“The Hebrew Idioms of Jesus” by Pastor Ariel

The Hebrew language cannot be accurately transmitted linguistically across socio-cultural lines

The Bible you have is a TRANSLATION

Jesus did not use the King James Version of the Bible

To understand the intent of the Scripture—we have to look into the original language for the best understanding

“The Hebrew Idioms of Jesus”

We are constantly sold a Western Cultural or European view of Jesus and the Disciples?

How many people here today know that the Malibu Ken Doll version of Jesus that you see in most Christian Bookstores is not an accurate view of the 1st century Jewish Theologian we call Jesus Christ?

There is a STRONG likelihood that the people at the last supper—had a pretty significant “Tan” –isn't that correct?

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To BEST understand Jesus—it is BEST to try to understand the socio-cultural surroundings of His Life and times—so we can come to a better
Understanding of WHO our MESSIAH was and IS TODAY!

Using the Hebrew language is the best way we can get an authentic “feel” for the culture that has so influenced our lives today.

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WEBSTER’S DICTIONARY DEFINES “IDIOMS” AS:
A speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements

A. A specialized vocabulary used by a group of people; jargon: legal idiom.
B. A style or manner of expression peculiar to a given people.

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So to understand a “First Century Ultra Orthodox Jewish Rabbi” which is EXACTLY WHO and WHAT JESUS WAS —it is important for us to try to push into learning the Hebrew Roots of our shared faith.

This will give us a greater level of understanding the teachings of our Master and better equip us for being effective in the last days as God is preparing to return.

Plus –it will open up the Scripture to YOU in a whole NEW and EXCITING WAY! The First Idiom of Jesus we will explore is: “SOUNDING THE TRUMPET”

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MATTHEW 6:1-3
"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. 3But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

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We look and naturally think “Sounding the Shofar” when we read this phrase "SOUNDING THE TRUMPETS?”

Sounding the trumpet as found in Matthew 6:1-4 is a warning by the Master to His Disciples—not to sound the trumpet when giving ALMS--ALMS was a Synonym for a Charitable gift that was required to be given to the poor. Since Jesus had already agreed with the need for these ALMS to be given as is commanded in the Torah—God’s teaching and instruction in Deuteronomy 15:10-and that there was a reward for all who offered gifts to the poor—he was OBVIOUSLY NOT AGAINST GIVING TO THE POOR!

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The Ancient Jews believed that there were 3 evidences of the purity of a man’s heart—that would be seen if the man or woman was following hard after God and had repented of sin. These 3 qualities were: PRAYER -CHARITY-and REPENTENCE

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In the OUTER COURT —known as the Women’s Court of the 2nd Temple there were 13 collection boxes for ALMS for the widows the poor and the orphans.

Amazingly these collection boxes are STILL in Jewish Communities to this very day. They are called TZEDAKAH BOXES—or RIGHTEOUSNESS BOXES

Exodus 22:22-23 says “"You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry; and My wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.”

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We Do MITVAHS = GOOD DEEDS

On Friday--we collect these boxes and the “TZADIK”—these are generally the Bible Students collect these boxes and they distribute the funds to the POOR the WIDOW and the ORPHAN among the Community


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-Again the 3 virtues of a Spirit Filled Life were considered to be Prayer, Charity and Repentance
-In the OUTER COURT—known as the Women’s Court of the 2nd Temple there were 13 collection boxes for ALMS for the widows the poor and the orphans.
-These ALMS –OR Tzedakah Boxes we very LARGE at The BOTTOM and very NARROW at the top—making them look like “TRUMPETS.”
(Imagine a LARGE WOODEN HERSHEY’S KISS)


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-The Pharisee’s—never lacking for an event to show off their self righteousness—would drop LARGE HANDFULS OF COINS INTO THESE WOODEN CONTAINERS —which would make a very LOUD
SOUND as the coins raced through the NARROW LIP TZEDAKAH BOXES this was known as “SOUNDING THE TRUMPETS” In an attempt to draw peoples attention to the givers act of “righteousness”

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-It was not the act of giving in public that Jesus had a problem with

-It was however—the attempt by some RELIGIOUS PEOPLE to BRING ATTENTION to HOW MUCH THEY GAVE —that the Lord had a problem with.

