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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.
20 Bible Commentaries on Genesis 1: 2
um… might I point out… God’s time is more than likely not our time, A year on earth might be a second in Heaven… so it is posible that billions of EARTHLY years whent by in between creation and such…
Commentary by Kathleen
Posted on:
7/11/2010 16:02 pm 
“And the earth”
When God formed the earth in a formless, shapeless, state it was uninhabitable.
“was without form and void;”
The earth’s crust was not completely solid. It was void of biological and human life. The earth remained in this state for several billions of years. Some theologians suggest that there is a gap (Gap Theory) between verses 1 and 2 reasoning in part that when God creates something He is obligated to create only in a final shape or form. Therefore, God must have been initiating restoration of the earth following the fall of Satan and one-third of the angels who followed him. The text does not suggest a gap.
“and darkness”
Everything was pitch black.
“was upon the face of the deep.”
The “deep” here refers to outer space. At some point in the earth’s development the earth became covered by “waters” (see Gen: 1:7) in the lithosphere, which formed into a thick layer of ice. God, the Holy Spirit, will hover over the ice-pack causing it to melt flooding the entire earth.
“And the Spirit of God”
The “Spirit of God” refers to the third person of the Holy Trinity, God, the Holy Spirit.
“moved upon the face of the waters”
The Holy Spirit hovered across the entire “face” of the “waters” enveloping the earth in the form of a thick ice-pack. The ice-pack enveloping the earth in the lithosphere area of the first heaven included a mixture of salts, chemical elements, compounds and undissolved gases as science knows them today.
Commentary by Roland G.Posted on:
5/10/2010 00:43 am 
Shawn, I know many good men who believe that, but I’ve always thought it catered to Evolution. After all, why would there need to be an age before? Also, assuming you believe there was a pre-adamic race, wouldn’t that put death before sin?
“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:” (Romans 5:12)
Commentary by Jason W. ElderPosted on:
1/31/2010 23:52 pm
The word without form it tohoo and it means to lie waste,or a desolation. the word for void is empty, but the word was which is before the without form and void is the hebrew word haw-yaw and it means to become. After God created the heavens and the earth period. They became without form and void. Clearley meaning there was a age before this one.
Commentary by shawnPosted on:
1/29/2010 05:11 am 
One more thing on Genesis 1:2, I forgot to mention the fact that the, “Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” This is God’s Holy Spirit. He was involved in creation. If he was there, oh I just wonder what presence He has in our lives. He convicts, He reproves, He corrects, He comforts, He teaches, He inspires, He directs, He prays and He does so many things in our lives. Let us get a hold of what the Holy Spirit does and let us let Him move in our lives and pray that God will work a mighty work in all of us. Amen.
Commentary by Jordan HaskinsPosted on:
10/18/2009 00:45 am 
God, in the midst of darkness and chaos stepped out and began to create. But the amazing thing is, how did He do it? He didn’t actually “create” as we make things: with our hands. But He created this universe by His spoken word. What power the Word of God has! And we as humans have the power to put the Word to work in our lives. We don’t do it by prophesying by fore-telling, we do it by forth-telling, by sharing the Word of God with others and sharing the truth with them. Why, why do we spend time witnessing to others. 1) to share the Word of God with them and share with them the plan of salvation so that they may have eternal life. 2) That we may share with others how to be truly set free(John 8:31-32). Only Christ can truly set a person free and He does that through the power of the Holy Ghost and the power of His Word. Praise Him for the Word of God. In closing, I challenge us all to read Psalm 119 to see a description of how great God’s Word really is and to see how powerful it is and to see people’s motivations for staying in it. Amen to God’s Word the Bible!
Commentary by Jordan HaskinsPosted on:
10/18/2009 00:41 am
In the beginning, the earth was formless. But as God began to speak,the formlessness began to take shape.This verse is usually true of every project or program.As you prophetically begin to speak “let there be” to your marriage,academic,finances,family ,children,ministry,etc.,things will begin to take shape.
Commentary by Dr. J.O. AdeotiPosted on:
8/24/2009 19:07 pm 
I want to study more about Genesis 1/i-3
Commentary by pastorsioneofahemooniPosted on:
7/11/2009 04:39 am 
Genesis 1/1-3
Commentary by pastorsioneofahemooniPosted on:
7/11/2009 04:36 am
But Kathleen, if God didn’t want us to think literal 24hr periods, why would the Bible say, “the evening and the morning were the first day, second day, third day, etc.?” (Ge 1:5,8,13,19,23,31)