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Next in the list of Beatitudes is Matthew 5:5, “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”
Next in the list of Beatitudes is Matthew 5:5, “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”
When we look up the work “meek” in Strong’s Concordance, we
find that it is defined as mild or gentle.
Webster defines meek as “having or showing a quiet and gentle nature:
not wanting to fight or argue with other people.”
This specific usage of the adjective “meek” is found in just
a few places in the Bible.
In Matthew 11:29, Jesus says this about Himself, “Take my
yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall
find rest unto your souls.”
Jesus also quoted a prophet when directing His disciples on
how to answer anyone asking about the ass they are supposed to bring him in
Matthew 21:5 with these words “Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King
cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.”
And finally when Peter talks about wives adorning themselves
he writes “But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not
corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the
sight of God of great price” In 1 Peter 3:4.
Considering who (Jesus and wives) is being described as
being meek, the word does not mean weakness or cowardice, but instead a gentleness
and self-control. True followers of
Christ are not arrogant, conceited, or pompous.
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