As mentioned in the last post we are at the start of the annual weekly scripture portions reading through Tanakh comprising the Torah, the Haftorah and the Brit Chadashah/Re New-ed Covenant/Testament.
So we should therefore…
Begin at His Beginning
בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית
B’reshiyt
Genesis
בראשית
Strong’s Hebrew: 7307. ר֫וּחַ (ruach) — breath, wind, spirit
Strong’s Hebrew: 430. אֱלֹהִים (elohim) — God, god
Ruach Elohim Chayim
ROO-akh e-lo-HEEM KHAI-yeem
Spirit of the Living God.
2 Cor. 3:3.
Spirit of the LORD God
RUKh ELHIM.
Transliteration: Ruach Elohim.
Noun: “Elohim’s directing power”.
Strongs Concordance: H7306 and H430.
רוּחַ Ruach
Pronounced: roo’-akh – breath, wind, spirit
אֱלהִים elohim
Pronounced: el-o-heem – God
Ruach ‘Elohiym
fluttering
on the face of the waters…
Genesis 1:2
HEB: פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת
NAS: of the deep, and the Spirit of God
KJV: of the deep. And the Spirit of God
and God said
Let Light Be and Light was
and God saith, ‘Let light be;’
and light is.
Youngs Literal Translation
The Word was there
B’reshiyt – in the beginning,
at the shaping of the heavens and the earth.
The Word was with God and the Word was God.
Without Him not even one thing existed
for it was through Him He spoke and
all things came into being.
Millennia later that same Word
was made flesh and lived among us.
John 1:14
A translation of
Genesis
B’reshiyt
from the Hebrew words and their meanings:
בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית
B’reshiyt
Chapter 1, Verse 1
in~SUMMIT בְּרֵאשִׁית / bê’rey’shit
he~did~SHAPE(V) בָּרָא / ba’ra
Elohiym אֱלֹהִים / e’lo’him
AT אֵת / eyt
the~SKY s~ הַשָּׁמַיִם / ha’sha’ma’yim
and~AT וְאֵת /wê’eyt
the~LAND הָאָרֶץ / ha’a’rets
Could be read as:
In the summit Elohiym shaped the skies and the land,
Verse 2
and~the~LAND וְהָאָרֶץ / wê’ha’a’rets
she~did~EXIST(V) הָיְתָה / hai’tah
CONFUSION תֹהוּ / to’hu
and~UNFILLED וָבֹהוּ / wa’vo’hu
and~DARKNESS וְחֹשֶׁךְ /wê’hho’shekh
UPON עַל / al FACE~s פְּנֵי / pê’ney DEEP.
WATER תְהוֹם /tê’hom
and~WIND וְרוּחַ /wê’ru’ahh
Elohiym אֱלֹהִים /e’lo’him
much~FLUTTER (V)~ing(fs) מְרַחֶפֶת / mê’ra’hhe’phet
UPON עַל / al
FACE~s פְּנֵי / pê’ney
the~WATER~s הַמָּיִם /ha’ma’yim
Could be read as: and the land had existed in confusion and was unfilled, and darkness was upon the face of the deep water and the wind of Elohiym was fluttering upon the face of the waters,
The fluttering
is significant as we read in
Mark 1:10
“he (John) saw the heavens torn open, and the Spirit like a dove descending on Him (Jesus).
The wings of a dove are always
fluttering
to stay in the air.
Here was the Son, the Father as He spoke, and His Spirit was present descending in the same way a fluttering dove would hover just as He had overshadowed Mary several decades previously.
Verse 3
and~he~will~SAY וַיֹּאמֶר / wai’yo’mer
Elohiym אֱלֹהִים / e’lo’him he~will~EXIST(V)
יְהִי / yê’hi) LIGHT אוֹר / or
and
~he~will~EXIST(V) וַיְהִי / wai’hi
LIGHT אוֹר / or
Could be read as:
and Elohiym said,
light will exist,
and
light existed.
For those desiring to do further research
there is an excellent transliteration site
of Hebrew to English is at qbible.com
Emptiness and the deep gave way to substance;
and darkness gave way to light.
Nothingness obeyed the Word
and responded to the authority of His will.
Then creation stumbled in humanity, in us,
when humanity heard the Word,
substance became nothingness
and light reverted to darkness.
