Matthew 5:1-2

KJV
[1] And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
[2] And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

This is the set up to the Sermon on the Mount. I've always pictured this as a sort of rock concert, and usually it's filmed that way (most brilliantly by Monte Python, who focused on the people in the back rows who couldn't hear what was going on).

But that's not what this sounds like. This sounds like he's talking only to his disciples, that he's left the multitudes behind.

"when he was set" .... set for what? Did he have to plug in his amps?

Ah, but I'm excited about what comes next.... the Sermon the Mount.... a collection of Jesus Sayings pasted together into a fictional "sermon" ..... this should be a heaping helping of Josh the Poet, the man who shaped my morality, the Zen master, the bard...