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What Does Hunger and Thirst After Righteousness Mean? Matthew 5:6-8 | Sermon on the Mount Pt 2
1 tim 30 min•24 april 2026
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What does it mean to "hunger and thirst after righteousness" in Matthew 5:6-8 (KJV)? It is His righteousness, not ours, and the same heart is merciful and pure and sees God.
Sermon on the Mount Pt 2, hosted by Matt Hepner and TopLobsta.
Verse 6: people who hunger and thirst have a sense of adventure, like Abraham leaving Ur of the Chaldees. The righteousness they want is His, not theirs: "seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness" (Matthew 6:33; Psalm 143; John 6:35; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 3:9).
Verse 7: "Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy," through the parable of the unforgiving servant (Matthew 18:21-35). Jesus "knew what was in man" (John 2:25) and still thought us worth dying for.
Verse 8: "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God." It is not the people with letters behind their names who see God. It is the single eye (Matthew 6:22), not closed eyes (Matthew 13:10-17), and "where your treasure is, there will your heart be also" (Matthew 6:21).
Questions answered
• What does it mean to hunger and thirst after righteousness? (4:11)
• Whose righteousness are we supposed to hunger for? (12:42)
• What does "blessed are the merciful" mean? (50:19)
• What does the parable of the unforgiving servant teach about mercy? (51:37)
• What does "pure in heart" mean? (1:06:20)
• Why did Jesus speak in parables? (1:13:32)
Related Straight Bible studies
• Previous, Pt 1: What Are the Beatitudes? Matthew 5:1-12: https://youtu.be/4q-1mEdPY7w
• Next, Pt 3: What Does Blessed Are the Peacemakers Mean? Matthew 5:9: https://youtu.be/MYRDwjZiRmY
• The full Sermon on the Mount study: https://www.youtube.com/playli...
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Chapters
(Podcast times. The audio has a 151-second false start that the YouTube video does not.)
0:00 False Start (Episode Restarts Below)
2:31 Reading Matthew 5, Verses 1-6 (KJV)
4:11 Hunger and Thirst: A Sense of Adventure
7:53 Seek Ye First His Righteousness (Matthew 6, Verses 31-34)
12:42 In Thy Righteousness (Psalm 143)
24:36 I Am the Bread of Life (John 6, Verse 35)
25:22 Dead Unto Sin, Alive Unto God (Romans 6, Verses 11-13)
29:27 The Righteousness of God in Him (2 Corinthians 5, Verses 14-21)
36:51 Whosoever Drinketh of This Water (John 4, Verses 13-14)
41:04 Righteousness Which Is of God by Faith (Philippians 3, Verses 7-9)
43:28 The Fellowship of His Sufferings (Philippians 3, Verse 10)
47:36 Blessed Are the Merciful (Matthew 5, Verse 7)
51:37 The Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18, Verses 21-35)
1:01:56 Jesus Did Not Commit Himself Unto Them (John 2, Verses 23-25)
1:04:01 Love Your Enemies (Matthew 5, Verses 43-48)
1:06:20 What Does Pure in Heart Mean? (Matthew 5, Verse 8)
1:08:39 If Thine Eye Be Single (Matthew 6, Verses 22-23)
1:10:41 Like Unto Clear Glass (Revelation 21, Verse 18)
1:13:32 Why Speakest Thou in Parables? (Matthew 13, Verses 10-17)
1:17:30 Their Eyes Have They Closed (Acts 28, Verse 27)
1:20:09 Ye Hypocrites (Matthew 15, Verses 7-9)
1:25:31 Unto the Pure All Things Are Pure (Titus 1, Verses 15-16)
1:27:19 Where Your Treasure Is (Matthew 6, Verses 19-21)
Which is hardest for you right now: hungering for His righteousness, showing mercy, or keeping a pure heart? Tell us in the comments.
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Sermon on the Mount Pt 2, hosted by Matt Hepner and TopLobsta.
Verse 6: people who hunger and thirst have a sense of adventure, like Abraham leaving Ur of the Chaldees. The righteousness they want is His, not theirs: "seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness" (Matthew 6:33; Psalm 143; John 6:35; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 3:9).
Verse 7: "Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy," through the parable of the unforgiving servant (Matthew 18:21-35). Jesus "knew what was in man" (John 2:25) and still thought us worth dying for.
