The CREATOR Perceived By Moses
Our task is to compare Moses Genesis with Science. We have already seen that the Age of the Universe- 13.7 Billion years according to Science- is compatible with the number that kabala has calculated. A Day of CREATION, kabala says, is an era 2.1 Billion years long on the average. Six Days took close to 13 Billion years.
But even if one accepts the notion that Moses matches our Science, one may still ask where are the Dinosaurs mentioned in Genesis? Why were they extinct? In fact, Earth passed through many catastrophes that almost decimated all life on it, none mentiened by Moses! Moreover, if the Word was created by the “Good GOD,” why did He wipe out the pre-historic creatures? And why did the “Good GOD” create volcanoes and earthquakes, serpents and scorpions and black holes?
Our class today is dedicated for the answer of this very question. For that, we need to know how Moses perceived the CREATOR.
One can talk endlessly about GOD. In this class we’ll limit our discussion to ideas that are relevant to the history of Earth and the story of Genesis.
Moses starts Genesis by saying “In the Beginning,GOD created the Heavens and the Earth.” The erm GOD is one of TWO NAMES: GOD and LORD that are commonly used throughout the Bible for the CREATOR. What’s the difference between them?
GOD – the All mighty JUDGE
The title GOD is the English translation of the Hebrew term EeLoHiM (written in short as ELKM, without the vowels and changing H to K, to avoid mentioning His Name in vain.)
Ee-Lo-KiM refers in Hebrew to a “Powerful JUDGE,” even a human judge. For instance, Moses in Deuteronomy says “ee-lo-him among you do not curse, nor should you curse a prince among your people”. Here “ee-lohim” and ‘prince’ are clearly a human judge and a prince.
Hence the title ELKM is a descriptive Attribute. When the Infinite CREATOR ascends on the Throne of Judgment He is called ELKM the JUDGE, translated as GOD. Moses message is, therefore, that “In the Beginning, the CREATOR created the Heavens and the Earth while sitting on the Throne of Judgment. In other words, He created the World to withstand a Trial.
Note that the English term GOD expresses awe and reverence, yet lacks the specific message associated with the Hebrew ELKM the JUDGE- that the world was created to stand a judgment. .
The statement In the Beginning,” implies that later in the story of Genesis the Infinite CREATOR ascended on another and higher Throne- the Throne of Mercy, Compassion and Forgiveness. At that point He is referred to as The LORD.
LORD
The title LORD is the English translation of the Hebrew word for “My Landlord,” or “My Master,” or “My Owner,” Aa-Do-Nai. Hence “LORD” is not a genuine Holy Name but rather a respectful substitute for the real Name Y*H*V*H. As we’ve just said, Y,H,V,H refers to the Infinite CREATOR sitting on the Throne of Mercy, Compassion and Forgiveness.
Thus wherever you see “LORD” in the English text, it means My LORD which is a respectful substitute for the real Name Y*H*V*H. “Substitute” means That while the text says YHVH, our lips utter Aa-Do-Nai, My Master. LORD- in submission.
Pious people would avoid mentioning even the substitute LORD for YHVH and would say instead “The Name” or HaSheM.
In case you wouldn’t like to use the substitute LORD, but rather read YHVH, how would you pronounce it? The answer is simple. Since YHVH is the Hebrew acronym for “He was, He is, He will be,” you’d utter it as any other acronym – letter by letter, as Y,H,V,H. As you’d utter C,B,S or A,B,C or C,N,N – letter by letter.
The term ELKM is ALWAYS translated in English as GOD, never as LORD.
The term YHVH is ALWAYS translated in English as LORD, never as GOD
Note that the acronym YHVH does not contain any vowels between the consonants. Same as there are no vowels in CBS or CNN. Hence there is no JeHoVaH, YaHoWaH or the like. There is only one way to read Y,H,V,H – letter by letter.
So Moses agrees with Science about a CREATOR as the First Mover. Yet according to Moses, the CREATOR is also a JUDGE, who created the world for judgment. Hence by definition He has a deep interest in the worlds affairs, especially in the human affairs. Someone is watching us, recording what we think and what we do, for a Judgment.