-Giving is about our NEIGHBOR not OURSELF! So he cautioned the Apostles to not SOUND THE TRUMPETS when giving as was required!

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THE GOOD EYE AND THE BAD EYE

MATTHEW 6:22-23
22"The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. 23But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

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When we look at this from the Western Cultural Perspective—it is different than what we understand today.

These were ancient Jewish sayings that were common to the life of a first century ancient Jewish mind.

In the first Century world of Jesus—the simple term EYE or SIMPLE EYE —Meant that a person was GENEROUS

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-The BAD EYE —or the EVIL EYE —meant that a person was STINGY
-A Rabbi would say— IF A PERSON GIVES A GIFT—LET HIM GIVE IT WITH A GOOD EYE

-During the first century—the school of Hillel—which Jesus is most commonly-- doctrinally associated by the Jewish Historians-- taught that a person who gave ¼ of THEIR INCOME was considered to have A GOOD EYE!

-A Person who gave LESS THAN 1/4 of their INCOME was considered to have and EVIL EYE. THIS WAS IN ADDITION TO THE 10% TITHE that was REQUIRED of ALL ISRAELITES

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Jewish Historian Rabbi David Flouser in Israel affirms "Jesus was a Jew in every way—He was part and parcel of the world of the Jewish Sages. Jesus was NO ignorant
Peasant—and His acquaintance with both the Oral and Written Law was considerable!”
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THE GOOD EYE AND THE BAD EYE

MATTHEW 6:22-23
22"The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. 23But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
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BLIND BARTIMAEUS

MARK 10:46-52 Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. 47And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" 48Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" 49So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called.
Then they called the blind man, saying to him, "Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you." …….

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MARK 10:46-52

And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus. So Jesus answered and said to him, "What do you want Me to do for you?" The blind man said to Him, "Rabboni, that I may receive my sight." Then Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.
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-It was understood in the Hebrew Law—that in Israel during this time—which was under Roman law—that ALL Beggars had to have a PERMIT to
BEG FOR ALMS AT THE TEMPLE!

--All Beggars were issued a specific colored Tallit or Prayer Shawls—so that people would not harass—or embarrass those who were less fortunate.


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If you had a certain color of Tallit—you were licensed to Beg—and people would give you Money—like the TZEDEKAH BOXES. So looking back at Matthew 10……..

Matthew 10:50-52

50And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus. So Jesus answered and said to him, "What do you want Me to do for you?" The blind man said to Him, "Rabboni, that I may receive my sight." Then Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.


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Bartimaeus had been a beggar his whole life! He had a LICENSE to Beg. BUT when the MESSIAH—the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords comes in your midst—and tells you to come and follow Him—how many here today know—that is when you receive your SIGHT and have NO FURTHER NEED OF BEGGING —because He agrees to supply all your needs according to His riches and glory in Messiah!

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God has a way of getting His messages across to us! Please turn your Bible to John 20:6-7

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John 20:1-7

Now the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him." 3Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb. 4So they both ran together and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first. 5And he, stooping down and looking in, saw the linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in. 6Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, 7and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself.
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In a Hebrew burial—the body is prepared for burial—this ceremony is called a TEHARAH

During the Teharah—the body is wrapped with clean lined strips of cloth made from the Prayer Shawl that the person wore during their Bar Mitzvah—with it fringes removed—while prayers are recited by the Rabbi doing it. In John 19 Jesus was crucified—and then Joseph of Aramathia and Nicodemus—the Sanhedrin Member—came and made TEHARAH FOR JESUS.

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John 19:39-40

39And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. 40Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

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6Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, 7and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself.

A Tallit or Prayer Shawl is also referred to as a: “HANKERCHIEF”

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It was the custom to offer guests to your home A Tallit to wear doing a visit to your home for gatherings as formal as a dinner. If your guest REALLY ENJOYED THE MEAL —they would WAD THE “HANKERCHIEF —or “NAPKIN” and would leave it there as a compliment to the Host and a sign that they would return the next Sabbath for a similar meal in the future.

