Matthew 5:6, the sermon on the mount. Can you help with any relevant scriptures or comments ?

Question

Matthew 5:6....Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

for they will be filled.

See Isa 55:1&2..."Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk Without money and without cost.2 Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And delight yourself in abundance

John 4:14..... but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life."

John 6:48....I am the bread of life.

John 7:37.... Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.

Other scripture .... Ps 42:1,2 63:1,2 84:2 107:9 Am 8:11-13 Lu 1:53 6:21,25 Joh 6:27

Ps 4:6,7 17:15 63:5 65:4 145:19 So 5:1 Isa 25:6 41:17 44:3 Isa 49:9,10 55:1-3 65:13 66:11 Joh 4:14 6:48-58 7:37 Re 7:16

Comment

Blessed are they which do hunger, etc. This implies the same sense of spiritual needs as verses 3 and 4. Hunger is a felt want, in this case a want of righteousness before God, the righteousness that comes from the forgiveness of sins. See Lu 15:17 Mt 5:3,4.

What is the precise meaning of "righteousness" here ?

Is the comment correct , why or why not ?

Can you add any relevant scriptures or comments ?

Answer 1

to seek the good, to keep the commandments more fully.

dikaiosune {dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay}

Greek: noun feminine

Possible Definitions:

1) the state of him who is as he ought to be, righteousness, the condition acceptable to God

   1a) the doctrine concerning the way in which man may attend a state approved of God

   1b) integrity, virtue, purity of life, rightness, correctness of thinking feeling, and acting

2) in a narrower sense, justice or the virtue which gives each his due

This means that once we have felt something, we must act in order to hold on to those feelings we experience. Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin noted that “individuals who do right and ‘hunger and thirst after righteousness’ (Matt. 5:6) get and keep alive through their actions the feeling to do right.” (Ensign, May 1976, p. 56.) In contrast, those who do not act out their righteous desires place themselves in a dangerous position. As C. S. Lewis said, “The more often [a person] feels without acting, the less he will be able ever to act, and, in the long run, the less he will be able to feel.” (The Screwtape Letters, New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1982, p. 61.)

Answer 2

"Blessed are the cheesemakers"

Or maybe I misheard that.