46 ‘Ekev (Part B) - Because - Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25

46 ‘Ekev (Part B) - Because - Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25

From Deuteronomy (Messianic) Vol.I by Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy

November 6, 2025 · 33 min

About this episode

The episode explores the linguistic roots of faith in Hebrew and Greek, highlighting the connection between verbs and nouns in these languages.

Allow me to elaborate on this concept further using a quote from author Tim Hegg, one of the teachers at Congregation Beit Hallel in Tacoma, WA, as well as a significant contributor of materials for FFOZ. In his excellent work about the Apostle Paul ‘The Letter Writer’, Hegg, in the Prologue, makes this important note regarding the original languages of the Bible: One of the major difficulties we encounter in our discussion of “trust,” “believe,” and “faith/faithful,” is that there is no corresponding verbal form of “faith” in the English language. We have no way of saying that one “faithed” or that someone is “faithing” in God. Yet in both the Hebrew and the Greek the word group expressing the concept of faith also contains a verb built on the same root. To put it simply, noun and verb are cognate. For example, the Hebrew verb [‘aman], “to be supported” from which we derive the verb “to believe,” has the corresponding noun [‘emunah], which means “faith” or “faithful.” Likewise, the Greek verb [pisteuo], “to believe,” has the corresponding noun [pistis], which means “faith” or “faithful.” Unfortunately, many English readers do not realize that “believing,” “having faith,” and…

Topics covered

  • faith
  • trust
  • belief
  • Hebrew language
  • Greek language

Keywords

  • Tim Hegg
  • Congregation Beit Hallel
  • Apostle Paul
  • The Letter Writer

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Bible, Scripture, Torah

Places: Tacoma, WA

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