It should give us pause for thought when
nothingness can hear and obey!
Then why are we so stubborn?
We so often fail to both hear, to listen to His Word and do what He says!
Even nothingness was not rebellious to the Creators voice!
This heart of rebellion in the human soul echoes the words of the slyest beast of the field…
Did God say?
Did He really say?
The voice of doubt, curiosity and rebellion, seeks a compromise of His truth and in the very question, undermines the authority of His Sovereignty in our lives. These doubts attack our convictions and then we consider other things that amount to nothing more than deceptive seducing lies; then we begin to entertain thoughts concerning them…and eventually believe the error.
He has given each of us
the power to choose when we hear His Word.
To listen and obey,
or to ignore,
separation from the Father is the inevitable result.
Sin will always challenge the Word
BUT
the good news is
we have been created anew
and have been given New Life in Messiah
and been granted rulership over sin.
We are new creatures in His image and likeness
and have the power in Yeshua/Jesus
to turn from sin and darkness.
Halleluyah!
In Hebrew Bereshit or B’reshiyt
is the first word of the 1st book of the Bible/Tanakh.
And so the title is its’ beginning.
(His Torah being the first 5 books attributed to Moses).
The very first letter of the 1st word is
B
in the Hebrew alefbet
Bet/Beit/Beyt
and herein is the 1st revelation/revealing
of Adonai/Yehoveh/YHVH.
This letter Bet or Beit means house.
Some scholars point out that the letter itself is composed of
3 x the letter shape of the letter vav
(our letter V as in vine).
Bet is also used for the letter V, vet without the dot.
Vav represents the number 6
which is considered the number of man.
Side note: 3×6! Sounds familiar?
Revelation 13:18 says,
Here is wisdom.
Let him who has understanding
calculate the number of that beast,
for the number is that of a man;
and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.
Vav Vav Vav
not to forget a previous post on who has our vav!
https://www.minimannamoments.com/in-times-of-need-and-during-days-of-uncertainty-whos-got-our-vav/
In the letter B,
is then the sum of 3×6=18
and is the same numerical value
as that of the word for LIFE – Chai.
This could be said as:
the house of creation is then the life of the universe?
The same word Bet
also has another function
in the Hebrew language
and means IN.
This suggests our Creators intention of
living/abiding
withIN this realm He created.
This voice/Kol,
that He spoke,
reveals the glorious power of the creation of the universe
by His spoken Word
and in a way reveals the threefold nature of Yehoveh by the use of the plural ElohIM and the word bara He created; which we noted earlier that all 3 were present at Yeshua/Jesus’ immersion.
Let’s take a moment to remember
our bereshiyt, our beginning,
the day we were forgiven,
redeemed,
cleansed,
delivered from darkness
and brought into His glorious light.
The day we repented of our sin
accepted His free gift of salvation and eternal life;
cleansed and restored to fellowship/relationship with Him.
We are made clean by His redeeming Blood and
the washing of the water of the Word.
This was the moment
Our Heavenly Father
said/spoke
to each of us:
Light Be!
יְהִי / yê’hi) LIGHT אוֹר / or and
His spirit of holiness, His
רוּחַ Ruach אֱלהִים elohim
Pronounced: roo’-akh -el-o-heem
fluttered over us
much~FLUTTER (V)~ing(fs) מְרַחֶפֶת / mê’ra’hhe’phet,
and darkness had to flee from us.
Yes, God did say ….
May we have ears to hear and eyes to see
and a heart to obey
the Word that He really and truly spoke.
His plan was and is to give us Life/ Chaim
and the Light was the Life of all humanity
Jesus/Yeshua HaMashiach. The WORD there in the
בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית
He truly is the Genesis, the beginning, the b’reshiyt;
our beginning, our b’reshiyt, …
it is the Truth of us all!
Shalom shalom
‘Mishpachah’
‘Family/Tribe’
משפחה
Mish-pa-KHa,
friends, visitors and every reader…
Please don’t leave this page before making certain you have
a new b’reshiyt/beginning
and are born from above.
Know of a certainty that Jesus/Yeshua is
your Redeemer, Savior, Lord
and soon returning King
and that you have a personal relationship with Him.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
It’s all about Life and Relationship, not Religion.
NOT SURE? YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’ name. Amen.