Jewish Preexistence. Genesis Rabba “The architect moreover does not build it out of his head, but employs plans and diagrams to know how to arrange the chambers and the wicket doors. Thus God consulted the Torah and created the world, while Torah declares, ‘In the beginning God created,’ ‘beginning’ referring to the Torah, as in the verse, ‘The Lord made me as the beginning of His way.’” (Gen. Rab. 1.1) “Six things preceded the creation of the world; some of them were actually created, while the creation of the others was already contemplated. The Torah and the throne of glory were created…The creation of the Patriarchs was contemplated…[The creation of] Israel was contemplated…[The creation of] the temple was contemplated…The name of Messiah was contemplated.” (Gen. Rab. 1.4) Targum Zechariah 4.7 “[God] will reveal His Messiah whose name is spoken from the beginning.” Testament of Moses “But He did design and devise me, and He prepared me from the beginning of the world to be mediator of His covenant.” (T. Moses 1:14) Pesahim, Babylonian Talmud “Seven things were created before the world was made, and these are they: Torah, repentance, the Garden of Eden, Gehenna, the throne of glory, and house of the sanctuary, and the name of the Messiah.” (b.Pes. 54a) The Prayer of Joseph “Abraham and Isaac were created before any work of God” (Prayer of Joseph 1:2) Source: dustinmartyr.wordpress/
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