Biblical Studies and Archaeology Community Group
The mission of this group is to provide a place to learn about ancient places and their history.Biblical studies may accompany archaeological discussions as they pertain to the Bible. Please refrain from any negativity as this should be place of positive reinforcement of our love for our Lord, Jesus Christ! May we all become God's ambassadors and embrace our...
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In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
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Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit
of God hovered over the face of the waters.
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And God said: 'Let there be light.' And there was light.
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And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
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And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was
morning, one day.
The above is intended to present one perspective of the hebrew language in which the Torah scriptures are wriitten in, you can go to the following resource http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0101.htm for more info.
The Haftarah for this week begins with...
Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Above is a sample portion, complete reading is from Isaiah 42:5-43:11.
Do you recall where Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) confronts the roman appointed temple priests about His relationship with Abraham " Before Abraham, I Am". You will see as we go thru the book of Exodus, that those 1st tablets were broken because of the sins of the people... just like the Messiah was "broken", as prophesied in Isaiah 53, for our sins. Out of that event at Mt. Sinai, the Levite priesthood is established, comparable to the Pastor concept of the church to tend the sheep of the congregations. The 2nd tablets were given at Mt. Sinai on Yom Kippur the day of Judgement... when Yeshua (Jesus) returns He will judge the nations. Parallels confirming that Yeshua is the Word of Adonai (G-d) from the very beginning (John chapter 1). The presently known tribe of Judah has been the keeper of the scriptures and of Adonai's written word to this day (approx. 3500 years), with most of the prophets being of the hebrew tribes as well. Everyone has a role to play in Adonai's ultimate plan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2Bd8huRHao&list=PL079D2C9F8FF5C668&index=2
The same was in the beginning with God.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Above is a sample portion of the Brit Chadashah (New Covenant), complete reading includes John 1:1-14; Col. 1:15-17; Eph. 1:21; Phil. 2:9-11; Heb. 1:1-3; Rom. 11:36; Rev. 4:11; 22:13. found at https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A1-14%3B+Col.+1%3A15-17%3B+Eph.+1%3A21%3B+Phil.+2%3A9-11%3B+Heb.+1%3A1-3%3B+Rom.+11%3A36%3B+Rev.+4%3A11%3B+22%3A13&version=KJV
The Messiah / Moshiach appears vividly in the very first words of the entire Bible. John 1:1-18 shows that the Word was with YHWH in the beginning and was a part of creation. The first sentence in the Torah portion reads in Hebrew, “B’reisheet bara elohim ALEPH-TAV ha shamayim va-et ha Eretz” – in the beginning Elohim created the heavens and the earth. The two lettered “aleph-tav” is a Hebrew pointer that directs attention to the subject of a sentence. This is also a direct reference to the Messiah – the Aleph and the Tav – the first and the last (Revelation 1:8.) The aleph-tav appears throughout the Hebrew scrolls at mysterious intervals. For example, the aleph-tav is found in Zechariah 12:10, “I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me ALEPH-TAV whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.” These letters are no doubt prophecies of the Word made flesh.
The obvious implication to Messiah in Genesis 3:15 shows that Y’shua will eventually defeat the serpent and his ways. The first prophecy of Y’shua could actually be the creation of Adam, as Y’shua is the second Adam. And even Abel is a picture of the Messiah, who would give the best sacrifice of all and eventually be murdered. Finally, it is Noach alone that is considered righteous in his generation. The ark builder’s right standing points directly to Y’shua, the only righteous person to ever live.
The above info. can be found at http://emetministries.org/torah-portion-bereshit-2/
Online Torah Portion in hebrew ... http://scrollscraper.adatshalom.net/scrollscraper.cgi?book=1&audioRepeatCount=1&coloring=0&doShading=on&startc=1&startv=1&endc=6&endv=8