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Exalting Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount is part of the Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary series. Edited by David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, this new commentary series, projected to be 48 volumes, takes a Christ-centered approach to expositing each book of the Bible. Rather than a verse-by-verse approach, the authors have crafted chapters that explain and apply key passages in...

four times in verses 14–16. In verse 14 it is put on a hill for the whole world to see. In verses 15–16 it is put on a stand in the house to illuminate the entire home. No one would ever think to light an oil lamp and then hide it under “a basket” (NIV, “bowl”), a clay container. That is nonsense, even comical. I can imagine the disciples chuckling at such an idea. No, the purpose of a lamp is to give light. The purpose of a disciple of Jesus is to provide light. By a holy life and a bold witness, you