He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
He spoke with a clear, strong voice so all could hear, with great freedom and urgency, because what he was about to say mattered supremely. Some things were for the disciples alone, others for the whole multitude gathered there.
AI summary
And he opened his mouth--a solemn way of arousing the reader's attention, and preparing him for something weighty. (Job 9:1; Act 8:35; Act 10:34). and taught them, saying--as follows.
Christ the eternal Wisdom, who lay in the Father's bosom before all worlds, preached in a mountain because the scribes had Moses' chair with all ease and honor while corrupting the law; He found no better pulpit than a desert hill. His miracles made way for this sermon, disposing people to receive instruction from one showing such divine power and goodness.
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Commenting on Matthew 5:1-2