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The world was created with ten utterances (Avos 5:1). When counting the number of utterances of Creation, our daf notes that the words "God said" only appear nine times throughout the account of Creation.
Nevertheless, the Gemara explains that we are to include the opening statement of "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" as an utterance of creation, bringing the grand total to ten.
We explore the meaning beyond this "ma'amar sossom" form halachic, philosophical and chassidic perspectives ending with Rebbe nachman of Breslov's radical healing Torah for those who have lost their way.