Elohim As The Laws of Nature

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The Academy of Jerusalem – Torah from Zion Project

The New Israeli Genesis Exegesis

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• The Book of the Zohar - which regards the Torah as an entity that preceded the creation of this world, something like a guidebook for the creation (see the introduction chapter above) – was revealed in our world at the precise beginning of the Sixth Millenium. Only at the sixth millenium of the Creation – or the sixth “Day” of the Hebrew Calendar, which is the “Day” for the creation of Adam – could there be performed the additional stage, the attempt to contend theologically with the concept of “Adam Kadmon”. From the Book of Etz Hayim (the Tree of Life) that relates the teachings of the Holy ARI of blessed memory, there is brought the conception that this Adam Kadmonis the primordial substance, which created the Torah, which in turn created God-Elohim who is the sum-total of the Laws of Nature.

My Note on this, written on December 21, 2007

In this paragraph Adam Kadmon must be understood as being the Thought of Mashiach in the mind of G-d before the Beginning. So that we have in John 1: "In the beginning was the word and the word was (already) with God, (for) the word was God."

General Note. Remember:

This Kabbalistic exegesis does not imply a competing interpretation of Genesis 1:1 from the literal reading. It is built on the understanding given in the literal reading that in the beginning G-d created the heavens and the earth. The kabbalistic reading here is about how G-d did this and directs us to begin our thought about this with the understanding that in creating out of nothing, G-d added to His attributes, i.e., He created in and for Himself the attribute of being
a Creator - but since it is impossible for G-d to change in His attributes we have an apparent dilemma.

It would seem that either Creation always existed with G-d, or if it did not then G-d can change
in His attributes. Since neither of these can be true according to the revelation of the literal reading of Scripture, which we hear and obey by faith, then we must come to a place of understanding how both are true. The new Messianic Covenant Scriptures teach us how to come to exactly this understanding.

All new Messianic Covenant Scriptural teachings wrestle with nothing other than these paradoxes. There is no true Messianic theology that does not struggle to come to terms with
this. Misuse of Kabbalah and misunderstanding of Kabbalah have combined to turn traditional Christian theology away from its study. However, a study of these teachings which proceeds on the right basis can give great insight into all new Messianic Covenant Scriptures and teachings - as here with John 1:1. Likewise those Messianic teachings can clarify these Kabbalistic teachings.

Specific Note. Remember:

When we read here, then, that Elohim-G-d/Mother is equated to the Laws of Nature, we do not read this as proscribed by science, Taoism, Hinduism, etc., but as merely reflected in science, etc., in a very imperfect way. More precisely we should read this to say that when G-d said, Let there be (=Torah commandment) light (=Torah definition), there was light (=Torah obedience), a 'law of nature'.