Who Wrote the First Two Pages of the Bible?

I am one of those who had been reading the Sacred Scriptures of the Hebrew people, and the wisdom of the Scriptures never failed to amaze me. It does not only give me inspiration and insights, but it also gives me a peek into the wisdom of the Almighty who wrote the Bible's first two pages.

Wait a minute! The Bible's first book is Genesis and the scribes wrote all of them, of course. But the whole book of Genesis which begins with the word "Bereshit" (in the beginning) was based on the letters of the original first two pages which starts with the word "Anoki" (I am). And these two pages are not found in Genesis but somewhere else!

Remember, when the children of Israel left Egypt, they brought with them their tales and their stories handed to them from generation to generation by word of mouth. They also brought with them the understanding of the Egyptian hieroglyphics which they cared not to use in transcribing their stories. Then how did they come up with Genesis in writing?

Only a few months after the Hebrews left Egypt, Moses (peace be upon him), the Hebrew leader went up to meet with the Almighty at Mount Sinai where he was given the two tablets of the Testimonies, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of the Almighty. In them were the Ten Commandments, and a new hieroglyphics for the Hebrews to learn which they were to use in transcribing the additional instructions which they were to receive, and the stories which had been handed down to them. In these two tablets were the very letters they used in writing the stories of Genesis and all others up to Deuteronomy.

Ten Commandments in Sapphire Stone Tablets?

It was said that when the Mighty One of  the patriarch Abraham  gave Israel His ten commandments, He wrote them in two tablets of precious sapphire stones. The words were written in a new and very unique texts, we might call it heavenly texts, by the fingers of the Almighty. The letters were in use for some time until they were changed and later replaced by the present Hebrew texts, although the names of the letters remained.

What were really written in the two tablets of sapphire gemstones? Were they the words in Exodus 20:2-17? How were they written and arranged in the tablets? Who knows?

The image at right are the ten commandments in Exodus in the present Hebrew texts equally divided in two tablets.

Rule of 72 - How Compound Interest Works

The rule of 72 is a mathematical concept which approximates the number of years it would take to double the principal at a constant rate of return. In finance, this rule is used to estimate how many interest periods it would take to double your initial savings or investments. To obtain the number of interest periods, divide the number 72 by the interest rate that your savings or investment is earning.

For example, how many years will it take for a $1,000 to double with an interest rate of 8% per annum?

Divide the number 72 with 8 (interest rate) and you will get the approximate number of years to double your money which is at the end of the ninth year.

However, the performance of investments fluctuates so the actual time it takes an investment to double cannot be predicted with certainty, and there is no guarantee that an investment or saving program can outpace inflation.