When we read and study our Bible we are reading the history of a family. It started with Adam and Eve whom Yah gave a breath into them, that breath was his holy spirit. If you follow closely to the teaching of the written word of Yah you notice it shares little about the common creation of man, but follows the linage of Adam. As we continue to read we come across specific people in the scriptures whose name has a special meaning to it, example Methuselah means when the rain comes. Noah was a New Beginning. We continue to Abram. Abram’s walk with Yah is different than the men preceding him. Abram is asked to leave the land that he and his parents had known, he is asked to sacrifice his son. As a reward he is given a new name “Abraham” which means “Father of Many Nations”. What is special about Abraham is that in following Yah’s commands we come to a realization that we have a God-given destiny. If we choose to listen we hear that Divine call of lech lecha (go forth). Abram had an ability to cross over borders: He not only crossed from Mesopotamia to Canaan, he courageously crossed from a world of idol worship to a world in which the one true God was worshiped. The world stood on one side and he stood with knowledge on the other. Abram became the first person to be called an Ivri—the one who crossed over. This word comes from the Hebrew verb la’avor (to cross over) and is transliterated into English simply as Hebrew.
Therefore the word “HEBREW” means “TO CROSS OVER”.
With this in mind we can see the significance of Abraham and His linage down through time to us now. According to the Bible, the Israelites were the descendants of the Biblical patriarch Jacob who was the son of Isaac who was the son of Abraham. They were divided into twelve tribes, each descended from one of twelve sons or grandsons of Jacob.
The term Israelite derives from Israel (Hebrew: ישראל - Yiśrāʾēl), the name given to Jacob after the death of his dad Isaac. (Genesis 32:28-29). His descendants are called the House of Jacob, the Children of Israel, the People of Israel, or the Israelites.
The Hebrew Bible, later translated into the original King James, is mainly concerned with the Israelites. According to it, the Land of Israel was promised to them by Yah. Jerusalem was their capital and the site of the temple at the center of their faith.
The Israelites became a major political power with the United Monarchy of Kings Saul, David and Solomon, from c. 1025 BCE. Zedekiah, king of Judah (597-586 BCE), is considered the last king from the house of David.
The modern Israelites should not be confused with Israelis or the Jews of Israel, the contemporary inhabitants of Israel. True Jews are Israelites, but Israelites are not Jews.
With the above understanding about Hebrew, one should be able to see a distinction between an Israelite and a Hebrew Israelite. One follows in the footsteps of Yah, the other is lost in the world.
In the New Testament, as Christians we are told that we are children of Abraham. It doesn't matter if you are Jewish or gentile (the word gentile has multi meanings, but in this case it means Israelite); if you are born again with the gospel of Christ, you are a child of Abraham. Abraham is the first person in scripture to be called a Hebrew. Now the Hebrew word for "Hebrew" is actually “IVRI”. It means one who crosses over. Crossing over means leaving something or someplace behind. One Faced with fighting the strongest forces in the world. A Hebrew is one who crosses over his comfort zone and never returns to it. He does what is right, not what’s comfortable. He is a Hebrew. {Flesh action}
It was at Haran now known as Turkey that Abram discovered Yah and established a covenant with him. This covenant gave much deeper meaning to this name “IVRI” or “from the other side” because, as the Torah, Jewish bible puts it, it would place Abraham on one side of the world as opposed to all the other people in the world. Abraham’s descendants would be known as Hebrew people who are different, strangers, revolutionaries for a divine cause that would always leave them on the other side of popular opinion and morality. In a more spiritual sense, the Midrash (stories taught in the Temples) describes the entire world standing on one side while Abraham crossed the boundaries of accepted thought and action by choosing to believe in one God. {Spiritual minded}
{Jewish History and Culture}
So the question is; where do you stand? Are you one of Abraham’s seed? If so, are you an Israelite, or a Hebrew Israelite? Scripture says many are called, but few are chosen. It also says we are to listen for His calling. Yah said His people will have ears to hear and eyes to see, only you and the Heavenly Father know the truth. Yah also said “my people perish for a lack of understanding.
I can only share what I know, it is up to you to seek out His word and prove all things for your self.
Therefore the word “HEBREW” means “TO CROSS OVER”.
With this in mind we can see the significance of Abraham and His linage down through time to us now. According to the Bible, the Israelites were the descendants of the Biblical patriarch Jacob who was the son of Isaac who was the son of Abraham. They were divided into twelve tribes, each descended from one of twelve sons or grandsons of Jacob.
The term Israelite derives from Israel (Hebrew: ישראל - Yiśrāʾēl), the name given to Jacob after the death of his dad Isaac. (Genesis 32:28-29). His descendants are called the House of Jacob, the Children of Israel, the People of Israel, or the Israelites.
The Hebrew Bible, later translated into the original King James, is mainly concerned with the Israelites. According to it, the Land of Israel was promised to them by Yah. Jerusalem was their capital and the site of the temple at the center of their faith.
The Israelites became a major political power with the United Monarchy of Kings Saul, David and Solomon, from c. 1025 BCE. Zedekiah, king of Judah (597-586 BCE), is considered the last king from the house of David.
The modern Israelites should not be confused with Israelis or the Jews of Israel, the contemporary inhabitants of Israel. True Jews are Israelites, but Israelites are not Jews.
With the above understanding about Hebrew, one should be able to see a distinction between an Israelite and a Hebrew Israelite. One follows in the footsteps of Yah, the other is lost in the world.
In the New Testament, as Christians we are told that we are children of Abraham. It doesn't matter if you are Jewish or gentile (the word gentile has multi meanings, but in this case it means Israelite); if you are born again with the gospel of Christ, you are a child of Abraham. Abraham is the first person in scripture to be called a Hebrew. Now the Hebrew word for "Hebrew" is actually “IVRI”. It means one who crosses over. Crossing over means leaving something or someplace behind. One Faced with fighting the strongest forces in the world. A Hebrew is one who crosses over his comfort zone and never returns to it. He does what is right, not what’s comfortable. He is a Hebrew. {Flesh action}
It was at Haran now known as Turkey that Abram discovered Yah and established a covenant with him. This covenant gave much deeper meaning to this name “IVRI” or “from the other side” because, as the Torah, Jewish bible puts it, it would place Abraham on one side of the world as opposed to all the other people in the world. Abraham’s descendants would be known as Hebrew people who are different, strangers, revolutionaries for a divine cause that would always leave them on the other side of popular opinion and morality. In a more spiritual sense, the Midrash (stories taught in the Temples) describes the entire world standing on one side while Abraham crossed the boundaries of accepted thought and action by choosing to believe in one God. {Spiritual minded}
{Jewish History and Culture}
So the question is; where do you stand? Are you one of Abraham’s seed? If so, are you an Israelite, or a Hebrew Israelite? Scripture says many are called, but few are chosen. It also says we are to listen for His calling. Yah said His people will have ears to hear and eyes to see, only you and the Heavenly Father know the truth. Yah also said “my people perish for a lack of understanding.
I can only share what I know, it is up to you to seek out His word and prove all things for your self.
