This Shabbat, Jews around the world begin reading the Bible aloud in synagogue beginning with the Book of Genesis. If the Bible is essentially a book of law, why does it begin with the stories of Genesis? Would it not make more sense to skip the stories and start with the legal sections of the Bible? Rashi, the famed medieval commentator, answers this question with an essential lesson that should inform our Bible study. According to Rashi, one day the nations of the world will accuse the Jewish People of stealing the Land of Israel. In response, the Jews will point to the Bible that begins by telling us that God created the heaven and the earth. Since Hashem is the Creator of the world, He may give the land to whomever He wishes, and it is the Divine will that the Land of Israel will belong to the People of Israel. The Israel Bible is a unique edition of the Bible that focuses on the unique relationship between the Land, the People and the God of Israel. Join the Jewish world in beginning to study the book of Genesis today.
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Thanks for sharing. Blessings on your head from the Lord Jesus, Yeshua HaMashiach.
Steve Martin
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Love For His People
Charlotte, NC USA