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Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Heaven Matthew 5:3 Excerpt The NT reports two different forms of the expression: “the kingdom of God” and “the kingdom of the heavens.” The latter is found only in Matthew , but Matthew also has “the kingdom of God” four times ( Mt 12:28 ;  19:24 ;  21:31 ,  43 ). “The kingdom of heaven” is a Semitic phrase that would have been meaningful to Jews but not to Greeks. The Jews, out of reverence for God, avoided uttering the divine name, and contemporary literature gives examples of substituting the word “heaven” for God ( 1 Macc 3:18 ,  50 ;  4:10 ; see   Lk 15:18 ).  More Elwell, Walter A., and Philip Wesley Comfort.  Tyndale Bible  Dictionary 2001 : 775. Print. Tyndale Reference Library.

Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Heaven Matthew 5:3 Excerpt The NT reports two different forms of the expression: “the kingdom of God” and “the kingdom of the heavens.” The latter is found only in Matthew, but Matthew also has “the kingdom of God” four times ( Mt 12:28 ;  19:24 ;  21:31 ,  43 ). “The kingdom of heaven” is a Semitic phrase that would have been meaningful to Jews but not to Greeks. The Jews, out of reverence for God, avoided uttering the divine name, and contemporary literature gives examples of substituting the word “heaven” for God ( 1 Macc 3:18 ,  50 ;  4:10 ; see  Lk 15:18 ).  More Elwell, Walter A., and Philip Wesley Comfort.  Tyndale Bible dictionary   2001: 775. Print. Tyndale Reference Library.

Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Heaven Matthew 5:3 Excerpt The NT reports two different forms of the expression: “the kingdom of God ” and “the kingdom of the heavens .” The latter is found only in Matthew , but Matthew also has “the kingdom of God” four times ( Mt 12:28 ; 19:24 ; 21:31 , 43 ). “The kingdom of heaven” is a Semitic phrase that would have been meaningful to Jews but not to Greeks. The Jews, out of reverence for God , avoided uttering the divine name, and contemporary literature gives examples of substituting the word “heaven” for God ( 1 Macc 3:18 , 50 ; 4:10 ; see Lk 15:18 ). Elwell, Walter A., and Philip Wesley Comfort. Tyndale Bible dictionary 2001 : 775. Print. Tyndale Reference Library.