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Mysteries of Creation
Biblical Faith – with Sam Peak
Weekly series with new shows available every Tuesday.
We now begin to understand the source of skulls of ape-men discovered by paleontologists who describe them as “species” ancestral to man. The Sages tell us, we now recognize, not that men evolved from these quasi-apes, but, on the contrary, that the ape-men evolved from men.
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 89–96.
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There are any number of like references. From the point of view of the earthly observer to whom the Torah is addressed the sun “rises,” “sets,” and “warms up”. So, too, though objectively the atmosphere, with its belts of water vapor and gases, circles the earth, from the point of view of one standing on earth the gases form a sack for the sun. Chazal describe the water vapor as a pool of water which dilutes the strength of the sun’s rays, that is, it screens out deadly radition. With this knowledge, we must assume that if, during ma’asa Brayshis, the earth was closer to the sun, the atmosphere must necessarily have been denser than it is now to screen out the greater emissions of ultraviolet. If so, we can readly imagine that the atmosphere was dense enough to refract the rays of light reflected from the earth around the globe. (I am informed that a five -fold increase in atmospheric sensity would accomplish this.) It would have acted, in effect, like a global mirror, in the center of whose interior the earth was suspended. A person at any spot on earth could any other places on the globe, as the Chachomim insist.
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 84–89.
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When the Torah was given to Yisrael the noise travelled all around the world. All kings of the earth trembled in their palaces and sang praises to the power of Elokim. They all gathered to confer with Billom and asked, “What is this terrible noise we hear? Is Elokim again bringing a mabbul to destroy the world?” Billiom answered, “Do not worry, Elokim has sworn not to repeat the mabbul.” They countered, “Maybe He swore not to repeat a mabbul of water; perhaps He will bring a mabbul of fire.” Billom responded, “He has sworn that He will not again destroy His creatures.” The kings asked, “So what is this horrible noise?” Billom told them the secret; “Elokim has a precious treasure that He had stored for 974 generations prior to the creation. He is now giving it to His children.”
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 79–84.
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The psalmist (29:7) proclaims, “An ignorant man does’nt know, and a fool doesn’t understand.” An ignorant Jew is not a lost cause, for he may consult the sages and they will teach him Torah. However, a gentile, even a great scientist, is inevitably a fool, for he has no access to Torah and therefore cannot truly understand what he knows.
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 73–78.
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Biblical Faith – with Sam Peak
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We have discovered that there was a primeval creation in which the heavenly bodies and the globe that we inhabit were created. The surface of the earth, however, was destroyed and recreated 974 times. The last creation, which formed the ground beneath our feet and our earliest ancestors, took place some 5,700 years ago. That creation began on the twenty-fifth of Ellul and cumlminated on the first of Tishre. For this reason all historical dates are calculated from the first of Tishre, for the creation of mankind is the beginning of history.
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 66–73.
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Without the scarifices and their associated maamodot the heavens and the earth would not endure. The Torah relates that Avraham asked Elokim, “How can I know that I will inherit the Land You promised me?” Avraham meant by this statement: “Perhaps Yisrael will sin and You will deal with them as You did with the generation of the mabbul or the generation of the Tower.” Elokim denied that. Avraham countered, “With what z’chus (merit) will they avoid such a fate?” Elokim responded, “Take for Me three heifers, three goats, and three rams,” indicating to him that the korbonot which Yisrael would scarifice from these species would serve the nation. Now, if the korbonot preserve Yisrael, they in effect preserve the universe, for if Yisrael would cease to exist, the world, too, would end.
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 59–60.
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The song of the Levi’s (Priest) in the Temple on Sunday (first day of week) of each week was Psalms 24 that begins, “The earth and everything in it are the property of Elokim (G-d),” because on the first day of creation Elokim became the owner of the earth and its sole ruler, and He gave it over to its inhabitants for their use. On Monday the Levi’s sang Psalms 48 beginning, “Elokim is great and highly praised,” because on the second day of creation Elokim divided the universe into a seprarate heaven and earth and set His presence in heaven, corresponding to the Holy City described in the hymn. On Tuesday the Levi’s sang Psalms 82, Elokim stands among the leaders of His people,” because on the third day of creation Elokim uncovered the earth and made the land fit for settlement by His people. On Wednesday they sang Psalms 94, “Elokim is Lord of vengeance,” because on the fourth day He created the sun and the moon, and He eventually will take vengeance from those who worship them. On Thursday they sang Psalms 81, “Sing to the Elokim of our strength,” because on the fifth day He created birds and fish, the sight of whose variety causes one to sing His praises. On Friday they sang Psalms 93, Elokim reigns; He dons majesty,” because on the sixth day He completed His work and became King over His creatures. On Shabbat the Levi’s sang Psalms 92, “A song, a poem for the day of Shabbat,” referring to the future world which is pure Shabbat; inadulterated rest.
From “Mysteries of the Creation” by Rabbi Dovid Brown. We are studying from the following pages: pg. 56–59.
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