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Genesis 1:2 · BSB
1:2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
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…tapestry throughout redemption history. We see specifically here with the Holy Spirit, gosh, we see the Holy Spirit present at the very beginning,Genesis chapter 1, verse 2. The Spirit was brooding over the waters as God begins the creation act. And we see him, fast-forwarding to what we read in Isaiah 11 today, we see…
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…power. Specifically, the power of the Holy Spirit. What's amazing to think about is that the same Spirit who is seen hovering over the waters inGenesis 1:2as the life-giving power at creation is the same life-giving power that hovers over Mary to bring forth the holy Son of God. But not just that. It…
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…there was another burning bush. Another time when God spoke things into existence, another time when God was the supply of his own demand.Genesis 1, verse 1 through 3might be the most important text in Scripture. If you believe Genesis 1 1 through 3, you have to believe the entirety of Scripture. In the…
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…engagement how do you think it won't be easy but it'll be so fun any questions because remember this is the same spirit of God who was there inGenesis 1 verse 2and Revelation 21 verse 17 he's there and the strange thing is it's not even linear before him it's before him at once because he is I am just as a…
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…fact, during those seven days of creation, even this is incredible, even nothingness, obeyed, God's word, like he speaks into the void. We read inGenesis 1 verse 2that the Earth was formless and void. That there was a Darkness there that there was nothing. And God speaks into the formless void, world and…
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…the dead, they're full of compassion, but walking on water kind of seems like he's showing off. I've struggled with it until I've appreciatedGenesis 1 verse 2. Do you see who is walking on the waves of the deep in the darkness of the night? He is the one who's above the chaos and can save us from it. He's…
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…He is not in the creation, he exists outside of it. And by the way, if you read the Bible, mother nature's been dangerous since the beginning.Genesis 1:2, the world was wild. And so the Holy Spirit began to carve out a place for us to be here in this nutty place. You see, if you have law without…
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…Genesis, when was the last thing, when was the last time in Genesis that something was over the face of the waters? Do you remember? This is inGenesis chapter 1, verse 2. We're in the chaos of the unformed and voidless, purposeless world that God had yet to bring order to. We get this picture in Genesis 7 that just…
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…Genesis, when was the last thing, when was the last time in Genesis that something was over the face of the waters? Do you remember? This is inGenesis chapter 1, verse 2. We're in the chaos of the unformed and voidless, purposeless world that God had yet to bring order to. We're told in Genesis 1, verse 2 that the…
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…morning means from the gestation of light, literally. From the place where light gestates. In other words, before light came into the world, beforeGenesis 1, verse 2, you've got Genesis 1, verse 1, in the beginning, nothing. It's back then this conversation takes place. When light was still stored up inside of…
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…for the three persons in which God expresses himself and that understanding unfolds as we walk through the scripture. For example, if you go toGenesis chapter 1 verse 2it says the spirit of God was hovering over the face of the deep and the logical question is where did he come from? Who is the spirit of God…
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…outer sides of this sphere which is very much like the plates of the earth moving to where they are today. Now from my own perspective that is whatGenesis chapter 1 verse 2describes. This kind of rotating mass that we call water and in dark form without light Genesis 1 and 2 describes that. Now when I go to the New…
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…everything was created. And I want you to see the darkness, the reference to the beginning and the thought of darkness, I want you to see that inGenesis chapter 1, verse 2. Please turn there in your Bible. Genesis chapter 1, verse 2. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Now look at verse 2. The…
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…was already in the world in creation before he came so definitively on the day of pentecost you read way back at the beginning of the bible ingenesis chapter 1 verse 2that the spirit of god moved upon the face of the waters god's creation of the heavens and the earth the earth was void it was without form and…
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…ChristChurchEastBay.org. Today's scripture lesson comes from three places. The first one, Old Testament lesson, a reading from the book of Genesis.Genesis chapter 1, verse 1 to 4. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the…
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…the beginning of your Bible. And here is this account of creation. And this account of creation is just dripping with Trinity language. Notice inGenesis chapter 1 verse 2, it's the Spirit of God hovering over the waters. And do you see how God creates? The actual process of creation, how does it work? In almost every…
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…what? Everything. And you know when he reveals the spirit? Verse 2. If you're not a reader, I got you today, alright? I got you. Watch this.Genesis chapter 1, verse 2, it says this. It says, And the earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. You're only two verses into your Bible. I'm not…
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…the sunrise. Dispelling the darkness of night. I think Matthew's hinting at something even more dramatic than that. I think he's taking us back toGenesis 1, verses 1 to 3. Where we have that creation statement of moving from chaos, darkness, emptiness, to light and order. And God's imprint, God's control. I think…
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…that over and over and over again, water, specifically the seas, are often presented as a threat to God's program, to God's kingdom. It starts inGenesis chapter 1, verse 2. It gives us this unformed, unfilled darkness where waters covered everything. Until God says, Go back. I'm going to set boundaries for you. A few…
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…in Genesis 1. The first thing he did was not start creating. The first thing he did was, I have to subdue and undo the darkness and the chaos.Genesis chapter 1, verse 2. He finishes doing that and then in Genesis 1, 3, he says, all right, now let's start creating. Let me begin to rule and steward creation and let…
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