An historical proof for this interpretation is the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) – considered also the annual anniversary of CREATION. It is a day of Universal judgment, when GOD (ELKM) “ascends again on His Throne of Justice to judge CREATION, as it was in the Beginning.
GOD (ELKM) and LORD (YHVH) are Attributes
Remember that both Names, GOD (ELKM) and LORD (YHVH,) are Attributes. They describe the action of the CREATOR at a certain time, or that hat he wears at a certain time. When sitting in Judgment He is called GOD (ELKM) Whereas when He showers on the world Mercy, Compassion and Forgiveness He is called The LORD (YHVH). On other occasions He would wear other hats or assume other Attributes, such as “Sha-Dai.” Here in the story of Genesis He appears either as GOD or LORD. .
Since any Name is descriptive and therefore limited, we have no Name for the Essence of the CREATOR. It is above our human conception. Even the title CREATOR is a limited, restrictive Attribute.
The two Attributes follow different paths
While GOD (ELKM) seeks the Absolute Truth and Judges the world by Absolute Justice only
The Attribute LORD (YHVH) showers on us Absolute Love, Mercy, Compassion and Forgiveness overriding Justice
GOD (ELKM) and LORD (YHVH) appear differently
During the Six Days of CREATION, in Genesis Chapter One, the Name GOD (ELKM) appears 32 times; indicating that these Days were created by the Absolute Justice only.
Thus:
GOD (ELKM) said let it be light
GOD (ELKM( said behold, it was good, One Day (was over)
GOD (ELKM) said let the water accumulate on the ground
GOD (ELKM) said let the earth grow grass…
GOD said let the luminaries be seen on Earth…
and so on
In contrast, the Attribute of Mercy, LORD (YHVH) appears in Chapter One only once, along with the creation of Adam, as the Sixth Day turns into the Sabbath. .
First GOD (ELKM) said Let us make an Adam in Our Form and Our Image
Then it says “And rhe LORD GOD (YHVH ELKM) formed the Adam from the dust of the gound
Hence the CREATOR created the Six Days while sitting on the Throne of Absolute Justice, and only then He showed Mercy on the world and created us, Adam.
Hence our world is a Court’s Theater; first created and judged by GOD (ELKM) and then offered Mercy and Compassion and Forgiveness. .
A lesson to a human judge : he too should first seek the truth and nothing but the truth, and only then exercise mercy and compassion – as the case is deserving.
Now, what are the features of the Attribute of Justice, GOD (ELKM) that would help us to comprehend Genesis and compare it to our science?
GOD (ELKM) WAYS
The Thirteen Attributes of GOD (ELKM)
The rule is that the CREATOR of Nature, GOD (ELKM) can be understood by observing Nature. We can identify (at least) 13 features of His Ways, as follows
- GOD (ELKM) is the ultimate, sole power in this world.
2.GOD (ELKM) created the world with Wisdom
The verse “In the Beginning ( “In the head of the events, Be-reishit) GOD ELKM created the Heaves and the earth” can be read as GOD created the world with His Head, or the Wisdom in His Head. The rabbis took that as a hint that Nature is built with Laws and Wisdom
3. GOD (ELKM) is at the “heart” of Nature. Where is He? Above? Below? The rabbis noted that His Name appears 32 times within the Six Days. as it happens, 32 is written n Hebrew as Lb (a= 1, b=2, k=20, L=30 and so on) The word Lb in Hebrew refers to “a heart.” Hence, they said, GOD (ELKM) is neither above or bellow but rather “at the heart of Nature.” He still ‘sustains’ Nature as the heart sustains the body.
Another numerical miracle is that the value of “ELHM” – 86- is the same as Ha-Teva, “The Nature.” Hence GOD (ELKM) is the creator of Nature.
4. GOD (ELKM) acts in Genesis like BUILDER of a Six Floors Building – the Six Days. Each “Day of CREATION” constitutes a Floor. The Six Floors pile up on top of each other. No ancient myths in Moses time had a similar view of Nature.
