n° 850 Shabbat Shalom Newsletter October 26, 2019 Shabbat 27 Tishri, 5780 בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית Genesis 1:1-6:8

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week for the Kippur in Kiev (Ukraine) Feasts in Venezuela Alexandra has sent us news from Ukraine We have received some pictures from our where they had some interesting meetings. friend Jorge Perez who is ministering in Jewish Friendship Here is the message received from Alexan- dra and Vitaly her husband: Caracas, Venezuela. Ministry. I suggest

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through November On October 9, we had a touching meeting They invited their Jewish friends to their dedicated to Yom Kippur. There were 35 in celebrations of the three autumn feasts. attendance, including nearly 10 non-Ad- 2, for Pastor Willian ventists. In his sermon, Vitaly spoke about the biblical Day of Atonement; then carried the Cardoso, leader of subject through to the universal Yom Kip- pur in the Heavenly Court and the work of the Messiah our High Priest, including the the Jewish Adventist process of cleansing the Sanctuary, with our sins destined to be put on the goat Aza- zel (Satan). Vitaly then showed how all this ministries in the is connected to the prophecy of the 2300 evenings and mornings and its fulfillment. Sukkoth is a very special time for friendship So as usual, the event was a small evange- territory of Amazon, listic meeting that focused on our cardinal and building a bridge of understanding doctrines. Our members and guests were between our communities. inspired and shared their thankfulness. particularly The next day we started building the Suk- kah, and on October 13 we had our Sukkot meeting. Manaus. Let’s pray Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach!

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It is also a special time to gather our fami- wife and his team lies and teach our children about the great miracle of in providing a shelter for working hard with Israel in the wilderness. Let us plan to use this opportunity next year to be friendly him. with the Jewish people and invite them to eat with us under the Sukkah. Dutch Edition: Emails: Hubert Paulleta English: [email protected] English Edition: SHABBAT SHALOM Richard-Amram Elofer Dutch: [email protected] French Edition: A weekly Journal of information and training Sabine Baris French: [email protected] German Edition: published by Yaw Heiser German: [email protected] Portuguese Edition: the General Conference — Portuguese: [email protected] Carlos Muniz Office of Adventist Mission Russian Edition: Russian: [email protected] Alexandra Obrevko World Jewish Adventist Friendship Center Spanish: [email protected] Spanish Edition: Claudia Masiero https://wjafc.globalmissioncenters.org Bereishit signifies man’s exalted purpose. The prophet he Jewish tradition have given to each “G-d had formed every wild beast Ezekiel affirms “‘So you, My sheep, the sheep Parashah or portion a title or of My pasture, you are (human), and name. This name of the Parashah comes and every bird of out of the T I am your God.’ It is a declaration of Hashem from one of the first words of the Parashah. ground. He [now] brought [them] to .” (Ezekiel 34:31) The term Adam is cer- Most of the parashot are called after the first the man to see what he would name tainly not conceived of here as a mere block of word of the portion read, as in Bereishit. The earth. first section of the reading starts on Genesis each one. Whatever the man called 1, and the text says: Bereʾšit bārāʾ ʾElōhim each living thing [would] remain its ʾet haššāmayı̂m weʾet hāʾāretz. “In the begin- name.” (Genesis 2:19) Unity of The Human Race ning God created the and the earth” nother point must be underlined here;

(Genesis 1:1) The first word is Bereishit, that is © freebibleimages.com even though the Torah is the founda- why it is the name of this portion of the Torah. The third Hebrew word of the first verse of he created him;” (Genesis 1:27), emphasizing Ation of Judaism and the most import- The word Bereishit is composed of two ele- ant revelation for Jews, it does not start with the Bible is ʾElōhim, which is one of the names that man’s physical frame is worthy of God and ments, the preposition Be which among other of God in the Bible. Elohim is the plural form of man’s Godly purpose. The Psalmist says, “Yet the story of Israel or the Hebrews or the Jewish meaning can be translated as “In” and the sec- of Eloha. Rabbi Hirsch says that the root of You made him a little lower than the angels, and people, but with the story of Creation. “Then ond element Reishit, with similar words, Ris- Eloha occurs in the plural of the demonstra- crowned him with glory and majesty!” (Psalm 8:6) God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, af- hon “first” Rosh “head” “chief” and then Reishit tive pronoun Eleh “These”, a pronoun that de- The Torah therefore, request from us to rec- ter Our likeness!” (Genesis 1:26 TLV) All men, is translated as “beginning.” That is why most notes a plurality of things joined together into ognize and appreciate the Divine dignity of the Jews and non-Jews are