Hebrew Quest: Get Closer to Yeshua through Hebrew

Hebrew Quest: Get Closer to Yeshua through Hebrew

👉🏼 READ THIS FIRST! 👉🏼 Welcome to Hebrew Quest, our foundational course! The goal of this program isn't just to teach you the basics of Biblical Hebrew, although it will do that. The goal is to help you get closer to Rabbi Yeshua through his holy language. As you can see in the sample clips in 'Watch Trailer' below, your Hebrew Quest lessons happen in several settings with Izzy wearing a variety of costumes to make things fun. In the construction set you'll learn grammar and how the language is "built". In the Middle Eastern set you'll learn about the Jewish context of the Bible as you read from the ancient scrolls. And in the classroom set you'll learn valuable information about the language and history of the Bible.

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💻 COURSE SUMMARY

▸ Introductory Material (3.5 hours): Introduction to Hebrew, our learning philosophy, and the story of my Hebrew journey.

▸ Alephbet (10.5 hours): Read and write the 22 letters with spiritual teachings on subjects such as how each letter points to Messiah.

▸ Why Hebrew? (2 hours): Seven discussions about the benefits of Hebrew study from the perspectives of discipleship, Bible study, mission, church restoration, the Messianic Jewish movement, worship, and impressing your partner.

▸ Hebrew History (4 hours): Eight discussions about why Jews and the early Christians believed Hebrew was the original language, the language's tracks from Eber to Israel, Hebrew in Second Temple Judea, early Christianity’s link with Hebrew, Semitic New Testament primacy, famous Christian Hebraists, the story of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda who made Hebrew the language of modern Israel, and the Israeli National Anthem.

▸ Hebrew Names (6 hours): Devotionally pray the Hebrew names of God and Messiah in the Old and New Testaments, learn the Hebrew names of the books of the Tanach, and discover the Jewish names and backstories of the New Testament.

▸ "I love you" (2 hours): Words and phrases of love and friendship, straight from the Hebrew Bible.

▸ Functional Grammar (2.5 hours): Sentence structure, various grammatical terms, and simple and complex verbs.

▸ Tanach Reading (18.5 hours): Read Creation in Genesis 1, Binding of Isaac in Genesis 22, Ten Commandments in Exodus 20, Shabbat in Exodus 31, Festivals in Leviticus 23, Priestly Blessing in Numbers 6, Tzitzit in Numbers 15, Shema in Deuteronomy 6, David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17, Elijah and the False Prophets in 1 Kings 18, Psalms 1, 19, 27, 45, and 145, and 100 popular Proverbs!

▸ Hebrew New Testament Reading (5 hours): Read the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6, Jewish blessings for meals, Parables in Matthew 13, the Word in John 1, and the Apocalypse in Revelation 1.

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✅ COURSE INSTRUCTIONS

📑 STUDENT MANUAL. Order here: https://tinyurl.com/ykbbn77h or download the PDF at this members-only link: https://tinyurl.com/yo2knea3 You'll see three other useful but optional resources at that link too: Essentials of Biblical Hebrew, Study Notes, and the audio files of Hebrew Quest. You can also order the Hebrew Quest DVDs here: https://holylanguage.org/order

🃏 MEMRISE. Memrise (rhymes with THEM-wise) is an independent language learning platform using the flashcard method and a gaming format that can be played through computer browser or phone app. To help build your vocabulary we created a massive course on Memrise containing the keywords and phrases you'll encounter in Hebrew Quest. Get started here: https://tinyurl.com/ytnry6oz

🏠 START A GROUP. How would you feel about starting a Hebrew Quest study group? Use the 'Share' button below to share this course with your connections and ask if they'd be interested. You could also add your contact info to the bottom of this poster and put it up at your congregation or around the neighbourhood: https://tinyurl.com/ynwnwtj2 You'll never know unless you try! Order the Hebrew Quest DVDs to play for your group here: https://holylanguage.org/order

💫 NAME OF GOD. When I filmed Hebrew Quest I read God's name as "Yahweh". While this is a relatively common practice in academic circles, since then I've become convicted of the importance of following Yeshua's example of saying "Adonai" etc. instead of using the Sacred Name. For more please watch my Sacred Name series on the Bible Reviews page at https://www.holylanguage.com/bibles/sacred

Hebrew Quest: Get Closer to Yeshua through Hebrew
  • Hebrew Quest #1 ✡ Introduction To Hebrew 1 | Our Learning Philosophy

    Introduction to Hebrew: Part 1 (47 minutes, starts 00:00)
    Did you know you can already identify half the letters in the ancient Hebrew alphabet because they look like English? And that you already know oodles of Hebrew terms from the names and words in the Old and New Testaments? Let's start ther...

