continually hungering and thirsting. Therefore, we could rewrite the beatitude like this,
Blessed are those who are constantly, continually hungering and thirsting after righteousness, for they shall be completely and totally satisfied. Matt. 5:6 Summary of Life. People seek God for many reasons. Some reasons are better than others. In a time of crisis it is common for men and women to make deals with God. It goes something like this, “If you are there, God, please help me. If you do, I will commit myself to you the rest of my life. I will go to church and read your Bible.” An old saying that captures the point says, “Every solder in a foxhole during a time of war believes in God.” At a time of crisis men and women reach out to God. They might be on a raft out on the ocean, in an aircraft that is falling into the water, or be a mother who has discovered that her child has been hit by a car. They reach for God to save them, to rescue them, but not because they want their sins forgiven, desire to be right with God, or to go to heaven. They reach out to save their earthly life or someone they dearly love. They are hungering and thirsting for their lives. At that moment of crisis, satisfaction means being rescued. At that moment of crisis, they catch a glimpse of what this life is really all about. It is empty and God is all that there is.
Solomon’s Experience. King Solomon was one of the wealthiest and wisest men that ever lived (1 Kings 3:11-13; 4:30; 5:12; Eccl. 2:9). His wisdom and wealth were gifts from God.
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