descendants of Adam of the translations have translated the word a unity. And he adds that “Judaism therefore, human body. Rabbi Nehama Leibowitz quot- and Chavah. There is an intrinsic unity of all Bereishit as “In the beginning.” unites all the attributes of power that were ing the Mishnah wrote: “Therefore man was mankind we cannot deny and make all dis- In the first verse of the Bible, Hashem (He- separated by paganism. The unification of created on his own, to teach you that whoever tinction of “race” obsolete. Modern research, brew expression used by Jews to designate these attributes is the one God raises the one destroys one person is regarded by the Torah especially since the discovery of DNA, have God. This word means literally “the name.” God of Israel above any notion of a mere nat- as if he had destroyed a whole world and who- demonstrated that the 19th century concept This is do in order to avoid using the name of ural power. For only the free and omnipotent ever saves one person, is regarded as if he had of race in anthropology is wrong. It is affirmed God in vain, and to break the 3rd command- Will of single Being can create a world of con- saved a whole world.” (Bereshit, 3) Indeed, the by the Bible, there is only one race on earth, ment) creates the entire universe, Not only trasts only He can unite these contrasts into Torah’s purpose is not only to hallow the spirit, the human race we are all coming from one Parasha for this Week the galaxies, but also the time itself. It is a cre- one great purpose.” And he adds, “Some peo- but also to hallow the body. This is the basis of common ancestor, and we are all sisters and ation ex-nihilo (out of nothing). ple think that God created the world and then all human morality: The human body, with all brothers on the earth. As Leibowitz put it: “The Mishnah we have already referred to in San- Bereshit Rabbi Yeruchem Halevi Levovitz (1873- forgot about it… that His existence has no its drives and energies, was created in a form bearing on their lives. When God introduced worthy of God and man’s duty is to sanctify his hedrin goes further and derives from the cre- 1936) says: “As soon as we start studying Torah, ation of the first man and woman the principle right from the first verse we become aware that Himself in the Ten Commandments, He said, body, in keeping with his Godly purpose. That ‘I am the Lord your God, Who took you out of is why the Bible is interested to keep our body of brotherhood of man and the condemnation there is a Creator and Ruler of the universe. the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage’ in good health, saying what is good to eat and of any racial theory.” (Bereishit, 5). This first awareness already makes a major בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית (Exodus 20:2). God was telling us that He is what is not good to eat (cf. Leviticus 11). change in you for the rest of your life. You re- involved in the affairs of man and has a pro- alize that there is a reason for everything. The That is why also Rabbi Shaul, one of Yeshua’s Seventh-day Shabbat Parasha Overview: found interest in what we do. (2002, 4). Shaliach wrote to the believers who were in the world has meaning and purpose.” (aish.com). he conclusion of story is Greek city of Corinth, “don’t you know that your For Jews, believing in God is more than a about the seventh day, Genesis 1 de- body is a temple of the Ruach ha-Kodesh who is Genesis 1:1-6:8 mere creed or catechism. It is the basis of all scribes a process of creation continues Creation’s Purpose: meaning in life, for if the world does not have in you, whom you have from God, and that you T for six days, which is understood by tradition- he oming of essiah are not your own? For you were bought with a T C M a creator, then what possible meaning can alist Jews and Christians as six literal days of 24 n the beginning, G-d cre- humanity from sins, salvation price. Therefore glorify God in your body.” (1 hus, the Jewish sages asked the question there be in existence! Man becomes noth- hours. The seventh-day Shabbat is created, cre- Corinthians 6:19–20). Glorifying God is not only ates the entire universe, in- will come from an offspring of of the purpose of the creation: Why God ing more than a complex physiochemical ating the spiritual and universal day of rest, the in our spirit (Ruach) but also in our body, which cluding time itself, out of the women, known later as the Tcreated the world? Many answers were process, no more important than an ant or a Shabbat. This day was given to Adam and Cha- has been created at the . Rabbi given to this question, however, in the Jewish grain of sand. Morality becomes a matter of vah (Adam and ), the first human beings, Hirsch reminds us that “Sanctification of the nothingness. This process of Mashiach. This salvation will tradition, the Talmud, it is written “Rab said: convenience, or “might makes right.” Again, and through them all their descendants. That body and preservation of man’s Divine form I The world was created only on David’s account. it is the belief in God that gives life purpose is why Seventh-day Adventists keep the Shab- creation continues for