How to open up Hebrew insights from Gen 22:18...

[Music] many times people ask me what translation of the Bible do I use and the answer that question is I'm not using any translation when I'm teaching from the Tanakh the Old Testament I'm utilizing the Hebrew Bible and likewise if I'm teaching from the New Covenant well then I'm using the great New Testament and as I look at the biblical words I render them into English basing them upon what I know concerning the biblical language oftentimes the words in Hebrew have a much fuller meaning than those that we render them into English and likewise for Greek and not only the words themselves but how they are constructed the grammar and not only the grammar but also word order so in other words it's only when you pay close attention to the Hebrew and the Greek utilizing the information that is found in the biblical grammar then and only then are you better able to understand that text and share the proper interpretation with others now many people would like to be able to do that but there's a problem that problem is they do not have the time nor the resources that is the money necessary to spend three or five or seven years in a theological institution getting their masters and their doctorate degree in order to do it on their own well there is another way and that other way is the discovery Bible through the discovery Bible you will see on your screen whether it's a computer or a laptop or tablet you will be able to have access to the very information that you need in order to understand the passage and arrive at a proper interpretation and what I'd like to do very briefly with you at this time is to give you an example of that utilizing the discovery Bible and the passage that I have selected is from the book of Genesis chapter 22 and just one verse verse 18 and through that verse we can see many of the features of the discovery Bible now always we need to have a proper context in this passage God is speaking to Avraham and he's revealing a great blessing what we would call a kingdom blessing to him and that this blessing isn't just for him but for all the nations of the earth now why do I say that well let me give you a very literal rendering of the Hebrew text if we were to translate it exactly into English this is how it would sound and they shall be blessed in your seed all the nations of the earth because you have listened with my voice now when we look at the first phrase and they shall be blessed the question that we have to ask ourselves is who is they and the answer is found on into the text Word says oh boy aha arts all the nations of the earth but what I want to share with you is some nuances that we see in the biblical text first of all when you look at that first verb which is the first phrase in the Hebrew language and they shall be blessed we find something if we just looked at it English we would say its passive that is they shall be bless that be is understood as passive something that I'm receiving something that doesn't require anything other than God is braided upon the person but we find that this is not the simple passive there is too Hebrew verbal stems that that render a verb into the passive but this is the hit pl what is that the reflexive now how to understand the reflexive nature of a verb here's a good illustration I'm sure you'll remember in the book of Job God asked Satan Satan where have you been and the answer is that he has been going to and fro that is back and forth now in the biblical language it doesn't say literally to and fro or back and forth it's simply one word but that word is in the hit PL which is the reflexive stem which shows a back and forth a to and fro so in this passage we have to find a very important conclusion we find that it's rendered this phrase they shall be blessed is not in the passive but in the reflexive because there's a action which brings about a response this back and forth now what is necessary well notice what it said as we continue on usually in the biblical language whether we're speaking about Hebrew or Greek first comes the verb and then after the subject for that verb so usually we have they shall be blessed but we're told immediately thereafter who the they is in this case all the nations of the earth so we would render it in English all the nations of the earth shall be blessed but in between the verb and the noun the subject of that verb we have another phrase which is in your seed now that positioning in the biblical text makes that phrase emphatic which's it's being emphasized so if we want to be blessed we just don't stand around and hope that we'll be blessed nor is simply asking for a blessing going to bring it about remember we have to do something to bring it upon ourselves and what is that well very simply what the Texas emphasizing is that we have to be with your seed the seed of Abraham and in this context we see in the basic meaning that seed of Abraham is the Jewish people which is a covenant people in a broader sense and we see this also within the context altom utley how one finds themselves with the people of God is being with ultimately the seed of Abraham and we learn in Galatians chapter 3 verse 16 that that seed of Abraham is Yeshua HaMashiach that is Jesus Christ in this passage when we read the whole context we see an intimate relationship a closeness between the Covenant people and Messiah ultimately the Jewish people they are the covenant people but if they're going to receive that blessing to the fullness they have to likewise be with the seed of Abraham that is Messiah but looking simply at this passage we find this the blessing is found for those who are with the seed of Abraham and