Numbers 28 – The term "church" simply means "assembly" or "gathering." 2023

Many Biblical scholars make the erroneous statement that the "church" is an unknown entity in the Tanakh (Old Testament). That is simply not true. The Hebrew word for "convocation" is miqra', mik-raw'; from H7121; something called out, i.e. a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place); also a rehearsal:--assembly, calling, convocation, reading. It is the equivalent of the word used in the Brit Chadasha used for "church." This word is "ekklesia." ekklesia, ek-klay-see'-ah; from a comp. of G1537 and a der. of G2564; a calling out, i.e. (concr.) a popular meeting, espec. a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Chr. community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both):--assembly, church. Once again, the thought that Christians are some special entity of their own that is lifted out of the pages of the New Testament only is simply lazy and erroneous. The term "church" simply means "assembly" or "gathering."