Torah Portion Week 1 – Gen 1:1-6:8 (2024-2025)

Torah Portion: Week 1 24-25

Bereshiyth (The Beginning)

Creation, First Sabbath, Fall of Man, lineages, Watchers, Giants and more

Virtual House Assembly Reading Schedule

PSALM 1

This is the heart of Torah (creation, the works of his hands)

Ch 1. Creation Story (This is Torah, not just do’s and don’ts, but standing tall for his word)

Pre-Read: Before the world was made 2 esdras 6:1-6

Testament of Naphtali 1:14-16

1:5 – Light / darkness (Proverbs 6 and related scripture)

More on the light (2 Esdras 14)

2 Esdras 7 “First the judgement”

• Sons of light and of the day: (1 Thes 5 and other relating)

(this doesn’t mean those who keep morning to morning are of the day)

1:6 – Firmament  (Raqia)

Firmament Pic 1

Firmament Pic 2

(no one has an exact image – Jer 31, no one can measure)

1:7 – Waters from the waters 2 Peter 3

This is the other option: Solar System

Biblical cosmology YouTube playlist:

1:9 – Peleg Genesis 10:25

1:11-13, An opportunity for another creation account.

• 2 Esdras 6
• “Whose seed is in itself” – Seedless fruit?

Gen 1:14 – Indicates both the sun and moon are used for ‘appointed times’

• Appointed times Lev 23:1-4
• 2 Esdras 6
• The sun, moon and stars are for the signs, not satan, nor man
• bir·qî·a‘ (in the firmament)

1:19 – Sea creatures

• 2 Esdras 6
  • Meaning of life (Enoch 36:4)
• We should care Gad 8:8-17
  – He loves his creation! 2 Esdras 8
  
  

Let’s remind ourselves of his glorious creation!

• Sea animals
• Whales

Fowls (1:20) (Don’t forget we reject evolution – He deserves the credit)

• Cardinal
• Blue jay
• Eagle

1:25 – Beasts of the field

• Lion
• Cattle
• Spiders
• Butterflies?
• Various
• What is the world in love with?  (Dinosaurs)
  • Walk into any major retailer. Most clothing is Nasa, or Dinosaurs…
  • Where did they come from? Enoch 7
  • Jasher 4:18
  • Jasher mentioned in the bible twice

1:26-28 – dominion in care (Psalm 8 and related scripture)

• Genesis 1:26 interlinear

1:29 – ALL green herbs (Yah called it good – Satan created pharmakiea)

• Sirach 38:4-10

1. end – Wisdom: Proverbs 8

(Reflect back on gen 1:26 ‘our image’)

• Yahusha Enoch 46:1-3
  • 48:1-7
  • John 1
  • Elohim plural: Genesis 1 interlinear

• The importance of standing for the creation story: (this is Torah)
• Declare him! Jonah 1 and other scriptures

Appreciation for his creation Enoch 2

His creation was hijacked by lies, how would you feel? 2 Esdras 9

His creation is a parable Isaiah 55:10-11 (he created thorns and thistles also)

Stars are a parable Enoch 43   Daniel 8 supporting verses

1:31 – Do not call evil what YHWH called good.

Ch 2

2:2-3 – 7^th day, an example in simplicity and made for us!

• It’s a sign we acknowledge the creator, not man Leviticus 23 & many other supporting

2:7 –    Amazing passage about man and creation 2 Esdras 8

2:9-10 – Back to the garden – Rev 22

2:15 – Appointed to work 2 Thessalonians 3 & 1 Tim 5

2:18 – I agree!

2:19 – We say we walk in Torah, do we proclaim this?

2:24 – YHWH instituted the family unit (notice they are always with family)

• The family unit has been under attack for decades.

Ch 3

3:5 – The allure is knowledge (think mainstream education today)

• Freemasonry promises knowledge (ascension)

3:6 – 1 Tim 2:13-15  “saved in childbearing”

3:8-9 – Targum:

3:11 – Why did he allow his creature to sin (not a robot)! Freewill (doesn’t force us to love him)

• Enoch 5:1-8 weighs in

3:14 – Was a dragon?

3:15 – The great contest 2 Esdras 7 & others

3:16 – ‘rule over’ Eph 5 

3:17 – cursed is the ground (not man)

3:19 – We brought the adversity upon ourselves 2 Esdras 7

3:22 – Return to the garden Revelation 22:1-3

Ch 4

4:7  – Sin lies at the door – Rule or be ruled (will read about it in just a moment)

• Jasher 1:15-16 https://sacred-texts.com/chr/apo/jasher/1.htm

4:8 – Death of Abel

• Jasher 1:17-26
• Testament of Simeon 1:7-20
• Jealousy & Murder James 3 & 1 John 3

4:10-11 – Delve further into the blood – Lev 17 & Gen 9

• Why do you think people who serve satan eat or drink blood?
  • Why do you think they’ve romanticized it in Hollywood? (Twilight)
    • They hate his ways!
      • Why they invert everything (LGBTQIA+-)
    • Popular foods with blood

• Enoch 98:1-12 Related to Cain and Abel
• Enoch 22:1-7

4:15 – Cain mark and mark of the beast Psalm of Solomon 15

• Testament of Benjamin 1:37-end

4:16 – Nod

4:21 – Seed of cain was the first to play music Ps 150

4:24 – Death of Cain – Jasher will have more on this – Jasher 2:26-36

Ch 5

5:2 Male and Female, the basics satan loves to attack.  We saw how he attacked

• Creation of Earth
  • Creation of Animals and Man
  • The family unit
  • Even gender confusion
  • Romans 1:18-32
• Standing up for male and female gender and unity is Torah!
  
  

5:32 – Read the Gospel in the names of Genesis (Konoina) https://www.khouse.org/articles/1996/44

• 7 assemblies Rev
• 12 tribes in Rev (144)

Read Jasher 2:37 – 3:12, 4:1-7

Ch 6

6:3 – Many interpretations on this 120 (120 Jubilees), we will get back to it momentarily.

• Septuagint https://ebible.org/eng-Brenton/GEN06.htm

6:8 Read Enoch 6-10 (can go longer dep on time)

• N.T. witnesses: 2 Peter 2 & Jude
  
  
  • Matt 22
    • Enoch 15

Giants in Canon: Numbers 13 and others

–Jasher 4:16-21

            – Psalm 82 shows the ‘elohim’ are these judges

–           Jasher 9:32

Jasher 5:6-11