Is modern Hebrew the same as biblical Hebrew? Would modern Israelis be able to understand the Jews of Old Testament times?

This is a question I have received numerous times through the years. I lateral to AI and JD to respond.

First, AI:  "No, modern Hebrew is not the same language as biblical Hebrew, though they share a common root..." Read the complete AI SUMMARY.

Second, the colorful post of JD: "While the Dispensational Zionists lay totally dumbstruck this morning upon hearing that, in fact, Jesus did NOT go by “Yeshua,” here’s another fact to blow their mind: Hebrew as the Israelis speak it is “re-invented” and contrived, and they probably wouldn’t be able to hold a conversation with anyone in the Bible..." READ THE  ENTIRE POST