six days. are the cornerstone of all moral refinement and be the main subject of world Rabbi Samuel said: On Moses account. And and meaning. It is also what gives us a stan- bat from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset, and the condition for all spiritual ennoblement and On the seventh day, G-d Rabbi Johanan said: For the sake of the Messiah. dard of right and wrong. If we know that God celebrate the God creator on that day. They history. the higher the spirit seeks to ascend, the greater (Sanhedrin 98b). Thus, for the Jewish people created the world, and did so for a purpose, believe that the Shabbat was not given only to rests, bringing into existence the demand for bodily sanctity. When God es- Cain and Hevel, the first two one reason of the purpose of this creation is then we also realize that everything that fur- Jews as a Mosaic law, but to all humanity as a the spiritual universe of Shab- the coming of the Messiah. Jewish commen- thers this purpose is “good,” and everything tablished a covenant with Israel and thus rees- children of Adam and Chava, tablished human’s purpose, He started with the universal law of spiritual recreation. Then the tators say that this purpose was expressed at that runs counter to this purpose is “evil”. universal aspect of the Shabbat was under- bat, which returns to us every the beginning of creation: “And the spirit of mitzvah of Milah (circumcision), which was per- bring offerings to G-d. Hev- formed in the body, which means that the cov- lined when God wrote the 4th commandment seven days. God hovered over the waters,” (Genesis 1:2). The Created In (Exodus 20:8-11) in the tablets of the Ten Com- el gives the finest of his flock, Sages of Israel comment: “This refers to the enant is not only a matter of spirituality (spirit) Adam and Chava - the Hu- the Image of God but also involve the body and his sanctity as the mandments. And also in the prophets, Isaiah spirit of Mashiach.” (Midrash Rabbah 2:4, quot- wrote under the inspiration: “Blessed is the one and his offering is accepted, aybe the most important and pro- temple of the Ruach Hakodesh “”. man pair - are placed in the ed by Rashi). One of the talmidim of Yeshua who who does this, the son of man who takes hold found verse in the first chapter of but Cain gives inferior produce wrote the Besorah lefi Yochanan “gospel accord- of it, who keeps from profaning Shabbat,” (Isa- Garden of Eden. Genesis is the verse 27: “God created and his offering is rejected. In ing to John” has seen the presence of Mashiach M The Name of Adam iah 56:2), this text about the Shabbat is in direct humankind in His image, in the image of God at the creation: “In the beginning was the Word, ccording to Rabbi Hirsch, the term relation with our creation text, the expression Chava is enticed by the ser- He created him, male and female He created the ensuing quarrel, Cain kills and the Word was with God, and the Word was Adam is not derived from Adamah, “son of man” is in Hebrew: Ben-Adam, son of them.” What is the meaning of “created hu- pent to eat from the forbidden God. He was in the beginning with God. All but on the contrary: it is Adamah that Adam, that means son of the ancestor of all Hevel and is condemned to things were made through him, and without mankind in His image?” We all know that God A derived from Adam. Moreover, man is not human being, the Shabbat is for all ben-Adam fruit of the “Tree of Knowledge has no physical being, this is repeated in the him was not any thing made that was made.” defined by his earthliness. For his earthly or- not only for Jews, this is again confirmed when wander the earth. Apostolic Writing: “God is Spirit, and those of Good and Evil,” and in turn (John 1:1–3), this “Word” is Yeshua haMashiach igin is what he has in common with the other Isaiah says: “Also the foreigners who join them- who worship Him must worship in spirit and The Torah traces the gene- who came in this world in flesh “And the Word creatures, whereas the uniqueness of man is selves to Hashem, to minister to Him, and to gives the fruit to Adam. truth.” (John 4:24), thus, for the Jewish tra- became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have that he is not created entirely from the earth: love the Name of Hashem, and to be His ser- alogy of the other children of dition being created in the image of Hashem By absorbing “sin,” Adam and seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the the breath of God, breathed into his earthly vants— all who keep from profaning Shabbat, means that we are endowed with free will, mo- Adam and Chava, and the Father, full of grace and truth.” (14). frame — that is what makes him into man. and hold fast to My covenant— these I will Chava render themselves inca- rality, reason and the ability to emulate God The very fact that a grand announcement bring to My holy mountain, and let them re- descendants of Cain until the Who bestows kindness. The text also says: “in pable of remaining in the spir- is made here testifies that the term Adam joice in My House of Prayer.” (Isaiah 56:6–7). What Creation Teaches the image of God He created him [Oto], male itual paradise of Eden and are birth of Noach. About God and female He created them [Otam]” both sex- banished. After the death of Seth, he narration of the creation arouses es were created directly by God, and equally “She gave birth again, this Mankind descends into evil, some questions about God, His being, in His image. This is specially emphasized in Death and hard work (both THis existence. Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan our verse by the transition from the singular time to his brother Abel. physical and spiritual) now and G-d decides that He will asks this question: “How do we, as believ- Oto “him” to the plural Otam “them.” Created ers, define God? We find the answer in the in the image of God, is one, and was created Abel became a shepherd, enter the world, together with blot out Man in a flood which very first verse of the Torah. It says, “In the male and female, only both sexes, together, beginning, God created the heaven and the embody the concept of ADAM in its entirety. pain in childbirth. will deluge the world. Howev- while Cain was a worker ©goodsalt.com earth.” Here we have a definition of God. God This idea of a creation in the image of God is Now begins the plan of sal- er, one man, Noach, finds favor is the Creator of all things. He is the One who repeated several times, “So God created man in of the soil.” (Genesis 4:2) vation G-d established to save with G-d. brought all things into existence… his own image” and again, “in the image of God postolic ritings Haftara A W Stories and Traditions Inspirational Corner Isaiah 42:5 - 43:10 John 1:1-14 his Haftarah of Isaiah is read in paral- Seeing G-d invited them into his private chamber lel with the parashat Bereishit to remind In his isolated home here is a strong parallel between the through him everyone might believe. He was while the disciple waited outside. God’s people why the earth and heavens he Roman Emperor Hadrian Bereishit of Genesis and the Bereishit not the light, but he came to bear witness T once asked the Talmudic sage After a while the sound of sing- John was able to study have been created and also why God has created of the Besorat Yochanan (Gospel of concerning the light.” (John 1:6–8). T His people. Rabbi Yehoshua, “You claim ing and dancing came from the Rav’s John) both of them give us the story of the However, Mashiach was not recognized, the But let’s remember the context of this text. Isaiah room, arousing the curiosity of his dis- more closely than ever Creation which starts with the Hebrew word darkness was so deep, that the people of God that G-d is the creator and master 42:5 is part of what the scholars call the first “servant T Bereishit (in the beginning). did not recognized him. Not only his people of the universe. If that is true, why ciple who rushed to peek through the before the manifesta- Genesis 1 starts saying: “In the beginning, but the whole world: “The true light, which song,” one of at least four such songs in Isaiah. The doesn’t He reveal Himself to us at least keyhole. To his surprise he saw the Rav God created the heavens and the earth.” gives light to everyone, was coming into the first servant song is 42:1-9, the second is 49:1-13, the a few times during the year so that we and the couple singing and dancing third one is 50:4-9 and the last one is the famous tions of divine pow- (Genesis 1:1). Yochanan 1 starts saying: “In world. He was in the world, and the world can all see Him?” around the table. the beginning was the Word, and the Word song of the suffering servant in 52:13 though 53:12. was made through him, yet the world did Rabbi Yehoshua replied, “G-d tells After the Rav came out of his room was with God, and the Word was God.” (John not know him.” (John 1:9–10). The Word or Every person on earth is part of the creation of er as recorded in the 1:1). Yochanan wrote an inspired interpreta- Light came into the world in the flesh: “And God; everyone receives the breath of God and His us in the Torah (Exodus 33:20), ‘No and bade the couple farewell he ex- tion of the Parashah Bereishit. This interpre- the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” spirit. “Thus says God, Hashem, Who created the man can see Me and live.’” plained to his disciple what had trans- book of nature and in tation is in harmony with the Jewish tradition (John 1:14), the world has not recognized him heavens and stretched them out, Who spread out But Hadrian persisted, “If your claim pired. which speaks about the Word, saying that but Yeshua the Mashiach promised that he the earth and what comes from it, Who gives breath that there is a G-d is true, I want you “Don’t be surprised,” he told him, the pages of inspira- the universe was created by the Word of God. would come back: “I will come back and take to the people on it, and Ruach to those who walk in to show Him to me!” That is why for Yochanan, who was a Jews “why I spent so much time with that you to be with me that you also may be where it.” (Isaiah 42:5). Rabbi Yehoshua had no choice. He tion. To him it was a raised by Rabbis, God’s Word was so import- I am.” (John 14:3). His people have been given a special covenant—a couple. Their parents are the most re- agreed to fulfill