On your TV, some channels are still in standard definition, blurry and compressed, while others are in high definition, sharp enough that you can notice details like fingerprints on a glass. Growing in the Lord is a shift from low resolution reading to high-definition study.
You can skim Scripture and still get the main idea, but when you begin to slow down and explore details like name meanings, patterns, and context, deeper insights start to emerge, hidden like easter eggs in a game. What once looked familiar starts to reveal layers of meaning you would have otherwise missed. Like the names listed in Genesis 5 spell out the good news.
This is why some say Hebrew Scripture often “conceals” depth in its structure and names, while the Greek Scriptures tend to “reveal” and unpack those meanings more directly.
Here’s an example. The first word is translated in most English Bibles as “In the beginning,” but the phrase carries more than one meaning, so let’s break it down.
Hebrew: בראשית (Bereshit)
ב (Bet): A preposition meaning “in,” “with,” “by,” or “through.”
ראש (Resh): The root for “head,” “chief,” “beginning,” or “first.”
ית (it): A noun-forming ending is used here to fix the concept into a state of “beginningness,” or origin as a defined condition rather than a moment in time.
1. Therefore, while indeed it can mean “in the beginning” Proverbs 8:22 it can also mean “With the Firstborn” (Be-Reshit). Jeremiah 2:3. In other words, the universe was not created out of nothing in a vacuum but was brought into existence by means of or in association with a Primary, or the Word or the pre-existent Divine Wisdom. That is, Jesus, John 1:1.
2. If we treat Reshit as a direct reference to Rosh (head): Creation occurs within the “Mind” or “Intellect” of God. It suggests that reality is a thought-form or a manifestation of consciousness before it is manifested in physical space-time. Revelation 13:8
3. There is a long-standing tradition in Aramaic and Jewish literature that links Reshit to Chokhmah (Wisdom חכמה), as seen in Proverbs 8:22 mentioned above, where Wisdom is described as the “beginning” of God’s way. That is, the universe is structured according to a pre-existing blueprint of intelligence. It suggests that the fundamental fabric of reality is logical and ordered, not chaotic.
4. The Bet (ב) can indicate purpose, like “for the sake of” or “with a goal in mind.” The whole process of creation is purpose-driven, meaning it exists to reach a specific intended outcome or final result that was already in the Creator’s intent from the beginning. Revelation 13:8
5. Reshit is understood as a basic starting point or foundational principles (or “chiefs”) of Truth. Reality is governed by core principles that everything else builds on. This lines up with science, which looks for the most basic rules that explain how matter and energy behave. Colossians 1:17
Instead of just meaning “in the beginning,” Bereshit can be seen as saying something deeper about existence itself. It suggests the universe didn’t just randomly start, but comes from Intelligence and purpose, connected to a primary source or consciousness. The focus isn’t really on when everything began, but on what or Who makes reality possible in the first place. Colossians 1:16–17, Hebrews 1:3, Revelation 13:8.
The first letter of the scriptures come from בראשית (Bereshit). The last word of the scriptures is אמן (amen). Hebrew is written right to left. So the first and last letters of the scriptures is בן and means “Son.”
Revelation 1:8, Revelation 21:6, which in Hebrew uses The Rosh (הראש) that is, The Head.