Adopted-In and Grafted-In
According to the Hebrew Scriptures, "IsraEL" is not merely the Jewish People, whether those living in the Land of IsraEL, or those living in multitudes of countries around the world.
On the contrary, there is a very powerful mystery and revelation in the Hebrew word "IsraEL". It actually means: "Those who walk righteously ( straight ) with EL ( ELohim )". This is explained in even more details in our teachings ( books ).
Moreover, there is another incredible mystery in the Hebrew word / name of "IsraEL", that is connected to the Hebrew Patriarchs - Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. They are also your spiritual fathers. This astonishing revelation also shows and proves - who are all the children ( sons and daughters ) of Abraham ( Isaac and Jacob ).
If you are "in Christ", then you are the Seed ( Offspring / Descendant ) of Abraham.
(Galatians 3:7 and 3:28-29).
וְאִם אַתֶּם שַׁיָּכִים לַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲזַי זֶרַע אַבְרָהָם אַתֶּם וְיוֹרְשִׁים עַל פִּי הַהַבְטָחָה
And if you are a genuine Born "From Above" / "From Heaven" ( Born Again ) Christian, then you really need to know and understand - who you really are in the Messiah of IsraEL.
And once you realize your true IDentity in Yeshúa, then your entire understanding and perspective of the Bible, and your relationship with ELohim, is going to dramatically change.
This also is about your eternal destiny as well. So you really should want to find out who you really are "in Messiah Yeshua".
All of these things we teach and explain in Book-1, "Born Again Christian is Born From Above Hebrew". We strongly urge you to get and read this powerful, introductory teaching.
The Community of IsraEL and the IsraEL of ELohim
Have you read the following verses, yet never understood what they actually mean?
Why did the Hebrew ( Jewish ) Apostle Saul ( Paul ) write these verses?
The Body of Messiah ( Body of Christ ) is also called the following in the Bible:
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The Olive Tree ( Romans Chapter 11 ; which we call: "Redeemed IsraEL" )
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The Community of IsraEL ( Ephesians 2:11-13 )
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The IsraEL of ELohim ( Galatians 6:16 )
So IF you are genuinely "Born From Above" / "Born From Heaven" ( Born Again )
- Christian, THEN these verses are about you.
They connect to your walk and relationship with the Hebrew ( Jewish ) Messiah - Yeshúa.
They affect your IDentity ( who you are in Messiah ) and your eternal destiny.
So you need to learn and understand these things.
The Promises and Prophecies to the Hebrew Patriarchs
In the Book of Genesis, there are certain promises which Yehováh ELohim made to the Hebrew Patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. These promises were made multiple times and in various ways.
They can be summarized as this: "In you, all the nations shall be blessed."
But what does this actually mean: "all the nations will be blessed"?
Have you ever wondered what this is all about?
Have you ever considered how this is about you, and your own personal relationship with
ELohim of IsraEL / ELohim of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?
You really need to learn and understand this as well. Do you know why?
The answer is this: It determines your real IDentity, of who you, are in the Hebrew ( Jewish ) Messiah of IsraEL - Yeshúa.
Moreover, did you know that these words are actually talking about becoming "Adopted-In" and then "Grafted-In" to the Family and Household of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?
Once you finally understood who you really are "in Christ" ( "in Messiah" - Yeshúa ), your entire understanding and perspective of the Bible is going to powerfully change.
You will begin to see and realize many things which you have never seen, understood or noticed before.
Suddenly, you will start to have revelation, illumination and inspiration, of Scriptures, that you could never have imagined before.
Many things which you could never understand before, will suddenly become clear.
Questions that you had no answers to before, will suddenly become resolved.
You will see that the entire Bible, from The Beginning ( Genesis )
all the way to The End ( Revelation ) - all fits together, and always agrees.
And then you are going to filled with so much excitement and joy, like never before.
You will have a hunger and thirst, and a desire, to read and learn the Scriptures, according to the Hebrew language, culture, mindset and way of life - that they were written in.
The Fig Tree and the Olive Tree
Physical IsraEL is often called "The Fig Tree".
But even Physical IsraEL has always consisted of two ( 2 ) groups of people:
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Native-Born Hebrews ( physical descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob )
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Grafted-In Hebrews from the nations ( ie: Caleb, Rahab and Ruth )
Did you know that when the IsraELites ( Hebrews ) came out of Egypt in the Exodus, there were already these two ( 2 ) groups of people?