  • Hebrew Quest #2 ✡ Introduction to Hebrew 2 | Hebrew Alphabet | Aleph

    Introduction to Hebrew: Part 2 (43 minutes, starts 00:00)
    Why is this language different than all other languages? Hebrew has that horking sound, reads backwards, runs like an action film, doesn't capitalize anything, has secret codes, is only made of 22 letters which are also pictures and number...

  • Hebrew Quest 3 ✡ Philosophy 1: Childlikeness | Bet & Gimel | Why 1: Discipleship

    Philosophy 1: Childlikeness (5 minutes, starts 00:00)
    Why did Yeshua say people had to become like children to get into his kingdom? And what do children do, anyway? Could learning your Hebrew ABCs somehow be a part of it?

    Bet‎ (26 minutes, starts 4:24)
    What does Bet's 'open floor plan' say abou...

  • Hebrew Quest 4 ✡ Philosophy 2: Prayer | Dalet & Hei | History 1: Original Tongue

    Alephbet 2: Simple Prayer (5 minutes, starts 00:00)
    Everything that God could say to you, and that you could say to him, is contained in just 22 letters. So what if you just slowly prayed those letters to God with a heart brimming with love and let him spell it all out? There's an old Jewish stor...

  • Hebrew Quest #5 ✡ Philosophy 3: Jot | Vav & Zayin | Why Hebrew 2: Bible Study

    Alephbet 3: "Not the smallest letter" (11 minutes, starts 00:00)
    God, Messiah, and the Torah are one. What does that say about the Torah, and how does it explain Yeshua's words about the smallest Hebrew letter in the Law? How is each letter in the alephbet like a person, and what does that say ab...

  • Hebrew Quest 6 ✡ Philosophy 4: Glory | Chet, Tet, Yod | History 2: Eber & Israel

    Alephbet 4: Glory (2 minutes, starts 00:00)
    Paul said that the Torah which was written in letters carved into stone was a revelation of the glory of God. Are you just learning a language or are you on a quest for the glory of God, approaching every letter as a step towards the manifest presence o...

  • Hebrew Quest #7 ✡ Philosophy 5: Supernatural | Kaph & Lamed | Why 3: Mission

    Alephbet 5: Oat Porridge (4 minutes, starts 00:00)
    How does the Hebrew word for the letters sound like breakfeast cereal? And how does it illustrate what we're saying in this little series about each letter signifying spiritual realities?

    Kaph (30 minutes, starts 3:34)
    What does this curvacious...

  • Hebrew Quest #8 ✡ Philosophy 6: Elements | Mem, Nun, Samech | History 3: Judea

    Alephbet 6: Cosmic Elements (9 minutes, starts 00:00)
    Just as the elements of the periodic table combine to form compounds with new properties, the Hebrew letters combine to form words with new meanings. And the parallels don't stop there! It will take your breath away to hear the ancient Jewish ...

  • Hebrew Quest #9 ✡ Ayin Peh Tzaddi | Why 4: Restoration | History 4: Early Church

    Alephbet 7: Chromosomes (2 minutes, starts 00:00)
    In our previous alephbet discussion we discovered the chilling parallels between the atomic elements upon which the universe is built and the Hebrew letters upon which the Tanach is built. Now let's look at the chromosomes upon which the human bod...

  • Hebrew Quest #10 ✡ Philosophy 8: Math | Quph & Resh | History 5: Hebrew NT

    Alephbet 8: 27 Letters (2 minutes, starts 00:00)
    In our previous two discussions we touched on the thought that there’s something about the Hebrew letters that’s basic and elemental, that’s comprehensive and all-encompassing. This concept is further reinforced when we follow the trajectory of th...

  • Hebrew Quest #11 ✡ Philosophy 10: Life | Shin & Tav | History 5: Aramaic NT

    Alephbet 10: Resurrection (5 minutes, starts 00:00)
    The sages of ancient Israel believed that behind every letter of the Torah was the power to raise the dead, if taught in the right spirit. Do we see this concept reflected anywhere in the Apostolic Scriptures? Yes, in three places! Let's talk ab...

  • Hebrew Quest #12 ✡ Vowels | Counting in Hebrew | History 6: Christian Hebraists

    Vowels (28 minutes, starts 00:00)
    Hebrew does have vowel letters such as aleph, but they can be pronounced in several different ways. That means it's impossible to know how to pronounce a Hebrew word unless you've heard it before or you use the vowel pointings added by the Masoretes which you'll ...

  • Hebrew Quest #13 ✡ Hebrew Grammar | Hebrew History 7: Ben Yehuda & Zionism

    Grammar 2: Gender (11 minutes, starts 00:00)
    Learn the singular, plural, dual, and irregular endings of the masculine and feminine forms.

