In Bereshit, the record opens with the majestic simplicity of divine speech. “In the beginning Alaha created the heavens and the earth.” From chaos and void, light is summoned into being, and the ordered beauty of creation unfolds through the will of Mar-Yah. Humanity, formed in the divine image, is placed at the heart of this order—as steward of creation, entrusted with the care of all that God has made. Yet the harmony of Eden is swiftly marred by disobedience. The fall of Adam and Eve reveals the tragedy of free will misused—the creature made in God’s likeness seeks to become as God, and the image is obscured by sin. The ensuing generations descend into corruption until the heart of man is described as continually inclined toward evil.

The Haftarah in Isaiah proclaims the restoration of what was lost in Eden. “Thus saith Mar-Yah Alaha, He that created the heavens, and stretched them out … I Mar-Yah have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles” (Isaiah 42:5–6). The prophet announces the renewal of creation through the Servant of the Lord, who will open blind eyes and bring forth justice upon the earth. In the place of darkness, light shall again shine; in the place of rebellion, righteousness shall be established.

In the New Covenant, this promise finds its fulfilment in Yeshua the Messiah, the Living Word through whom all things were made. As John writes, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Alaha, and the Word was Alaha … In Him was life, and the life was the light of men” (John 1:1,4). The same creative Word that spoke light into the primeval darkness now speaks redemption into the human heart. The new creation begins where the old was marred—within the soul renewed by the Spirit of Messiah.

Our Torah portion teaches us that creation is not a finished event but a continuing revelation of divine purpose. The God who once said, “Let there be light,” still speaks into the world’s confusion, calling forth life and order from the depths. In Yeshua, that light shines undimmed, restoring to humanity the image once lost and reconciling all creation to its Maker. Every believer, renewed in Him, becomes a bearer of that same light—a living testimony that the beginning still echoes in the present—the Spirit still moves upon the waters, and Mar-Yah still creates anew.

(Matt.)