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If your Guest disliked the meal—and had no desire to return for a similar meal—they would FOLD UP THE NAPKIN—LEAVING IT ON A TABLE as a sign that their stay had not been enjoyable-and THEY HAD NO INTENTION OF RETURNING THERE EVER AGAIN!

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John 20:6-7

6Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, 7and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself.

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OUR HEBREW SPEAKING GOD
-Early in our History—the Tower of Babel—YHVH (God) Confounded the Human Language. This confusion of language involved much more than just the dismantling of the first pure language into many different tongues.

-Rather YHVH (God) also disordered the human Language at the personal level. For example even though we speak the same language (i.e. English) we may
not fully understand what each other is trying to say

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Held within this concept is a spiritual truth—in the study Of Human Language Development this concept is illustrated:

1-Babies enter into a babbling stage

2-The babies enter a one word stage—and then a two word stage—until as a young child they begin to construct sentences. So it is with the restoration of God’s PURE LANGUAGE God prophesied through Zephaniah that He would restore to the peoples—a pure language—that we may ALL serve Him with one accord! Zephaniah 3:9

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-Our study of Jesus teachings through Hebrew Roots is a partial fulfillment of Zephaniahs prophecy of the return of the pure language!!!!!!

-Through the Unity of the Holy Spirit, followers of Jesus can again be in ONE accord! Consider the first century Believers who were all in ONE accord in the upper room!

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Genesis 11:1-9
1 Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. 2And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. 3Then they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly." They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar. 4And they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth." ……

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Genesis 11:1-9
But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. 6And the LORD said, "Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them. 7Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech." 8So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city. 9Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.

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Zephaniah 3:9-10
For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language, that they all may call on the name of the LORD, to serve Him with one accord. 10From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my worshipers, the daughter of My dispersed ones, Shall bring My offering.

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Act 2:1-4

When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance…..


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-You see these were the 70 nations listed in the Scripture
-And why were they in Jerusalem?
-3 Times per Year God commands that ALL Men to come to Jerusalem—to the Temple and present themselves before him—these are referred to as the REGE’LIM (Leviticus 23 and Exodus 23)

The REGE’LIM ARE: Passover, Shavuot (Pentecost) and the Feast of Tabernacles—or Sukkot.

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-At Pentecost it is believed that we will all be Speaking ONE LANGUAGE IN ISRAEL

-Jesus used four basic types of Biblical Teachings in His day that were also used by the Pharisees.

-Jesus was known—as was Paul—as a "Pharisee of Pharisees."

- Pharisee was never seen as negative until the linguistic change of the Greco-Roman age -In fact— Pharisees wrote YOUR BIBLE!

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-The four basic teaching styles used by Jesus:

1-Pashat (meaning SIMPLE) or the “Literal Meaning of the Text

2- Remez (HINT) Referencing back to and earlier text—to interpret the one you are studying. (Ps 22)
3-Drash (Search Out) Discussing a Scripture from a personal perspective (All things are established by 2 or 3 witnesses—this is why we NEED or Neighbors—Hebrew Schools are set up in a Circle vs. Greek system—
with an Actor upfront)

4- Sod (Divine Revelation) The Secret Things of God—for those who search the Hebrew Language to find out the hidden meanings (2 Timothy 2:15)

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Now let me show you the PARDES in Action:

Exodus 2:1-2
And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi. 2So the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months.

-Okay—now let's see them in action--In Hebrew we know that if a Woman gives Birth—she is NOT to have relations with her husband for 7 days plus 33 for a Male Child in the book of Leviticus-- This is 40 days.

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--If a woman has a female Child —it is doubled of 14 days for ritual purity and 66 days for the period of restriction—or 80 Days

-Now when you add together the amount of time of the cleansing of a male = 40 and the cleansing of a Female = 80 then your have =120 days

-How many people were in the upper room? 120!

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--Now—they hid Moses for 90 days—why 90 days?

--Remember the Edict from Pharaoh—had been that All MALE CHILDREN 2 years old and under were to be killed

--They hid Moses for 90 days—to send a CLEAR and convincing sign to Pharaoh and his agents that the Child was NOT A BOY (40 days) but a GIRL (80 Days) —so as to keep Moses from being killed by Pharaohs decree.

