
📖 John 1 – In the Beginning Was the Word
Taught by Kerry & Karen Battle
Ahava~Love Assembly – Pure Word from the Beginning
📜 Full Scripture Text (John 1:1–18)
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Eloah, and the Word was Eloah.
2 The same was in the beginning with Eloah.
3 All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In Him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
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14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of favor and truth.
🧱 Structured Breakdown
🔹 LAW / COMMAND (Torah Foundation)
- Genesis 1:1 – “In the beginning Elohim created…”
- Deuteronomy 18:18–19 – A Prophet like unto Mosheh, whose words must be obeyed.
- Exodus 25:22 – Yahuah speaks from above the mercy seat — a foreshadow of the Word dwelling with man.
🔸 EXAMPLE
John introduces Yahusha not as a baby, but as the eternal Word.
“The Word” (Greek: Logos, Hebrew: Davar) is not a created being — He was in the beginning.
🔍 WISDOM
The Greek Logos means divine utterance or plan. In Hebrew, Davar means word, decree, or event — a thing spoken into being.
Yahusha is the expressed mind and breath of Yahuah, manifest in flesh.
🔍 UNDERSTANDING (Paleo + Greek Source)
- P66 and P75 Greek manuscripts confirm: “kai theos ēn ho logos” (and the Word was Eloah).
- The Greek word “Theos” is without the article, emphasizing nature, not identity — showing the Word is divine, not a separate god.
- Dead Sea Scrolls refer to the “Teacher of Righteousness” — a shadow of the Word manifesting.
- Paleo-Hebrew: Davar = voice, breath, force — a living decree.
🔍 PRUDENCE
John 1 guards against false teachings: the Word is divine but not separate from the One. It aligns with the Shema (Deut. 6:4): “Yahuah is One.”
🔥 CONVICTION
John 1:14 uses the Greek eskēnōsen, meaning “tabernacled.” The Word pitched His tent among us.
This reflects Exodus — Yahuah dwelling with Israel.
Yahusha is the living Torah, not a religious icon — but the breath and voice of Yahuah, in flesh.
📚 Precepts to Support
- Proverbs 8:22–31 – Wisdom was with Eloah before creation.
- Psalm 33:6 – By the Word of Yahuah were the heavens made.
- Hebrews 1:1–3 – The Son is the brightness of His glory, the express image of His being.
- Revelation 19:13 – His name is called The Word of Eloah.
🪞 Reflection Statements
- The Word was not just spoken — it became flesh and lived among us.
- The true light is shining, but the world still chooses darkness.
- Yahusha is not a religious icon — He is the living manifestation of Yahuah’s voice.
- Only those who receive the Word are given power to become sons of Yahuah.
- This chapter reveals the foundation of belief — not in stories, but in the eternal Word made real.
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