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:בראשית ברא אלהים '''את''' השמים ו'''את''' הארץ [[Ge 1:1]]

The silent alef suggests God created by the Spirit (vowel) when there was no one there to observe it. 'In the beginning' starts with the [[ב]] which is 'a revelation to man'. Though man was not there when God created, the first thing God said to man had the purpose of revealing God to man. The [[א]] represents the creation of the heavens and the earth in silence before there was a man to receive the revelation of God.

The [[ת]] tov is not just the last letter. It is a revelation from God [[ר]] with a spontaneous response back to God which distinguishes between man and God. The essence of original sin is to consider God a peer. The end purpose of creation is to reverse original sin; that man spontaneously distinguishes between God and man; he acknowledges God as God. ([[Ro 1:21]])