ARE YOU A HEBREW?

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Our main objective is to teach everyone to think Scripturally whenever they study The Scriptures. That is to say, to think with a Hebrew mind set. Below I have outlined some of what it means to think Hebraically.

1) The first Hebrew was Abraham. (A Hebrew is defined simply as one who has crossed over.)

2) The Scriptures teach Abraham became a Hebrew by faith in Elohim and it was counted to him as righteousness. (Galatians 3:6) He crossed over from death to life by faith in the favor of Elohim alone.

3) By faith in the favor of Elohim all the sons of Elohim have become sons of Abraham, as well. (Galatians 3:7) It stands to reason if our Father Abraham was a Hebrew, then we too, by the spirit of adoption, must be Hebrews.

4) It is believed by many, myself included, that Hebrew is the original language at the creation and is divinely inspired, itself. It is the only language that is expressed in four distinct ways. A) Pictorially, B) Relationally, C) Phonetically, D) Numerically. In other words every letter and every word can be expressed uniquely and separately, by Heaven’s design, in four different, unique and non-contradictory ways.

For just one example: Elohim, אלהים , which is translated as God 2605 times in the King James English Bible, is represented in the Hebrew letter pictures as

(Hebrew reads from right to left)

Aleph ~ The Father
Lamed ~ The Son
Hei ~ The Spirit
Yod ~ Strong Arm of Salvation
Mem ~ The Nations & New Birth

As a sentence this one word reads, The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit by The Strong Arm of Salvation, Delivering The Nations by The Second (New) Birth. AWESOME!!! Also, In the pictures of this word we can see very clearly the relational value between the Father, the Son and Ruah ha Chodesh (the Holy Spirit).

5) By the previous definition, every single one of the authors of Scripture are Hebrew.

6) The Scriptures are best understood in the Hebrew mind set which is expressed in at least four different levels of understanding in every single passage of Scripture. These expressions are, A) Literal, B) Prophetic, C) Hidden and D) Application.

Just because they are there does not mean that we see them automatically. However, we will search them out if we are aware of their presence and the Ruah ha Chodesh (the Holy Spirit) will lead and us and teach us as we do so. (John 14:26)

This is the same way Y’shua and all of His apostles would have been taught to understand the Scriptures in Hebrew school from the time they were three till the time they were thirteen. People today read Acts 4:13 and conclude that the apostles could neither read nor write. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Jews were the keepers of the oracles of Elohim and have always been the most literate people group on the planet. At the time Y’shua and the apostles walked the Earth it was expected that every Jewish boy would go to school and learn to read and write from the Torah of Moses.

An example of these four different levels of non-contradicting understandings is easily demonstrated from the book of Genesis 2. 1) Elohim literally put Adam to sleep, took out his rib from his side and gave him a wife, Eve. 2) This points to the last Adam, Y’shua. (1st Corinthians 15:45) b.) Elohim put Y’shua to death (sleep) on the cross. (John 3:16 & 1 John 4:19) c.) He opened up His side (John 19:34 & 1 John 5:8) and through this event He brought forth His wife (Ephesians 5:31&32). 3) All of this took place at the end of the sixth day and then Elohim brought them back to life again (Romans 6:1-11) and they knew each other as husband and wife.

Next, Adam and Eve walked with YAHWEH in the cool of the day which was the Sabbath day. All of this points to the end of the sixth thousand year day with YAHWEH from the time that sin entered into the world at which time He will resurrect the Saints and His bride will meet their groom in the air to reign and rule with Him on the 7th one thousand year Sabbath day! (2nd Peter 3:8 & Psalm 90:4, Hebrews 4:9, 1st Thessalonians. 4:13-17)

Hebrew is an idiomatic rich language. It is estimated by some that as much as 60% of the New Testament is Hebrew idiom. An idiom is a Hebraic expression that can be understood in the literal words translated, however, the intended meaning of the idiomatic expression is lost upon the reader who does not know the idiom.

For Example: A common Hebrew idiom is the expression, “No man knows the day or the hour.” This idiom expresses the thought that no one can know the day or the hour of the New Moon feast appointed by YAHWEH as a monthly Sabbath Feast day. Each month the moon goes into conjunction, hiding itself, for 24-72 hours. This is why no one could know the day or the hour when this appointed time of YAHWEH would start. This feast, alone, was kept by much observation so they could keep the feast commanded by YAHWEH Elohim.

Y’shua kept and fulfilled all the annual spring feasts at their appointed times when He first came. These feasts are found in Leviticus 23:4-21. It is only logical that He should keep and fulfill the annual harvest feasts at each of their appointed times at His second appearing. These are also found in Lev. 23, verses 22-44. The first of these harvest feast appointments is called Yom Teruah or the feast of the blowing of the trumpets. This is the only annual feast that falls on a new moon, “the day that no man knows the day or the hour” of the when the feast will begin. If you will take the time to learn the idiom reading the Scriptures will become a much richer experience.

I hope that you have been encouraged in the reading of this communication and edified to grow in your most holy faith. Please remember us in your prayers as YAHWEH gives you remembrance of us. Most of all we pray for favor to continue to abound with Elohim and with all men.
Heaven’s richest blessings be yours as you walk in the Fear of YAHWEH and the love of the Truth. Shalom, Shalom!

Sincerely,
Robert Arthur McDuffie ~ Gal.6:14