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I. The ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONAGE introduced to us.

1. He is wonderful in Person.

2. His extraordinary condescension.

3. His deep humiliation.

4. The work He came to accomplish.

II. The INTERESTING OBJECTS which attract His attention. "The multitudes," etc. Many circumstances rendered them interesting.

1. They were God's creatures.

2. They were of the human race.

3. They were endowed with rational faculties.

4. They were immortal creatures.

5. They were the creatures He came to save.

III. The LINE OF CONDUCT which our Lord pursued.

1. "He went up into a mountain;" convenient for Him, and free from noise.

2. "He sat down." The priests of the Mosaic economy sat down to deliver their instructions.

3. He opened His mouth and taught."

(1)  What did He teach? Purity of worship; pure morality.

(2)  How did He teach? With simplicity; with authority; with tenderness. Give attentive ear to all our Lord has taught; be doers of the Word.

(J. Jordan.)

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KJV: And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

WEB: Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.