    Grammar 3: Pronouns (17 minutes, starts 10:37)
    Learn words like I, you, they, it, she, my, their, etc.

    Grammar 4: Definite Articles (3 minutes, starts 27:29)...

  • Hebrew Quest #14 ✡ Izzy's Hebrew Journey | Simple Verbs | Why Hebrew 5: Revival

    Izzy’s Hebrew Journey (39 minutes, starts 00:00)
    By this time you may be curious to hear your Hebrew teacher's story. How did he learn the language, and what inspired him? Did he grow up Jewish or Christian? Izzy's story here leaves you hanging with him as a 29 year old still filming Hebrew Quest...

  • Hebrew Quest #15 ✡ Why Hebrew 7: Sweet Nothings | Complex Verbs | Names of God 1

    Why Hebrew 6: Heavenly Language (7 minutes, starts 00:00)
    Is Hebrew the language of heaven? Why do the angels have Hebrew names? Why are they using Hebrew words like "amen" and "hallelu" before the throne in the book of Revelation? If the heart of prayer is "calling on the name of the LORD", what...

  • Hebrew Quest #16 ✡ Proverbs 1 | Books of the Tanach | Names of God 2

    Proverbs 1 (24 minutes, starts 00:00)
    Proverbs make for great reading because they're short and simple and give you a good feeling every time you finish one! Let's start by reading the line introducing the book's title and author and then read some sayings about your father's "mussar" and your mo...

  • Hebrew Quest #17 ✡ Read Genesis 1 in Hebrew! | Names of God 3

    Genesis 1 (47 minutes, starts 00:00)
    The Hebrew of Genesis 1:1 is incredibly romantic and prophetic. It says that the world was made through the firstborn son who sits at the right hand of God, and that it was made to be the place of his wedding feast. It says there will be six thousand years of ...

  • Hebrew Quest #18 ✡ Proverbs 2 | Hebrew Names in the NT | Names of God 4

    Proverbs 2 (16 minutes, starts 00:00)
    Pick up where you left off reading famous proverbs from chapters 3 to 10 including "trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding" and "the memory of the righteous is a blessing".

    Hebrew Names in the New Testament (36 minutes, ...

  • Hebrew Quest #19 ✡ Deuteronomy 6: The Shema | Proverbs 3

    Deuteronomy 6: The Shema (65 minutes, starts 00:00)
    How does the greatest commandment begin? If you said "You shall love" you may want to read the Gospel of Mark again where Yeshua says "Hear oh Israel". Learn why the Shema is the greatest prayer in Judaism, what the two enlarged letters spell, w...

  • Hebrew Quest #20 ✡ Lord's Prayer in Hebrew | Proverbs 4 | Names of God 5

    Matthew 6: Lord’s Prayer (38 minutes, starts 00:00)
    Considering Yeshua taught this profound prayer in a Semitic language, how special would it be to pray it in a Semitic language? Or even more special, to sing it in this hauntingly beautiful melody that was given to Izzy in a dream? Along the way...

  • Hebrew Quest #21 ✡ Genesis 22: Binding of Isaac | Titles of Messiah 1

    Genesis 22 (60 minutes, starts 00:00)
    The Hebrew in the story of Abraham's ultimate test is simple and crisp and is perfect for beginners. As you read you'll experience chilling Messianic premonitions, choose between translating "ha Elohim" as "the God" or "the Almighty", be encouraged by the lit...

  • Hebrew Quest #22 ✡ Jewish Blessings for Meals | Proverbs 5 | Titles of Messiah 2

    Jewish Prayer: Blessings for Meals (35 minutes, starts 00:00)
    We know Yeshua said a blessing before breaking bread or partaking of wine, but is it possible to know what he said? The answer is yes, and you're about to sing it word for word! We'll also talk about why Jewish people say blessings bef...

  • Hebrew Quest #23 ✡ Priestly Blessing | Proverbs 6 | Titles of Messiah 3

    Numbers 6: Priestly Blessing (23 minutes, starts 00:00)
    What if you learned to sing the Priestly Blessing? It's so ancient, and at the same time meaningful and emotionally resonant. What kind of beautiful traditions could you create around praying it over your family or fellowship? And did you kn...

  • Hebrew Quest #24 ✡ Matthew 13: Parables 1 | Proverbs 7

    Matthew 13: Parables 1 (59 minutes, starts 00:00)
    Rabbis were famous for illustrating their teachings with simple stories called parables or mashals, and Rabbi Yeshua was no exception! Parables are perfect for early reading exercises because they're simple and read like stories. Let's read the pa...