NT035-03 | Our Daily Bread University

What do the first four beatitudes have in common?

According to Dr. Blomberg, to who does “poor in spirit” most likely refer?

Which of the following is true about the “comfort” referenced in the second beatitude?

Those who mourn can experience a type of comfort only God can provide, now, in the present.
Those who mourn will experience full and complete comfort in the future when God establishes His kingdom.
The mourning that will be comforted includes mourning for such effects of the fall as the created order being out of sync.
All of the above

What does the verb tense in the first beatitude (“blessed are the poor in spirit”) tell us?

Use of the present tense in the second half of the verse indicates that God’s reign is breaking into earth now and blessing these people.
Use of the present tense in the second half of the verse indicates that these people are currently experiencing material blessings here on earth.
Use of the present tense in the second half of the verse indicates that these are people who have already died and gone to heaven.
Dr. Blomberg does not mention the verb tense used in this beatitude.

Who considered humility a virtue?

According to Dr. Blomberg, to what could humility be or refer?

Which Old Testament passage does Dr. Blomberg use to compare with the first three beatitudes?

What does the verb tense in the second, third, and fourth beatitudes tell us?

The future tense indicates they will experience none of the blessing here and now, and the blessing will only come when God establishes His kingdom through Christ in all its fullness.
The future tense indicates they will experience the blessing at some unknown future time during their life here on earth.
The future tense indicates they will experience part of the blessing here and now, but the fullness of the blessing will only come when God establishes His kingdom through Christ in all its fullness.
Dr. Blomberg does not mention the verb tenses used in these beatitudes.

According to Dr. Blomberg, what causes the kind of mourning referenced in the second beatitude?

In the fourth beatitude, the Greek word used for righteousness also translates in English to what?

The Beatitudes of Jesus