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
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Hebrew Quest #25 ✡ Matthew 13: Parables 2 | Proverbs 8 | Titles of Messiah 4
Matthew 13: Parables 2 (49 minutes, starts 00:00)
Picking up where we left off in Matthew 13, let's read how Yeshua's disciples came to him privately to ask what the parable of the Wheat and Tares meant and then consider that we too can have that same special relationship. Then we'll read two mor... -
Hebrew Quest #26 ✡ Psalm 19 | Proverbs 9 | Titles of Messiah 5
Psalm 19 (33 minutes, starts 00:00)
Ezra Stiles was the President of Yale and "New England's Foremost Intellectual" in the 1700s. He was also a great Christian Hebraist and started learning Hebrew at the age of 40, reading through Psalm 19. Let's follow in the footsteps of this great man and read... -
Hebrew Quest #27 ✡ Numbers 15: Fringes | Proverbs 10 | Titles of Messiah 6
Numbers 15: Fringes (30 minutes, starts 00:00)
Have you ever taken a close look at the fringes on the four corners of a Jewish prayer shawl? We know Yeshua wore these because the Greek word for them is kraspidon and is what the woman with the issue of blood took hold of and was healed. Let's lear... -
Hebrew Quest #28 ✡ John 1: The Word | Proverbs 11
John 1: The Word (58 minutes, starts 00:00)
There are striking parallels between Genesis 1 and John 1 and these are even more clear when they're both read in a Hebraic context! For instance, the aleph and tav which isn't even translated, or the phrase John took straight out of the Jewish blessing... -
Hebrew Quest #29 ✡ Exodus 31: Sabbath: How/Why of Shabbat | Proverbs 12
Exodus 31: Shabbat (69 minutes, starts 00:00)
If a King invited you to spend one day a week with him would you accept? What would it feel like to make your Saturdays special with family blessings, candlelit dinners, escapes to nature, and intimate gatherings? Is the refreshment of Shabbat just fo... -
Hebrew Quest #30 ✡ Psalms 1 and 27 | Proverbs 13 and 14
Psalm 1 (15 minutes, starts 00:00)
After Psalm 23, Psalm 1 is probably the one parents are mostly likely to have their children memorize. Maybe you even experienced this yourself, or you remember the first time you prayed through the Psalms and started here. Regardless of the past, now is your ch... -
Hebrew Quest #31 ✡ Revelation 1: Yeshua and the Apocalypse | Proverbs 15
Revelation 1: Apocalypse (66 minutes, starts 00:00)
We're studying Hebrew because of our desire to know Messiah more closely. Of course part of that is knowing who he is in the flesh as a bearded Jewish Rabbi. But is it possible to spend so much time learning about Yeshua's humanity that we start... -
Hebrew Quest #32 ✡ Psalm 145 | Proverbs 16 and 17
Psalm 145 (29 minutes, starts 00:00)
Traditional Jews pray this Psalm three times a day. This means that by the time they're in their mid-60s they've prayed it over 50,000 times! As you pray this Psalm in Hebrew for the very first time ask yourself why this is "the Psalm", imagine how it would ch... -
Hebrew Quest #33 ✡ Exodus 19: Giving of the Torah
Exodus 19: Giving of the Torah 1 (57 minutes, starts 00:00)
How many times in these lessons have we lit our oil lamp and read that the Torah is light? Does that "shed light" on the account we're about to read of God giving the Torah to Israel? In this first half we'll cover the events leading up ... -
Hebrew Quest #34 ✡ Exodus 20: Giving of the Torah
Exodus 20: Giving of the Torah 2 (66 minutes, starts 00:00)
See the Ten Commandments through new eyes as expressions of God's grace and invitations to hear his heart and relate to him as lovers. And see old words through new eyes too, for instance that Egypt is "double trouble", a priest is a rep... -
Hebrew Quest #35 ✡ David & Goliath 1 | Love 1: Friendship & Brotherhood
1 Samuel 17: David and Goliath 1 (43 minutes, starts 00:00)
Every time Izzy's parents asked him which story he wanted them to read him from the Tanach he told them, "David and Goliath!" How fun is it that now you get to read this story with your Hebrew teacher? As you read be asking yourself, if ... -
Hebrew Quest #36 ✡ David & Goliath 2 | Love & Friendship 2: Endearment
1 Samuel 17: David and Goliath 2 (39 minutes, starts 00:00)
Continuing on in the iconic story of David the shepherd poet versus Goliath the battle-hardened warrior, let's watch for the Hebrew word for "champion" and see what it has to tell us about the Messiah our great hero and champion.Love 2...
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Hebrew Quest #37 ✡ Psalm 45 | HaTikvah | Love & Friendship 3: Affection
Psalm 45 (34 minutes, starts 00:00)
Of course the Song of Songs is the most romantic book of Scripture, but which is the most romantic Psalm? Psalm 45 is a "song of love" and features a prince and a fair maiden, accompanied by warriors with swords. Remembering that Yeshua is the crown prince, all... -
Hebrew Quest #38 ✡ Israel’s Feasts 1 | Love & Friendship 4: Compliments
Leviticus 23: Appointed Times 1 (55 minutes, starts 00:00)
The Feasts of the Lord point to the first and second comings of Messiah and are also great excuses to get together and eat. Let's talk about: These prophetic days are "shadows of things to come"...what things? What should we do on a holy ... -
Hebrew Quest #39 ✡ Israel’s Feasts 2 | Love & Friendship 5: Jewish Wedding
Leviticus 23: Appointed Times 2 (52 minutes, starts 00:00)
Let's keep reading and talking about: Are these holidays only for the Jews, or can Gentiles participate? And if God said they're his feasts is it wrong to say they're Jewish? Where are these special occasions mentioned in Luke's and Paul'... -
Hebrew Quest #40 ✡ Elijah and the False Prophets | Love & Friendship 6: Romance
1 Kings 18: Elijah and the False Prophets (52 minutes, starts 00:00)
We already read the story of the famous fight between David and Goliath. Let's read about another dramatic showdown, this one between a lone prophet and hundreds of pagan priests. The story of Elijah and the false prophets isn't...
