For most Americans learning Hebrew is tough. It’s not like learning a Latin based language. It’s a very different way of thinking. So, how does one deal with that?
When I studied biblical Hebrew, the other students were always amazed at how easy it was for me and at times questioned me on it. I explained I learned Hebrew by prayer. I really believed that God wanted me to know it and that he would help me to learn it. It was the prayer that made it easy – although it was, indeed, a lot of effort, and I went to doughnuts every morning at 5:00 A.M. to study.
At times students would have problems with a certain aspect of Hebrew, and they would ask me about it. I always responded – have you prayed about it? They always answered – no. So, I would tell them to pray about it, and then what they needed to know would come easily. It worked every time…. always.
Knowledge is a gift from God – so I pray for it all the time, and on anything I need to know, but I am amazed the extent to which Christians do not understand this. But that is a thread in itself for somewhere else.
I just read biblical Hebrew. I do not speak or write Hebrew or know modern Hebrew – and I have doubts I could learn it – the speed is a problem for one thing. However, no doubt, if I actually prayed about it, something would happen. But I gave up doughnuts.
When I studied biblical Hebrew, the other students were always amazed at how easy it was for me and at times questioned me on it. I explained I learned Hebrew by prayer. I really believed that God wanted me to know it and that he would help me to learn it. It was the prayer that made it easy – although it was, indeed, a lot of effort, and I went to doughnuts every morning at 5:00 A.M. to study.
At times students would have problems with a certain aspect of Hebrew, and they would ask me about it. I always responded – have you prayed about it? They always answered – no. So, I would tell them to pray about it, and then what they needed to know would come easily. It worked every time…. always.
Knowledge is a gift from God – so I pray for it all the time, and on anything I need to know, but I am amazed the extent to which Christians do not understand this. But that is a thread in itself for somewhere else.
I just read biblical Hebrew. I do not speak or write Hebrew or know modern Hebrew – and I have doubts I could learn it – the speed is a problem for one thing. However, no doubt, if I actually prayed about it, something would happen. But I gave up doughnuts.
