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NASB | John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 1:1 In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. [Gen 1:1; Is 9:6] |
Bible Question: In Genesis Chapter 1 verse 1, it begins with God, Where God came from and whos God are we talking about? |
Bible Answer: Hello Nrgarcia, I am new to the forum and saw your question as I was surfing the site. Perhaps my response is not exactly an answer insomuch as it is food for thought. The Bible book of Genisis was originally written in Hebrew. Hebrew as a language is very full-bodied and often the hebrews found the letters and the words that came to be scripture as not mere words on the pages but living messages to the reader. A scholar friend of mine, Dr. Jill Carrol of Rice University puts it this way; the bible can be read in layers. The first layer being the wonderful uplifting stories, and the deeper layers unfolding ever deeper greater, often misunderstod or mysterious meaninings. I think that your questions relates to this layer theory. The first layer says in the beginning God. Sounds great but lets peel away that "milk and cookie" view and touch upon the Hebrew. "Bereshit bara Elohim et hashamayim ve'et ha'arets". Specifically lets narrow your question further to the term In the Beginning or in Hebrew-- Bereshit. The Word Bereshit is a word, a term and it is also a letter. One would think that it would be the first letter but here lies the mystery and I think the answer to your question. Bereshit s the second letter of the hebrew alphabet. I think this is odd, why would Genesis "begin" with anything other than the beginning. Scholars both Hebrew and Christian alike have pondered this question. I doubt a solid answer is possible but I love the following undertanding: " the Almighty was in effect revealing that man did not know the first principles about the creation; it represents God in His unspeakable glory and life, which forever precedes all things (see Isa. 44:6, cp. Rev. 22:13). Jesus described Himself as the "Aleph and the Tav,(first and last)" and the Aleph, humble and lowly, gives out its strength (Aleph) before the house (Bet) of creation in sacrificial love. To simply put it; For God to speak himself as the beginning would be to say He had a beginning which would be unspeakable. Blessings, gtb7697 |