Jesus failed to mention was as surprising as what he did specify. He passes by all Jewish privileges and outward station. It is not necessary to see different classes of persons in each Beatitude, nor any logical order in them. They appeal to the poetic instinct. The aphoristic method of teaching here employed is common with Jesus. The Beatitudes describe the inward spiritual attitude of those who have received the Kingdom into their hearts. They are already believers. It is important to note that