5. GOD (ELKM) acts in Genesis as a Builder-JUDGE.
At the end of each Day and each Floor (besides the 2nd Day) Moses says- the BUILDER GOD (ELKM) checked the passing Day whether or not it was good . The verdict “good” on a floor means (1) that the floor r the Day is viable, strong, capable of carrying another floor on top (2) that the floor pleases the Builder (3) that the floor fits the Master Plan for the entire Building
But a good verdict implies by definition, the possibility of a “not good” verdict. GOD (ELKM) judgment follows the absolute truth with no mercy. It is therefore harsh. A Day whose verdict is “not good” anymore would be terminated by the BUILDER who would start it all over again.
. This Judgment, the rabbis said, would be particularly harsh at the end of the Sixth Day of CREATION, the End of Time. At that point, the verse says, GOD (ELKM) will judge not only the passing Day but rather the entire BUILDING, the whole project. If it would be deemed Very Good He would allow it to survive and enter the next Day, the Seventh. If His verdicts would be Very Bad, He would terminate the entire world and return it to nothing (Rashi) .
6. GOD (ELKM) is Kind. As Powerful as GOD (ELKM) All Mighty is, He is also KIND. He is the Ultimate Provider who cares about His creatures and supplies their needs. He has Provided each creature with the necessary talents to thrive in their habitat Thus,
1.He gave the vegetation born on the Third Day the talent to photo synthesize
2. He gave the fish born on the Fifth Day the gills and fins to swim and thrive on the vegetation
3. He gave the birds born later on the Fifth Day wings to soar then dive into the water to catch fish
4. He gave the crocodiles born later on the Fifth Day the talents to escape inland, fool the birds and prey on it
5. He gave the cattle born on the Sixth Day the talent to digest vegetation
6. He gave the beasts born later on the Sixth Day the talent to prey on the cattle
7. He gave the crawling creatures born later on the Sixth Day the talent to bite and prey on everything created before
- He gave Adam born on the Sixth Day the tools and talent to thrive in our habitat
GOD (ELKM) also provides each creature the tools to enter and live in the the next Day. This way He provided Man – who was created on the Sixth Day- the tools and talents to enter and live in the next, Seventh Day of CREATION, namely the Sabbath.
- GOD (ELKM) uses ABSOLUTE JUSTICE- seeking the absolute truth. His Nickname is TRUTH. His signature is TRUTH, emeth. This was He ruled the world “awesomely alone,” consulting no one and considering no other moral argument but the TRUTH.
8: GOD (ELKM) pays “measure for measure.” His retributions follow precisely the Absolute Justice, paying back ‘measure for measure’ (midah ke-ne-ged midah) . Under His rule, creatures are allowed to eat other creatures because they too would be eaten in due course. Creatures are allowed to inflict pains on other creatures because they too would suffer pains in due course. A wolf preys on a sheep, only to be later killed by a fallen tree. .
The verse says that “The Finger of ELKM” wrote”An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” (Exodus 32: 15.) I tis a law of ELKM expressing the Absolute Justice of “measure for measure” without Mercy. he Oral Torah however expressing the LORD (YHVH) dictates monetary compensation only. (Talmud).
9. GOD (ELKM) created the Six Days as a Dictator, awesomely alone, giving orders, consulting no one. Thus
He said let it be Light, and Light happened.
He said “Let there be grass” and grass was there.
He said “Let the Luminaries be seen regularly on Earth” and they were.
He said “Let there be Fish in the waters,” and they were.
And so on.
But prior to creating Adam, He changed His ruling and tone saying in plural, “Let Us Make Adam in Our Form and Our mage.” By this He Consulted “other entities” mentioned in the Chapter and made Adam, something He had never done before. He was a Dictator no more. The rabbis called Him a Benevolent King Who Consults- “melech”- a king in Hebrew. (Who is a meleck, king? One who consults his subjects in modesty and then decrees. ) .