Did you ever think about the following? Did you know that ~ 99% + of the approximately three million souls who were redeemed out of Egypt, by the blood of the Passover lamb - ( compare with John 1:29 and 1:35-36 ) were actually NOT the Native-Born sons and daughters of Jacob ( physical descendants )?
So then, who were they?
They were also slaves in Egypt, but from various other peoples, tribes, tongues and nations. They were the Mixed Multitude (Exodus 12:38), who went out with the Native-Born sons and daughters of Jacob. Where did they come from? How did that happen?
They had "crossed over" from Egypt, into the Land of Goshen, where the Hebrews were living. They did this in order to follow and obey ELohim of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob / ELohim of IsraEL. Is this an astounding new understanding for you? It should be ...
It reveals and explains your true spiritual IDentity in Messiah, about your redemption, your purpose, destiny, eternal calling, and more ...
In Book-5, "The Sons of Jacob and the Body of Christ", we present and explain seven ( 7 ) powerful examples, throughout the Scriptures, that reveal and teach this profound mystery.
And this is what was promised and prophesied to the Hebrew Patriarchs - Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, in the beginning. So we show, explain and teach these things, many times, in various ways, throughout Book-1, Book-2, Book-3, Book-4 and Book-5.
We strongly encourage you to get and read all of these Introductory and Foundational teachings. Then your spiritual eyes will be opened to see marvelous and wonderful truths, that you have previously, most likely, never seen, heard or realized before.
Then the entire Bible, will come alive and make sense to you, at last. It will probably, also, answer so many questions you have had concerning various verses, passages, doctrines or theologies.
So the "Great Commission" is actually about the start of the fulfillment of those promises and prophecies to the Hebrew Patriarchs. It is the beginning of the nations ( Gentiles ), learning about the Messiah of IsraEL and the Kingdom of ELohim - so they can become Adopted-In, and Grafted-In Hebrews - to the household and family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
( the Fathers of the Hebrews ).
And in this way, the Redeemed of the Nations ( former Gentiles ) - now Christians, when they become Adopted-In, and then Grafted-In Hebrews, they become fellow heirs of the Kingdom of ELohim, with the Native-Born Hebrews ( Jews ), as it was promised long ago, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. (Galatians 3:7-9 , 3:29).
Do you know what the word "Gentile" actually means?
It is a person who is Out of Covenant with ELohim of IsraEL. This is who you were, previously, before you came to genuine faith and belief in Yeshúa - the Messiah of IsraEL.
(Ephesians 2:11-13 and 2:19)
Do you now want to know who you really are "in Christ" ( "in Messiah" )?
IF "Yes", then you need to learn and understand what a "Hebrew" is,
according to the Scriptures. This is mind-boggling.
There is an astonishing mystery hidden in the Biblical meaning and definition of the Hebrew word for "HEBREW" ( iv-ree עִברִי ; "One Who Crosses Over" ).
Do you want to know what it is?
It is directly related to the name of "EBER" ( ay-vehr עֵבֶר ; "Crossing Over" ),
who was the great-grandson of "SHEM" ( Shem שֵׁם ; "Name" ). (Genesis 10:1 , 21-25).
It comes from the Hebrew verb which means: "to Cross Over" ( ah-vahr עבר ).
Thus it teaches about "Crossing Over" from:
Spiritual Death to Spiritual Life
Eternal Death to Eternal Life
The Kingdom of Darkness to the Kingdom of Light ( Kingdom of Heaven )
Spiritual Egypt to Goshen ( which means: "to draw near" )
This Temporary, Physical life ... to Eternal, Spiritual Life
And so, IF you are a genuine Born From Above / Born From Heaven ( "Born Again" ) Christian, THEN you are no longer a "Gentile" ( a person who is Out of Covenant with ELohim of IsraEL ).
Instead, you have been Adopted-In and Grafted-In, as a believer in the Messiah of IsraEL, and become a child in the family and household of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
You have "crossed over", along with those who are also genuinely Born From Above / Born From Heaven ( "Born Again" ), among the Native-Born Hebrews ( Jews ) - and placed in the Olive Tree ( Romans Chapter 11 ; which we call: "Redeemed IsraEL" ).
Here is another astonishing mystery in the name of "EBER" ( ay-vehr עֵבֶר ).
It is connected to two ( 2 ) other Hebrew words which teach and reveal about "Being Born". It is about a woman who becomes pregnant, and gives birth, to a child.
So this connects to becoming: Born "From Above" / "From Heaven" ( "Born Again" ).
