Hebrew is Essential to know Jesus

Hebrew is important to understand Jesus and His ministry. The people that Jesus ministered to and worked with were mostly Hebrew. Jesus used common rabbinical teaching methods in His teachings, such as the use of the hyperbole in (Matthew 7:3-5).

Click here to see the biblical evidence that Jesus’ primary language was Hebrew.

Click here to see a list of some of the Hebrew Scriptures Jesus quoted.

It is a mistake to think that knowledge of Greek is all that is necessary to fully understand what Jesus taught. A frequent understanding regarding the sayings of Jesus, when Jesus said in

Matthew 22:14 (NKJV) "For many are called, but few [are] chosen", is that "the ‘called’ are those who were invited … and the ‘chosen’ are those who accepted…". However, if we understand that Jesus spoke Hebrew and the primary source of Greek for the Gospel writers was the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Hebrew bible), then we can check the Greek word in the Septuagint and refer to the original Hebrew word for the correct understanding. Referring to the Greek word eklektos, in the Septuagint we find it is the translation of many different Hebrew words. As we review these words, we will gain a better understanding of what Jesus was referring to. Example, in Genesis 41:2 the Hebrew word bari referrs to the fat or choice cows; in Judges 20:16 the Hebrew word bachar refers to chosen or select men or soldiers; Isaiah 22:7 the Hebrew word mibchar refers to the choicest or nicest valleys; Isaiah 43:20 the Hebrew word bachar refers to God’s chosen people. There is no doubt that Jesus was saying many are called but few are special or chosen.

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