Verse 8: "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God." It is not the people with letters behind their names who see God. It is the single eye (Matthew 6:22), not closed eyes (Matthew 13:10-17), and "where your treasure is, there will your heart be also" (Matthew 6:21).
Questions answered
• What does it mean to hunger and thirst after righteousness? (4:11)
• Whose righteousness are we supposed to hunger for? (12:42)
• What does "blessed are the merciful" mean? (50:19)
• What does the parable of the unforgiving servant teach about mercy? (51:37)
• What does "pure in heart" mean? (1:06:20)
• Why did Jesus speak in parables? (1:13:32)
Related Straight Bible studies
• Previous, Pt 1: What Are the Beatitudes? Matthew 5:1-12: https://youtu.be/4q-1mEdPY7w
• Next, Pt 3: What Does Blessed Are the Peacemakers Mean? Matthew 5:9: https://youtu.be/MYRDwjZiRmY
• The full Sermon on the Mount study: https://www.youtube.com/playli...
Watch, listen and read
Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Episodes: https://straightbible.org/epis...
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere podcasts are available.
Chapters
(Podcast times. The audio has a 151-second false start that the YouTube video does not.)
0:00 False Start (Episode Restarts Below)
2:31 Reading Matthew 5, Verses 1-6 (KJV)
4:11 Hunger and Thirst: A Sense of Adventure
7:53 Seek Ye First His Righteousness (Matthew 6, Verses 31-34)
12:42 In Thy Righteousness (Psalm 143)
24:36 I Am the Bread of Life (John 6, Verse 35)
25:22 Dead Unto Sin, Alive Unto God (Romans 6, Verses 11-13)
29:27 The Righteousness of God in Him (2 Corinthians 5, Verses 14-21)
36:51 Whosoever Drinketh of This Water (John 4, Verses 13-14)
41:04 Righteousness Which Is of God by Faith (Philippians 3, Verses 7-9)
43:28 The Fellowship of His Sufferings (Philippians 3, Verse 10)
47:36 Blessed Are the Merciful (Matthew 5, Verse 7)
51:37 The Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18, Verses 21-35)
1:01:56 Jesus Did Not Commit Himself Unto Them (John 2, Verses 23-25)
1:04:01 Love Your Enemies (Matthew 5, Verses 43-48)
1:06:20 What Does Pure in Heart Mean? (Matthew 5, Verse 8)
1:08:39 If Thine Eye Be Single (Matthew 6, Verses 22-23)
1:10:41 Like Unto Clear Glass (Revelation 21, Verse 18)
1:13:32 Why Speakest Thou in Parables? (Matthew 13, Verses 10-17)
1:17:30 Their Eyes Have They Closed (Acts 28, Verse 27)
1:20:09 Ye Hypocrites (Matthew 15, Verses 7-9)
1:25:31 Unto the Pure All Things Are Pure (Titus 1, Verses 15-16)
1:27:19 Where Your Treasure Is (Matthew 6, Verses 19-21)
Which is hardest for you right now: hungering for His righteousness, showing mercy, or keeping a pure heart? Tell us in the comments.
Support Straight Bible on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Str...
Read Straight Bible on Substack: https://straightbible.substack...
Matt Hepner – The Standard Coffee:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/...
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StraightBibleFL
Instagram: @straight_bible
Website: https://www.thestandardclcl.co...
Email: [email protected]
TopLobsta:
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Instagram: https://instagram.com/nephilim...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share...
Sponsors/Affiliates:
Weld Protein Energy Drink: https://drinkweld.com/discount...
Little Palm Coconut Water: https://drinklittlepalm.com
Milk & Honey Coffee Co: https://milkhoney.coffee/?sca_...
Ella's Popcorn: https://ellaspopcorn.com
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/straight-bible--6948781/support.
Straight Bible is verse-by-verse Bible teaching from the King James Bible with Matt Hepner.
It's a TopLobsta Productions show and part of the Nephilim Death Squad network.
🌐 Show notes and every episode: https://straightbible.org
▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@straightbiblefl
🙏 Support the show and get bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/straightbible
✍️ Read the teaching notes on Substack: https://straightbible.substack.com
👕 Straight Bible merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/collections/straight-bible
📧 Questions or prayer requests: [email protected]
If this episode helped you, follow the show and leave a rating, and share it with someone who's reading along.
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