7:10
The general commands to administer justice and mercy are now fleshed out. They are not to oppress the weak or stranger, and not to devise evil plans against others “in your heart”. The sermon on the mount is sometimes portrayed as Jesus going against the Law, such sentiments demonstrate only a lack of understanding on the part of the person making the statement. Jesus may well, indeed probably was, going against some of the rabbinical teaching on the Law, but He most definitely was not going against the Law. The Old Testament was always concerned about what goes on in a man or woman’s heart. The commands here are all negative, ie do not.
7:11
The commands in v10 were all do nots, and this was because of the hardness of the heart of the people, which is demonstrated explicitly here. The people had no interest in hearing the true word of God, another tragic example of the truth of John 3:19. They did not want to hear, and made sure that they could not hear. What they were doing was shutting out the word of life.
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