The Sermon on the Mount SERMON ON THE MOUNT, THE. A term applied by Augustine (c. a.d. 400) to Matthew 5-7 in his Lat... Serpent (Fiery Serpent) SERPENT (FIERY SERPENT) 1. Hebrew and Greek names. Four Heb. and two Gr. words are tr. serpent: (...
1. The purpose of Matthew is to present the truth relating to Yeshua as the King, and the message of the kingdom is the guiding principle in placing the Sermon on the Mount here so early in Matthew’s gospel. Many events recorded later in the gospel actually occurred before the Sermon ...