10: GOD (ELKM)’s judgment is even to all like water. The second verse in Genesis says, “the wind (spirit) of ELoHiM was hovering over the waters…” (Genesis 1:2) implying that –
1. ELHM’s Throne of Judgment hovers over the waters
2. ELHM would use Water as a whip, as in Noah’s Flood
3.ELHM’s Justice penetrates everything like water.
4. ELHM’s justice is even and equal to all, like water’s surface
11. GOD (ELKM) judges by our deeds, rather than by character. He weights our deeds on His scale, merits on one side and sins on the other. The tilt of the scale would determine our fate-
we are righteous (tza-dik) if we’ve won .
We are wicked (ra-sha) If we’ve lost .
- GOD (ELKM) does not account our character in His Judgment. The LORD (YHVH) does, since She aspires to Dwell in our heart.
Now that we know how Moses conceives GOD (ELKM) as the CREATOR of Nature, Can we match his words about the History of the World with our Scientific narrative?
The CREATOR Perceived By Moses
Our task is to compare Moses Genesis with Science. We have already seen that the Age of the Universe- 13.7 Billion years according to Science- is compatible with the Age that kabala tradition has calculated. A Day of CREATION, kabala says, is an era 2.1 Billion years long on the average.
But to many people the burning question is: How can one explain the fact that the Earth has passed through so many drastic changes and catastrophes, none mentioned by Moses? Why have the Dinosaurs become extinct? The Earth passed through at least four devastating catastrophes – Billions of years ago – that almost decimated all life on it. How could that happen under the putative providence of a Good GOD?
Our class today is dedicated for the answer of that question. We need to comprehend how Moses perceived the CREATOR.
Now we are all familiar with two Names for the CREATOR that appear throughout the entire Bible- LORD and GOD. Both appear in the first Chapters of Genesis, including the story of the Garden of Eden. Understanding the meaning of these Names is crucial for the understanding of how the Universe works, according to Moses.
As the rule of thumb, the Name GOD (ELKM) refers to the CREATOR as the Attribute of JUDGEMENT with no Mercy
Whereas the Name LORD refers to the CREATOR wearing the hat of Mercy, Compassion and Forgiveness.
GOD – the All mighty JUDGE
Moses starts by saying that “In the Beginning, GOD created the Heavens and the Earth.” The title GOD is the English translation of the Hebrew term EeLoHiM (in short ELKM, omitting the vowels and changing the H to K, to avoid mentioning His Name in vain.)
The Name ELKM (pronounced Ee-Lo-KiM) means in simple Hebrew “A Powerful JUDGE,” even a human judge. For instance, the verse in Deuteronomy says “eelohim among you, do not curse, nor should you curse a prince among your people”. Here “ee-lohim” and ‘prince’ clearly refer to a human judge and a human prince.
The term ELKM is ALWAYS translated as GOD, never as LORD. Thus the first verse in Genesis declares that the Heavens and the Earth were created by GOD (ELKM) – the All Mighty JUDGE. From here comes the notion that the World was created by the All Mighty JUDGE to withstand a Judgment.
This implies that the CREATOR is not only the First Mover, who has no interest in the World. On the contrary, the CREATOR as the All Mighty JUDGE has, by definition, a deep genuine interest in the world’s affairs, including us humans. By this, of course, Moses departs from Science.
This first message of Moses is the source of the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah. Tradition says that it is the annual anniversary of CREATION, when GOD (ELKM) “ascends on His Throne of Justice” again as in the Beginning, to Judge the Heavens and the Earth.
Note that the English term GOD reflects a sense of awe, the Hebrew ELKM is more specific. It relates to GOD as the All Mighty JUDGE.
LORD
The Name LORD also appears in the story of Genesis, and it describes the CREATOR as MERCIFUL, COMPASSIONATE and FORGIVING.
The English LORD is ALWAYS a translation of the Hebrew word for “My Master,” Aa-Do-Nai. Hence “LORD” is not a genuine Holy Name by itself but rather a respectful substitute for the real Holy Name – Y*H*V*H- that represents the CREATOR wearing the hat of MERCY, COMPASSION and FORGIVENESS.
