Secrets of Gen 1.1

SECRETS OF GENESIS 1:1
PROF. M. M. NINAN
“For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them and walk among
them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people.” 2 Cor 6:16
God was building a home for themselves. That was creation. That is what the Bible is all about.
So the Bible starts with the bet the creation of a tent for their living - Father, Mother and the Son.
Look at the proto-Sinaitic letter. It is the picture of a nomadic tent used by the Hebrews in their
wandering period in the desert. It is the home of the family. The tent is divided into two parts
representing the portions for male and the female within one home.
In the case of beth it is based on the beth - the word house in Hebrew, Aramaic, Chaldean,
Arabic etc. It is closed from all three sides opening to the left. As Hebrew writes from right to
left, it indicates a beginning. It can be a new beginning. The creation itself was an isolation in
time, space and matter - a new region or dimension in the cosmos. It tells nothing about the past
and look forward to the future. It is a beginning of time, space and matter in the dimension we are
in. Just as the letter bet is closed at the sides but open in front, so one is not given any information
on what is above and what is below, what is before and what is behind. This is where the Bible
starts - the story of the creation of this world.
‘beyt’ represents a picture of ‘a floor plan’ or ‘a tent’ and pictures the meaning of ‘family of
the tent or house’ It represents family and the importance of those who are inside the tent as
opposed to the tent structure itself.
Therefore we are able to see very clearly from the first letter of the Word of God is the powerful
declaration by God with regards to His ‘floor plan’ or ‘design’ for a Dwelling Place for Himself.
The rest of the word ‘Berěshith’ comes from the word רֵאשִׁית rěshith – Strong’s H7225 which
ראֹשׁ means, ‘beginning, chief, first fruits, foremost’ and this comes from the primitive root word
rosh – Strong’s H7218 which means, ‘head, beginning, top, chief’.
Creation was to be a beginning of a house for His family.
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