The Teaching Word
Genesis 1 (Remez and Drash levels of interpretation) בְּ רֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃ 1. In the house of the head Elohim filled the empty space with the heavens and with the earth. This teaches us that all is through Wisdom which is Torah and Israel which are both the same source of all. Nothing was complete until we have Abraham and the temple in which God dwells. Creation is still lacking until HaShem dwells with his bride. Thus we need the written Torah and the oral Torah: the soul and the body: Messiah and the kingdom: the connector and the lost. This is the purpose of all creation: that HaShem can dwell in his people. וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃ 2. The state of the earth was unformed and shells for forms. The presence of darkness was burning upon this womb and the breath of Elohim fluttered, moving upon ...