Thus wherever you see “LORD” in the English text, it means My LORD which is a respectful substitute for the real Name Y*H*V*H. In Hebrew you would read LORD as AaDoNai, My Master.
In case you would like to utter YHVH instead of its substitute LORD, what exactly would you say? The answer is simple. Since YHVH is the acronym for “He was, He is, He will be” you should utter it as any acronym – letter by letter- Y,H,V,H. As you’d utter C*B*S, A*B*C or C*N*N – letter by letter.
Note that there are never any vowels between the consonants Y-H-V-H. Same as there are no vowels in CBS. Hence there is no such name as JeHoVaH, YaHoWaH or the like. There is only one way to read Y,H,V,H – letter by letter.
Since we want to be very respectful to YHVH Name, we refrain even to mention its substitute LORD or AaDoNai in vain. So instead of “LORD” – AaDoNai – we would simply say “The Name” – HaSheM, and everyone would know about whom we are talking. We limit mentioning LORD (AaDoNai) only to prayers or during the reading of the Torah’s text.
GOD (ELKM) and LORD (YHVH) are Attributes
Remember that both Names, GOD (ELKM) and LORD (YHVH,) are Attributes. They describe what the CREATOR does or ‘feel’ at a certain junction in history. When He sits on His Throne of JUSTICE as a JUDGE- He is GOD (ELKM.) When He ‘showers’ MERCY, COMPASSION and FORGIVENESS on us or the world He is LORD (YHVH). On other occasions He might assume other different Attributes and Names, such as “Sha-Dai.” .
Since any Name is descriptive and limited, we have no Name for His Essence. It is above our human conception. Even the title CREATOR is a restrictive Attribute.
The two Attributes follow each other
While GOD (ELKM) Judges us and the world by Absolute Justice with no Mercy
The Attribute LORD (YHVH) showers on us Absolute Love, Mercy, Compassion and Forgiveness.
GOD (ELKM) and LORD (YHVH) appear differently
In Genesis Chapter One, the Name GOD (ELKM) the JUDGE appears during the Six Days 32 times; indicating that GOD still runs the world and sustains it.
In contrast, LORD (YHVH) appears in Chapter One only once, and only as the Sixth Day turns into the Sabbath. .
Thus the two Names follow each other in chapter One. First comes GOD (ELKM) who judges the world (including us) with Absolute Justice with no Mercy. Only then the JUDGE would exercise Mercy, Compassion and Forgiveness.
Hence our world is a Court\s Theater, stating with GOD (ELKM) exercising JUDGMENT and ending with the LORD exercising Mercy, Compassion and Forgiveness to issue the final verdict.
A human judge should follow the same rule. He should first finds the absolute truth about the case, paying no attention to any other moral argument. Only then he may exercise mercy and compassion – as the case deserves.
Now, before comparing Moses’ Genesis with Science, let’s summarize what we know about the All Mighty JUDGE- GOD (ELKM)
In the Heavenly Court, the JUDGE would first issue His verdict based on the Absolute Truth and Justice. Only then the Attribute of MERCY and FORGIVENESS, namely Y*H*V*H, would ameliorate the verdict and sweeten it in our favor- if we deserve it IN HER EYES. .
The CREATOR is smart
The first verse in Genesis addresses and defines the CREATOR. The verse says –
“In the Beginning (Be-reishit, “the head of the events”)
GOD created the Heavens and earth” (Genesis 1;1).
Here Moses makes several declarations: (1) The world has a Beginning, unlike those who believed that the world has always existed (2) The World has a CREATOR – GOD (3) That this CREATOR has created the world by Wisdom.
This last notion is seen in the Hebrew word for “In the Beginning” – be-reishit, which actually means “In the head of the Events.” The rabbis read it as if GOD created the Heavens and the Earth using His Head, or rather by the “Wisdom in His Head.”
By this Moses fully concurs with Science that the World exhibits the Wisdom of its CREATOR.
But Moses adds something about the CREATOR that Science would never say- that He created the world as a JUDGE.
To see that in the verse, let’s pay attention to the CREATOR’S Name.
