Back to Basics: Studying the Roots of Our Faith; The Study On The Book Of Genesis

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth

Let's break down the scripture in the Strong's for a greater understanding in Hebrew and the meaning of scripture.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

"In the beginning" in Hebrew is רֵאשִׁית rêʼshîyth, ray-sheeth'

from the same as H7218; the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit):—beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.

"God" is אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem' plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:—angels, × exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), × (very) great, judges, × mighty.

"Created " בָּרָא bârâʼ, baw-raw'

a primitive root; (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes):—choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).

"The heaven" שָׁמַיִם shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim

dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה shâmeh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve):—air, × astrologer, heaven(-s).

"The Earth" אֶרֶץ ʼerets, eh'-rets

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land):—× common, country, earth, field, ground, land, × natins, way, + wilderness, world.

What is a definite article?

"The" when used here is called a definite article and it means THE, an adjective or definitive adjective.

The definite article is the word "the." It is used before a noun to define it as something specific (e.g., something previously mentioned or known, something unique, or something being identified by the speaker).

This adjective is used as a definitive, that is, before nouns that are specific or understood; or it is used to limit their signification to a specific thing or things, or to describe them; as the laws of the twelve tables. The independent tribunals of justice in our country, are the security or private rights, and the best bulwark against arbitrary power. The sun is the source of light and heat.

This he calls the preaching of the cross.

When we look at everything around us today we can truly see the creation of God and all that He has made, this is proof that He is who He says that He is and we must give Him glory for it!