All Topic References For SPIRIT CREATES
Return to Topics List
Study on SPIRIT CREATES:
And the earth became an empty, formless, waste; and darkness covered the surface of the depths. And the Spirit of God brooded over the waters.
The earth became like this but was not created this way originally. How do we know this? Because we are told in Isaiah 45:18 that God did not create the earth like this. The Hebrew word 'tohuw' is used in both of these passages but is translated differently in each. Here in Genesis 1:2, it is translated as, 'without form' but in some versions of Isaiah 45:18 it is translated differently. What is important is that the passage in Isaiah tells us God did not create the earth this way originally.
The Spirit of God hovered over the earth like a dove, waiting for God's Word of creation. It was then the Holy Spirit that reformed the earth as described in this chapter.
A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness; but who can bear a wounded spirit?