There are two major Names in the Bible for the CREATOR: GOD and LORD
We are all familiar with the two Holy Names that appear throughout the Bible – GOD and LORD. Both are introduced by Genesis Chapter One, and therefore are defined by it
As a rule of thumb, wherever a new name or a concept appears the first time in the text, there you’d find its definition by the Torah. For instance –
If you seek the meaning of the term GOD, look at Genesis Chapter One where it appears the first time.
If you seek the meaning of the term LORD, look at Genesis Chapter One where it appears the first time
If you want to seek the meaning of the term Israel, look where it appears the first time- when Jacob’s name is changed to Israel.
What then is the meaning of the Names GOD and LORD?.
Is Moses credible by this declaration about the CREATOR? The answer depends on whether or not we’ve found the rest of the story of Genesis – credible .
The stakes are high. If we find Genesis unreliable, then his entire message about the CREATOR-GOD (ELKM) is unreliable too. But if we find Genesis compatible with Science, we would validate the rest of his words.
GOD (ELKM)’s Ways
The Thirteen Attributes of GOD (ELKM)
The rule is that the CREATOR of Nature, GOD (ELKM) can be understood by observing Nature. We can identify (at least) 13 features of His Ways, as follows
- GOD (ELKM) is the ultimate, sole power in this wold.
- GOD (ELKM) is at the “heart” of Nature. As we’ve just mentioned, His Name appears 32 times during he Six Days – in the densest fashion in the Torah. Since the number 32 is written Lb (a= 1, b=2, k=20, L=30 and so on) and Lb means in Hebrew “a heart,” this implies that GOD (ELKM) is at the heart of Nature. It also implies that He ‘sustains’ Nature as the heart and blood sustains the body.
No less miraculous is the fact that the numerical value of “EeLoHiM” – 86- is the same as Ha-Teva, “The Nature.” Hence GOD (ELKM) is not to be identified with Nature – as Spinoza said- but rather that He created Nature.
- GOD (ELKM) is Wise. He created the world with His Wisdom. By this Moses fully concurs with Science
- GOD (ELKM) is like a BUILDER of a Six Floors Building – the Six Days. Each “Day” constitutes a Floor. Nature is therefore a BUILDING with Six Floors sitting on on top of the other. No ancient myths has ever said that. Moses says that at the end of each Day, or each Floor (besides the 2nd) the BUILDER-GOD (ELKM) judged it whether or not it was good enough . By this, the verse supports the notion that GOD (ELKM) is not only a BUILDER but also the All Mighty JUDGE.
Moreover, His judgment was harsh. If His verdict was “good,” the JUDGE – GOD (ELKM) would allow the passing Day to survive and enter the next Day. If His verdict was “not good anymore,” the JUDGE -GOD (ELKM) as the BUILDER, would terminate the passing Day and start it all over again.
Here the verdict “good” is taken from the BUILDER’S eye. A Day was deemed “good’ if it was found viable, strong enough to support another Day or Floor on top. A Day was also deemed ‘good’ if it gave the BUILDER a good feeling about it, an important part of our own judgment too. in addition, a Day was deemed “good” if it met the BUILDER’S Master Plan for the entire BUILDING. This implies that the BUILDER had a Master Plan for CREATION from its Beginning. . .
- GOD (ELKM) is Kind. As Powerful as GOD (ELKM) All Mighty is, He is also KIND. He is the Ultimate Provider who cares about His creatures and supplies their needs. He has Provided each creature with the necessary talents to thrive in their habitat Thus,
1.He gave the vegetation born on the Third Day the talent to photo synthesize
2. He gave the fish born on the Fifth Day the gills and fins to swim and thrive on the vegetation
3. He gave the birds born later on the Fifth Day wings to soar then dive into the water to catch fish
4. He gave the crocodiles born later on the Fifth Day the talents to escape inland, fool the birds and prey on it
5. He gave the cattle born on the Sixth Day the talent to digest vegetation
6. He gave the beasts born later on the Sixth Day the talent to prey on the cattle
7. He gave the crawling creatures born later on the Sixth Day the talent to bite and prey on everything created before
- He gave Adam born on the Sixth Day the tools and talent to thrive in our habitat
6 GOD (ELKM) also provides each creature the tools to enter and live in the the next Day. This way He provided Man – who was created on the Sixth Day- the tools and talents to enter and live in the next, Seventh Day of CREATION, namely the Sabbath.
