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• Gen 1:2a . . the earth being unformed and void
That statement reveals the earth's condition prior to the creation of an
energy that would make it possible for its matter to coalesce into something
coherent.
• Gen 1:2b . . and darkness was over the surface of the deep
This deep is a curiosity because 2Pet 3:5 says the earth was formed out of
water and by water. So I think it's safe to conclude that every atomic
element that God needed to construct the Earth was in suspension in this
particuar deep; viz: it was more than just H2O; it was a colossal chemical
soup, and apparently God created enough of it to put together everything
else in the cosmos too.
• Gen 1:2c . . and Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.
The Hebrew word for "moving" is located in only three places in the entire
Bible. One is here, and the others are at Deut 32:11 and Jer 23:9. The
meaning is ambiguous. It can refer to brooding; i.e. a mother hen using her
wings to keep her chicks together, and it can refer to incubation and/or
quaking, shaking, and fluttering. Take your pick.
I'd guess that the Spirit's movement was sort of like the hen keeping the
colossal chemical soup from running rampant and spreading itself all over
the place before God began putting it to use because up to this point, gravity
didn't exist yet.
• Gen 1:3 . . Then God said: Let there be light; and there was light.
The thing to note is that the Earth unformed and void, and the waters, were
both already in existence before the voice of God said anything about light.
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• Gen 1:2a . . the earth being unformed and void
That statement reveals the earth's condition prior to the creation of an
energy that would make it possible for its matter to coalesce into something
coherent.
• Gen 1:2b . . and darkness was over the surface of the deep
This deep is a curiosity because 2Pet 3:5 says the earth was formed out of
water and by water. So I think it's safe to conclude that every atomic
element that God needed to construct the Earth was in suspension in this
particuar deep; viz: it was more than just H2O; it was a colossal chemical
soup, and apparently God created enough of it to put together everything
else in the cosmos too.
• Gen 1:2c . . and Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.
The Hebrew word for "moving" is located in only three places in the entire
Bible. One is here, and the others are at Deut 32:11 and Jer 23:9. The
meaning is ambiguous. It can refer to brooding; i.e. a mother hen using her
wings to keep her chicks together, and it can refer to incubation and/or
quaking, shaking, and fluttering. Take your pick.
I'd guess that the Spirit's movement was sort of like the hen keeping the
colossal chemical soup from running rampant and spreading itself all over
the place before God began putting it to use because up to this point, gravity
didn't exist yet.
• Gen 1:3 . . Then God said: Let there be light; and there was light.
The thing to note is that the Earth unformed and void, and the waters, were
both already in existence before the voice of God said anything about light.
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