But there’s more. The term “blessed” also refers to the blessing of being redeemed by God. In fact, the last recorded words of Moses speak of the blessing of those who are redeemed by God (Deut 33:29).3 This reminds us that the proper context for living by God’s law is redemption: God’s people are redeemed in order that they might obey. At the beginning of the Sermon of the Mount, we’re reminded of redemption.
