Jesus’ Words 14
Lord’s Prayer
See also Luke 11:2-4
Form of….
Model for….
Greatest Commandment & 2nd
Pt.1 – God
Pt. 2 – remainder Others
It has much in a little;
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/matthew/6-9.htm
seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness,
(DECENDING – HEAVEN to EARTH)
OUR / US
community of prayer
HEBREWS 10:19-24
FATHER
Different
Family – adopted into his family
Father – perfect, depend, wise, loving
HOLY BE YOUR NAME
KINGDOM COME
“People do not live in neutral space. The powers of evil are manifest in diseases of mind and body, the falsehoods that people claim are true, and the sins that destroy individuals and communities. “
https://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=1703
YOUR WILL BE DONE
God’s plan / desire
John 3:16
Ez 36:22ff
– # the “ I WILLs “
– “Then “ ( not for your sake )
(ASCENDING – EARTH to HEAVEN)
GIVE US
DAILY BREAD
needs –
Communion –
Not on bread alone BUT….
FORGIVE US
a debt we can never repay
Mt 18:22 ( Brief. )
Hebrews 10:26
Ez 36:24-31 (*31-32 )
Hebrews 10:15-18
LEAD US
Job – tried / but on purpose & not to failure .
My 26:41 ( garden admonition)
DELIVER US
R. Juda, after his prayer, or at the close of it, as is this petition, used (c) to say;
“let it be thy good pleasure, 0 Lord our God, and the God of our fathers, “that thou wouldst deliver us” from impudent men, and impudence; from an “evil” man, and from an “evil” accident; from the “evil” imagination, i.e. the corruption of nature; from an “evil” companion; from an “evil” neighbour; and from Satan the destroyer; and from hard judgment; and from an hard adversary, whether he is the son of the covenant, or is not the son of the covenant.”
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/matthew/6-13.htm
“For Thine is the Kingdom……”
MSS support problems
Early Church Fathers ignore
Illus :
Hebrew manuscripts of OT
Greek transmission of NT letters