🔥 1. “Let’s Talk About It: The Truth Table”

📖 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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