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Loading ...And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
4 Bible Commentaries on Genesis 1: 2
When we first believe, then read, study and meditate on those things, ‘is when God reveals to us a clear understanding about how great and vast He is. Lucifer thought that he had an ideal as to the secrets and identity to and of God which resulted to his fall. In Gen. 1:2 “Spirit of God” is a powerful statement. My queston to you David is, “was this the same Spirit that was apart of Jesus resurrection? Being that Jesus arose having defeated life and death, also having the keys to heaven and earth, ‘all power was given Him. Yet, it’s when we think we know in concerns to God the Father, is when we find our answer through and in Jesus, “the One who was there in the beginning. Therefore, I feel as though, “no mater how you declare the Holy Trinity, ‘in Spirit, I can only see “ONE” and that’s God in All.
Commentary by andrew delk
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9/13/2007 10:04 am 
I can understand parts of your commentary BUT I’m looking for a little more elaboration on this part of Genesis 1:2…..And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
I would like to know what you think about what the (face of the waters means)? Strong’s definition doesn’t clarify anything to me, and Some theorists claim it was a flood, however, there is no evidence of such as in Noah’s Flood. If possible, I would like an answer ASAP…..Thanking you now for a response.
Commentary by CarmenPosted on:
9/7/2007 11:43 am 
This verse sets the stage after the initial creation. The Spirit of God moves across a formless, void “blank slate” to the inner most parts where nothing exists - AND connects God’s intent as his Spirit moved to create form. God is responsible for all life and its form as he gives birth to every new living thing.
Commentary by Sharon CoreaPosted on:
6/6/2007 06:33 am 
It appears that when God created the heavens and the earth, he created them as a formless mass, all of the ground was beneath the waters. Thus, he calls forth the dry ground in verse 9 by separating the waters.
Many early writers interpreted the Spirit of God moving upon the face of the waters as being a way in which the Holy Spirit, in the very beginning cut away the excuses that some men still use against baptism today. Peter in Acts 2:38 promises “the gift of the Holy Spirit” to those who beleive in Jesus, repent, and are baptized as an appeal for forgiveness of sins. But some men say, “Of what worth is water baptism?” In his great wisdom, God has shown us the Spirit riding upon the waters at the beginning, to show that there is no impropriety in his being given as a gift to those believers who in repentance submit to water baptism. The Spirit moving upon the waters fights against Gnosticism, the notion that the material world is evil and God cannot interact with it or use it. This notion (Gnosticism) of course was instrumental in the creation of the modern doctrine that baptism is worthless because it involves a material substance. But the Spirit of God, in the very beginning decided to put such foolish notions away from us, in that he moved upon the material waters.