the Emperor’s wish. ant, it is coming from God and being beside The question we could ask and meditate great privilege—but also a commission to be a Light spected people of the community and delight to meditate on God led the creation of the world. on is: How deep will be the darkness on to the nations: “I am the LORD; I have called you in At noon, Rabbi Yehoshua returned to dear friends of mine. For some silly rea- In fact, Genesis 1 affirms that the uni- earth when He will come back? This world righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep the palace and asked the Emperor to son the husband came to me the other the work of creation verse was created by the Word of God: “And is dark, only violence, spiritualism, false reli- you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light come out to the courtyard, where he God said…” Analyzing the text of Genesis, day asking for a divorce. I asked him gions and crises are dominating and lead the for the nations,” (Isaiah 42:6). However in this verse it will show Hadrian the Master of the the Rabbis have noticed that the universe to bring his wife to me, and when they and to adore the di- world. Yeshua said: “See that no one leads seems that the servant is a different character than was created by ten sayings (Word) of God. Universe. When the two men stepped you astray. For many will come in my name, the people, “I will give you as a covenant for the peo- arrived I spent a long time convincing (Genesis. 1:3; 1:6; 1:9; 1:11; 1:14; 1:20; 1:24; outside, Rabbi Yehoshua said to Hadri- vine Architect. In for- saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead ple”—not peoples (plural), but people (singular): the the young man to abandon his idea of 1:26; 1:28; 1:29). They have noticed too an, “Now look straight up into the sun many astray. And you will hear of wars and people of Israel. That is why all the nations are going divorce. When I finally succeeded I de- this same pattern that when God spoke to and you will see G-d!” mer years his eyes had rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, to sing to the Lord and praise Him for His goodness. cided to put the final touch on domestic the entire nation of Israel, giving the ten for this must take place, but the end is not “Why, this is impossible! No one Commandments, that’s why the Jewish tradi- The goodness of the Lord will be discovered through peace by dancing around the table with been greeted by the yet. For nation will rise against nation, and can stare at the blazing sun without tion has made a strong connection between the mission and ministry of the Servant who will be them. kingdom against kingdom, and there will be evidently the Messiah. “Sing to Hashem a new song, becoming blind,” exclaimed Hadrian. the ten sayings of the creation and the ten famines and earthquakes in various places.” sight of forest-covered sayings of Sinai for the Commandments. His praise from the ends of the earth, you who go “You have answered your own question!” (Matthew 24:4–7). First Communists A parallel can be made also with the “pro- down to the sea with all its fullness, islands and their The sentence: “And the Word became flesh exclaimed Rabbi Yehoshua. “If, at the hills, green valleys, logue of John” that means the first 14 verses inhabitants.” (Isaiah 42:10). The blessings of the Mes- and dwelt among us.” (John 1:14) is about the sun, which is only G-d’s creation, you ho were the first commu- of his Besorah (Gospel).The creation can exist siah will not be only for Israel but for all the nations incarnation of Yeshua on earth. It is interest- cannot look due to its great light, how nists in history?” asked the and fruitful plains; and subsist only if men and women accept wherever they are, in countries that are near and ing to notice the special word used in Greek teacher her first graders to submit themselves to the ten command- in distant islands. That was the promise made by can you even conceive of seeing G-d about this dwelling of Yeshua, it is written: ments. These commandments are the basic Himself whose light is infinitely greater during the Soviet communist regime. and in the beauties eskēnōsen, which means “to pitch a tent” or God to Abraham, “My heart’s desire is to make you W laws to live in harmony with God — first four than the glare of the sun!” A little Jewish boy from the back to “dwell in a tent” this is a direct allusion to into a great nation, to bless you, to make your name commandments or first table — and with of nature it had ever Sukkot, the feast of the Tabernacles, when great so that you may be a blessing. My desire is to of the class raised his hand, “It was our neighbors — next sixth commandments elper or im Jews pitch their tent and dwell in a tent for bless those who bless you, but whoever curses you A H F H !” or second table. been his delight to seven days. This is certainly an indication I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth Yochanan completed his inspired inter- he Torah discussion on “It is not “How do you know that? asked the about the time of the year when Yeshua was will be blessed.” (Genesis 12:2–3). All the families of pretation saying that the