that's why those people who ignore Israel who do not think that there's any role for the Jewish people they miss out on a good portion of God's revelation to his people he says here and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in your seed now also pay attention to that phrase all the nations of the earth now we could have used the Hebrew word may denote all the nations or countries we could have used the phrase I mean all the peoples both of the those words are oftentimes translated into Nations in English but here we find a different word the word or here in the plural construct it is go yay whoo yay ha arts now why that term going well most of the time when you look at that word it means a Gentile a person who is not Jewish a person who has no covenant 'el relationship with God but this term boy also appears in Genesis chapter 12 when God is speaking to Avram who would become Avraham Abraham and he tells him that you are going to become a great people it uses the phrase there boy good ol a great people or great nation so the use of this term go yay ha arts wants to tie the passage back to Abrahamic covenant so that people know that indeed ultimately the way that you are with the Covenant people of God is through that seed of Abraham which is Messiah and we see once more that close relationship between the people of God the Jewish people and they're called to be a light to the nation's and to share that message of the gospel here once more look at it and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in your seed well why well it says at the second half of this passage at Kev a share schemata bei choline and pay attention to that phrase because now once more there's numerous words that can be used to render into English from the Hebrew the phrase because we could use the phrase by Cher or the word key many different but here we use the phrase Equis why is that important well egg Hef has to do with a result by the way this same word if you look at it carefully it's the same root it's derived from the same Hebrew root as the name Jacob what does it name Jacob means what it means one who follows after one who persevere s' remember the story of of jacob and esau Yaakov a a sob in the womb of their mother Rebecca how they were struggling and we know that Yaakov Jacob he grasped the heel of his brother wanting to pull him back in so that he could go up first and what was he holding on a calf that same Hebrew verb or root which means hill so we find this word is rich it has to do with the people of God it has to do with the promise of God the reward the result of God and therefore by way of inspiration of the Holy Spirit instead of using some other construction some other conjunction in this passage we find the word at keV because it's so rich theologically and then we find the phrase schemata big holy now most of the English Bibles render it because you have obeyed my voice well there's nothing wrong with that if you understand the nature of that word obey it's not the word obey in and of itself this would be a different Hebrew word let's say yet no this is the word the Schmo many of you are familiar with that passage in mais realm here o Israel so it literally says because you have heard my voice now the word shamah is harried but hearing with a purpose it's calling someone to listen so that they will respond so there's nothing wrong with it being translated because you have obeyed but we don't want to lose the nuance of hearing why well because in the New Covenant we find faith comes by hearing and Abraham is exercising faith he hears God and he responds now that is an act of obedience but we don't want to miss out on the term Shama to hear lish more and then finally there is something else that's important in the same way that Abraham he listened and responded to the voice of God notice what it says says because you have listened now we would say English to my voice but here instead of the normal ell or Lama that we would expect what do we find here we find the particle bait why is that important because as I translate literally with my voice what does that mean it's emphasized then when we hear and respond to the voice of God it brings us into intimacy with God not two but rather with him and there's another final reason when we look at that phrase in in in Hebrew baked holy we find that that same particle is attached to the phrase in your seed so we could translate it because you have listened in my voice now Hebrews rich we have to make allowances into English so it sounds reasonable to us but when we look and we see these two phrases being utilized with the same Hebrew particle it's to tie them together the way that you find yourself in the seed of Abraham is because you have listened to the voice of God so a small example of how important biblical languages are and I hope you have seen on the screen how you can utilize the discovery Bible in right Agora at those same conclusions even if you did not know the Hebrew language or the grammar of Hebrew language with a little investigation a little study of the discovery Bible learning how to utilize it you will find that it pays great dividends for you in understanding the revelation of God so that you can position yourself in the heart of God's will and also be utilized by God in helping others do that same thing positioning themselves where they can hear and respond to God and find the eternal blessings of God not in this world but ultimately in his kingdom well thank you very much for watching this video in regard to the discovery Bible [Music] you

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Length: 16min 58sec (1018 seconds)

Published: Tue Feb 28 2017