In this episode, Rabbi Reinman demonstrates that the historical period began on the sixth day of creation, and he discusses the condition of the world during the prehistoric period.
History began with creation. God created the universe ex nihilo, existence from non-existence. He created space and time, matter and energy. In fact, He created the very concept of existence as we understand it, which bears no resemblance to the existence of God. He created the universe and set history into motion in two stages, as stated in the opening chapters of the Torah.
In the first stage, God created the natural world, an incredibly beautiful and magnificent tableau that would also serve as the setting for societies of intelligent beings capable of recognizing the Divine Painter. He created it ex nihilo, existence from non-existence. The story of the creation is presented in the Torah the broadest of strokes, and it is impossible to derive from the narrative the particulars of the creation process. In the second stage, God created the human race with the expectation that it would populate the world and that, despite the challenges and distractions of life, it would ultimately recognize the Divine Painter …
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