Word, which was good that the man should be teacher. trace the wisdom and born on earth. He was not born on the day of the earth will be blessed—that means all the na- with God, was the Messiah. Thus, since the tions will be blessed. This is even clearer in chapter alone; I will make him a help- “That’s simple. They both had no rabbis affirm that the creation was made by Christmas, but on Sukkot. That is why dying at Pesach (spring time) we say that he was 33 18: “when Hashem said, “Should I keep secret from er fit for him.” (Genesis 2:18) between clothes. They had no home. They skill of the Creator. the Word of God, the Messiah participated T only had one fruit between them. Yet Abraham what I am about to do, seeing that Abra- a Rav and his disciples Meir Simcha to the creation: “Through him all things were and a half years old. This half year go back in ham will most certainly become a great and mighty (AA 571) made; without him nothing was made that the period of Sukkot, when Yeshua pitched Hacohen — the Rav was interrupted by they believed that they were living in has been made. In him was life, and that life his tent on earth. nation and in him all the nations of the earth will be the arrival of a young couple. The Rav paradise!” was the light of men.” (John 1:3-4). This idea The text of John 1 speaks about two catego- blessed?” (Genesis 18:17–18) of the presence of the Messiah at the creation ries of people: those who will not recognize Coming back to the text of the Haftarah we see is also a Jewish idea, The text of Genesis says him and those who will accept him: “He came that following the portrait of the true servant (1-9), that “The earth was without form and void, to His own, but His own did not receive Him. of the waiting nations of the world (10-12) and of the and darkness was over the face of the deep. But whoever did receive Him, those trusting eager Redeemer (13-17), we have the failure of God’s The man said, ‘Now“ And the Spirit of God was hovering over the in His name, to these He gave the right to messenger, unable to live up to its calling. God’s ser- face of the waters.” (Genesis 1:2), The Midrash become children of God. They were born vant is deaf and blind. Israel is not ready to deliver the Rabbah (2:4) says: “And the spirit of God hov- not of a bloodline, nor of human desire, nor message of the Almighty. “Hear, you deaf! Look, you this is bone from my ered: this alludes to the spirit of Mashiach, as of man’s will, but of God.” (John 1:11–13). blind, so you may see. Who is blind, but My servant? you read, and the spirit of the Lord shall rest The characters of the Bible have very often Or deaf as My messenger that I send? Who is so blind upon him” (Isaiah 11: 2). a name in connection with their mission, as the one in covenant with Me, blind as Hashem’s bones and flesh from The first creation was the light: “And God the mission of Yochanan (known as John) servant?” (Isaiah 42:18-19). This text of the prophet said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.” was to announce the coming of Mashiach as is telling us that Israel is an inconstant servant, who (Genesis 1:3). Yochanan explains “In him (the the light of the world, but also the one who never knows how to behave, who is never sure which will bring “grace” in this world, the name Word) was life, and that life was the light of direction to take. And Hashem will not let His people my flesh. She shall “Yochanan” means “God’s grace” “Out of His men. The light shines in the darkness, but go unpunished: “So He poured out on him the fury fullness, we have all received grace on top the darkness has not understood it.” (John of His anger, and the fierceness of battle. It blazed all of grace. Torah was given through Moses; 1:4–5). If there was no light before the verse 3 around him, yet he did not understand it. It burned be called Wom- of Genesis 1, that means there was darkness. grace and truth came through Yeshua the him, yet he did not take it to heart.” (Isaiah 42:25). The primitive darkness became the type or Messiah.” (John 1:16–17). But God is an unchanging God; He is always the symbol of the darkness that will be on earth Accepting Yeshua is a grace from God, it is same, faithful to His promise to His people. That is when the Mashiach revealed himself to this by the will of God that we are accepting the an because she was the beauty of chapter 43—from the first verse, God world. God was the witness of this light at Messiah. The question asked to each one of the creation, that is why he sent a witness, us is: Are we ready to receive him? Are we repeats His love for His people: “But now, thus says to testify who was the light of the world, who ready to recognize in him the glory of God as the Lord—the One who created you, O Yaakov, the taken from man.’” was Mashiach: “There came a man sent from it is said: “and we have seen his glory, glory as One who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have God, whose name was Yochanan. He came of the only Son from the Father, full of grace redeemed you, I have called you by name, you are as a witness to testify about the light, so that and truth.” (John 1:14). Mine.” (Isaiah 43:1). )(Genesis 2:23