Discovering the Hebraic context of the Bible

What treasure might we dig up when we examine scripture through the Hebraic lens of the culture that it was written in?

Let's look at a few examples of passages of the New Testament that come to life when we dig a little deeper into the Hebraic Roots. 

Luke 8:43-48

And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately. And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

The Name of God

What is the significance of God's name as revealed to Moses at the burning bush?

Let's dig in and see what we can find.

Exodus 3:14-15
And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” Moreover God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘YHVH, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.’

The term "the LORD" in Hebrew is YHVH (you-heh-vav-heh) 

It is often translated "Jehovah" but there was no J in Hebrew. There are varying translations of this name, but the most popular are; Yahweh, Yehovah, Yahveh, and Yahuah

The Commander of the army of YHVH and the Kinsman Redeemer

Who is the Commander (Captain) of YHVH’s Army? Where is His army?

Joshua 5:13-15

13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, “Are You for us or for our adversaries?” 14 So He said, “No, but as Commander of the army of YHVH I have now come.” and Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, “What does my Lord say to His servant?” 15 Then the Commander of YHVH’s army said to Joshua, “Take your sandal off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy.” And Joshua did so.

Where else have we heard “take your sandal off your feet” and what is the connection?

Receiving God's Seed

I will begin with several passages of scripture from which we will inquire as to what God is telling us though His Word.

Acts 17:11

These (the Bereans) were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind and searched the Scriptures daily to see whether those things were so.

Galatians 3:16

Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but only one, “And to your Seed,” who is Messiah.