- GOD (ELKM) uses ABSOLUTE JUSTICE. Unlike the Attribute LORD, the Name GOD (ELKM) refers to the CREATOR when He rules by Absolute Justice, paying no attention to MERCY. Thus, during the Six Days GOD (ELKM) rules “awesomely alone,” pursuing only the Absolute Justice and TRUTH with no MERCY. His “signature” is TRUTH (emeth.) Whenever you see His Name in the Torah’ s text, it is a signature for its truthfulness.
Moses is saying here that in order to understand Nature and how it works, we need to understand that GOD (ELKM) created it using Absolute Justice with no MERCY. Therefore you would not find MERCY in Nature. The volcanos, the fish, the crocodile and the beasts and the spiders and the bees know no mercy (Mammals are different. They have in them a rudimentary of Mercy, as we’ll soon discuss)
8: GOD (ELKM) pays “measure for measure.” His retributions following the Absolute Justice, in a precise way, ‘measure for measure’ (midah ke-neged midah) . Under His rule, creatures are allowed to eat other creatures because they too would be eaten in due course. Creatures are allowed to inflict pains on other creatures because they too would suffer pains in due course. A wolf preys on a sheep, only to be later killed by a fallen tree. .
Thus Moses says that “The Finger of ELKM” wrote the law “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” (Exodus 32: 15.) This Law of ELKM expresses Absolute Justice, “measure for measure” with no Mercy. Yet the Oral Torah given by the MercifulLORD (YHVH) dictates otherwise, that the retribution would monetary only (Talmud).
9 .GOD’S (ELKM) judgment is harsh and merciless when acting awesomely alone. Thus when He deemed a passing Day as “not good anymore,” He would eliminate right then and there with no mercy. He gives life, and He takes life away in Justice. Tradition says that GOD (ELKM) had already created and eliminated numerous other Universes before ours. The only difference this time is the presence of the Merciful Attribute LORD (YHVH) in the Heavenly Court. Her presence offers us the chance to ask and receive FORGIVENESS.
- GOD (ELKM) created the Six Days Awesomely Alone, as a Dictator, giving orders, consulting no one.
Thus he said let it be Light, and Light happened.
He said “Let there be grass” and grass was there.
He said “Let the Luminaries be seen regularly on Earth” and they were.
He said “Let there be Fish in the waters,” and they were.
And so on.
Only before making Adam, He changed His mode of ruling and said in plural, “Let Us Make Adam in Our Form and Our mage.” He Consulted other entities and made Adam, something He had never done before. Henceforth He was a Dictator no more. The rabbis called His a Benevolent King Who Consults- melech- a “King” in Hebrew. (Only the Hebrew has this insight. A “King” – melech- is a ruler who consults his subjects, as opposed to moshel – a sole dictator). .
11: GOD (ELKM)’s judgment is even like water. The second verse in Genesis says, “the wind (spirit) of ELoHiM was hovering over the waters…” (Genesis 1:2) implying that –
1. ELHM’s Throne of Judgment hovers over the waters
2. ELHM would use Water as a whip, as in Noah’s Flood
3.ELHM’s Justice penetrates everything like water.
4. ELHM’s justice is even and equal to all, like water’s surface.
- GOD (ELKM) judges us by our deeds, by whether or not we abide His Laws. .He weights our sins or good deeds on His scale: Our merits on one side, our sins on the other. The tilt of the scale dictates our fate-
we are righteous (tza-dik) if we win our trial .
We are wicked (ra-sha) If we loose our trial. - GOD (ELKM) does not account our character in His Judgment. The LORD (YHVH) does, since She aspires to Dwell in our heart.
Now that we know how Moses conceives GOD (ELKM) as the CREATOR of Nature, Can we match his words about the History of the World with our Scientific narrative?