“The meek are the ‘gentle’… those who do not assert themselves over others in order to further their own agendas in their own strength, but who will nonetheless inherit the earth because they trust in God to direct the outcome of events.” ESV Study Bible notes. To be meek is to be gentle, humble, lowly. Let’s dive into some antonyms, commentaries, and translations to find the meaning of this word. We might have a different idea of meekness in our culture than in Jesus’ day. What Does It Mean to Be Meek and Why is it a Blessed Trait? In this article, we’ll dive into the meaning of the phrase “blessed are the meek” and what meekness looks like in today’s day and age in the church. Meekness, defined here by the King James Bible as a gentleness or the state of not being provoked easily by an enemy or oppressor, has virtually no place in a revenge-based world we live in. One of the characters in The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood misuses the phrase "blessed be" to indicate people must exercise meekness in the presence of oppressors, seeming to leave out the end of the phrase found in Matthew, “for they will inherit the earth,” explains Sparknotes.īut misuse of the verse aside, meekness doesn’t appear to have a high place in our society.
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