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--Moses is a type and shadow of Jesus—the first Moses—Jesus is the Second Moses—First Adam and Second Adam

-The word translated as “ASPHALT” or “PITCH” comes from the Hebrew word “Kippur” which means “TO COVER” –and it is where we get the idea “To cover—or seal in blood”

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Exodus 2:3

3But when she could no longer hide him, she took an
Ark of bulrushes for him, daubed it with asphalt and pitch, put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river's bank."

--MOSES was placed in an ARC—and we have the ARC of the covenant—and it is the SAME word that is used for NOAH and the ARC.

--The SAME EXACT MATERIAL that was used for Noah’s ARC was used to make this little basket that Moses was carried in

-Noah—was floating in the midst of Judgment—but they never entered INTO JUDGMENT —because of the ARC.

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Exodus 2:4-5
4And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him. 5Then the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river. And her maidens walked along the riverside; and when she saw the ark among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it.
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-A River is a living body of Water—it is moving constantly—and a Sea is a DEAD body of Water.

-We use living bodies of water to MIKVAH—or BAPTIZE people. When somebody comes up out of the Water—the Jews will cry out “BORN AGAIN”

-It is the terminology that is used when a STATUS CHANGE takes place—they come up out of the water "BORN AGAIN"

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Exodus 2:5

"5Then the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river. And her maidens walked along the riverside; and when she saw the ark among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it."

-So MOSES is IN THE ARC —which is IN THE WATER —which is hidden in the Reeds
-When God circumcises our hearts—he removes the “covering” or He REMOVES THE REEDS as when you are walking by the river side so when you look --we can FIND THE TORAH and the TORAH GIVER = MOSES

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Hebrews 8:8-10

"8Because finding fault with them, He says: "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah-- 9not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the LORD. 10For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people."

“What it really says…..”

Hebrews 8:8-10

"8Because finding fault with them, He says: "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a REPAIRED OR RENEWED PRIESTHOOD with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah-- 9not according to the PRIESTHOOD that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in My PRIESTHOOD [MALKI-TZEDEK], and I disregarded them, says the LORD. [FROM MALKI-TZEDEK AND GAVE THEM THE LEVITE PRIESTHOOD] 10For this is the PRIESTHOOD that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws [TORAH] in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people."

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-God has written the Torah on your HEART and on Your MIND

-So—when you are searching—in the LIVING WATER —the MAYIM HAYIM -or the WATER OF LIFE —which is Jesus Christ=the Living Water—and He is taking You along the RIVER OF LIFE and you look—and IN THE REEDS —you SEE THE TORAH and the TORAH GIVER

-And she looks into the REEDS and in the WATER Of LIFE. She sees the Torah and the Torah giver—she reaches in—and takes out the what? The ARC—and in verse 6…….
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Exodus 2:6
"6And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. So she had compassion on him, and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children."
-So she opens the ARC and what is in it? The Torah and the Torah giver -YOU ARE THE ARC TODAY 1 Corinthians 3:16 says “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?”

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Now when you open the Torah Today—just like Pharaohs daughter—when she opened the Arc what did she find? SHE FOUND A CHILD —what
did you find-when you opened up the Arc? Isaiah 9:6 says "For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. "

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Exodus 2:6
"6And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. So she had compassion on him, and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children."

-How did Pharaohs daughter know he was a HEBREW—because he had been CIRCUMCISED!

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-How do we know that you are circumcised in your heart today? WHEN YOU START FOLLOWING THE TORAH: God’s Teaching and Instruction--the Word of God

-You ask Jesus into your heart—He saves you— look into the MAYIM HAYIM —the "Living Water" and You draw out the ARC of the Covenant, COVERED IN BLOOD (pitch)—which Leads you to the Torah and the Torah giver and Your heart is circumcised (Romans 11 calls you a Hebrew—grafted into the Natural Olive Tree that is Israel)—and you start following the Child of Isaiah 9:6 —which is Yeshua –Jesus our Messiah! Amen!

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To fully understand the teachings of Jesus—it is Critical for us to follow the instructions of Paul to his Young Pastor Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:15 which states “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

-The Hebrew Idioms of Jesus will help us to get a better level of understand and help us to rightly divide the word of truth! Thank you for watching!

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