SOTM—Hungry

<p>For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/som-05-hunger-thirst/" target="_blank"><strong>website.</strong></a></p><p><strong>"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they will be satisfied."</strong><br /><br />What does this mean? Consider such passages as:</p><ul><li>“Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (<strong>Matt 4:4; see Deut. 8:3</strong>).</li><li>“I am the bread of life,” and “If any man thirsts, let him come to me and drink” (<strong>John 6:35; 7:37</strong>).</li><li>“As the hart pants after the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God” (<strong>Psalm 42:1-2</strong>).</li><li>Do these passages explain the 4th beatitude? Do they clarify what it means to hunger and thirst for righteousness? Not much, for there are multiple forms of hunger and thirst in Scripture.</li><li>Rather, this passage centers on righteousness—<i>justice</i>.</li></ul><p><i>Righteousness isn’t</i></p><ul><li>Knowledge of the Word.</li><li>Being right with the Lord—longing for our own righteous standing before God.</li><li>Desiring a relationship with God.</li></ul><p><i>Righteousness is</i></p><ul><li>A desire for justice for oneself—especially when suffering oppression or injustice.</li><li>A desire for justice for others—going hand-in-hand with concern for the poor and needy.</li><li>6:33—there is justice when all parties respect the Lordship of Jesus.</li><li>(The N.T. word <i>dikaiosune </i>is related to the word <i>dikaios, </i>meaning upright or just.)</li></ul><p><i>The Program of Isaiah 61</i></p><ul><li>Remember to see the Beatitudes in the light of Isaiah 61—Jesus' messianic program.</li><li>This is tremendously good news, especially for those deprived of justice, the have-nots, the masses of the common people—as opposed to the religious aristocracy.</li></ul><p>The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,<br />because the Lord has anointed me to bring <strong>good ne