We are walking in today: THE KING IN THE FIELD: The Day Of Creation!!!!
Witness create throughout the Bible: H1254 bara'--to create, shape, form, to shape, fashion, create (always with God as subject)
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created H1254 the heaven and the earth.
The Torah testifies.........……
Genesis 1:27 So God created H1254 man in his own image, in the image of God created H1254 he him; male and female created H1254 he them.
The prophets proclaim...............…
Isaiah 41:20 That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created H1254 it.
The writings bear witness.........…
Psalms 148:5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created. H1254
Isaiah 45:12 I have made the earth, and created H1254 man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.
Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Many people regard Rosh Hashanah as the date of the creation of the universe by The Most High, but the midrash notes that it occurred six days earlier, on the 25th of Elul, when The Most High created the divine light by saying, “Let there be light” (Gen. 1:3). The sages reasoned that since the gematria for the word yehi, “let there be,” is 25, and man was created on Rosh Hashanah, the first work of creation actually began on Elul 25 of the Hebrew calendar.
The world was created on the 25th of Elul. Though we refer to Rosh Hashanah as “the day of the beginning of your works” in our prayers that is because Adam was created on that day. The entire world was created for him, [so that he could establish a connection between the world and The Most High]. Thus, on the day of his creation, he was able to motivate the entire creation to “come, bow, and prostrate ourselves before The Most High, our maker.” Nevertheless, it was on the 25th of Elul that the world was created. Indeed, time itself begins from that day.
The Mishnah states that Adam and Eve were created six days later on Rosh Hashanah. According to Hebrew tradition, this first “Friday” of creation was the first Rosh Hashanah, the “head of the year,” since it represents the day that The Most High began to rule as King of the Universe. When Adam first opened his eyes and human consciousness was born, he immediately understood that The Most High created all things, including himself. According to Midrash, Adam’s first words were Adonai malakh olam va’ed: “The Lord is King for ever and ever” (Exodus 15:18). The Most High then said, “Now the whole world will know that I am King,” and he was very pleased. This was the “tov me’od” moment of creation, when The Most High saw all that he had made “and found it very good” (Gen 1:31).
Torah associates this concept with our Sages' statement: "All the prophets began their prophecies with äï (gematria 25) "So the Lord has spoken;" Moshe began his prophecies, "This is the word of The Most High."
The difference between "So" and "This" is that stating "this" implies that the person actually sees the subject he is speaking about. To quote our Sages, "he can point his finger and say, 'This is it.' “In contrast, "So" implies that one does not actually see the subject which one is talking about. Though one perceives it, the perception is not through actual sight.
These two levels are reflected in the creation of man. The Torah relates that man was created, "in our form and in our image." "Our form" means possessing the form of The Most High (equivalent to the level of "This"). "Our image" refers to a lower level, something which resembles Godliness (the level of "So").
This characterizes the difference between the 25th of Elul and Rosh Hashanah. The creation of the entire world on Rosh Hashanah is related to the level of "our image." In contrast, on Rosh Hashanah, the inner intent and the "soul" of the entire creation was revealed with the creation of man. The Torah begins Bereshith implying that the world was created for two entities which are called "first," Israel and the Torah. This is equivalent to the level "our form."
The question, however, remains: Why do our Rosh Hashanah prayers proclaim that the world was formed on that date? Even if it is acknowledged that Rosh Hashanah takes precedence, it was on the 25th of Elul that the world was created.
This question can be answered by reference to a point of Talmudic law which relates to ritual purity. The laws of purity apply only to objects in a state of completion. For example, a shapeless piece of metal cannot become impure until it is fashioned into a useful object. Though the metal obviously exists, the laws of ritual purity do not yet relate to it; the object cannot be said to have come into being until it has been completed.
Certain objects may be thought of as complete at any one of a number of stages. Animal hides, for example, can be used at one stage as covers or blankets, or they can be further treated and refined and made into clothing.
Imagine that a substance which imparts impurity comes into contact with a hide in a less developed state. Is the hide ritually impure (because it can be used as a cover at this stage), or pure (because it can be further processed into a garment)?
The Mishnah rules that the status of the hide is dependent upon its owner. If the owner would be expected to be content with the hide as a cover, the hide is impure. However, if the owner is a tanner who would ordinarily consider the hide to be unfinished at this stage and would be expected to further refine it in order to make a garment, it is pure.
This halachah lends us a conception of the status of creation before the advent of man. The 25th of Elul and the following days of creation revealed awesome holy powers. These powers were, however, totally eclipsed by the creation of man, which revealed a deeper purpose of creation and a higher aspect of Godliness, just as the animal hide can be transformed into a garment by a skilled tanner.
The revelation occasioned by man's creation caused the world's prior existence to be considered unfinished. Through the creation of man, The Most High established a new definition of existence, and according to this new definition, the world did not previously exist. The anniversary of man's creation can therefore be considered the anniversary of creation as a whole.
Torah readings for Elul 25:
Genesis chapter 1 and 2
Deuteronomy 10:14 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.
Isaiah 37:16 O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.
Isaiah 42:5 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:
Nehemiah 9:6 Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Hebrews 1:1-3 1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
Colossians 1:15-17 15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
John 1:1, 14 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
14 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.
Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Shema Selah let us speak His words that they may be created in our lives on today, Elul 25!!
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