Genesis 1:2
The earth was without form and empty. Darkness lay over the surface of the deep, while the Spirit of God hovered above the waters.
Treated in 8 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Bondage of the Will ·
Discussion: Part the First cites Gen. i. 2
…that this word declares for “Free-will” — “And the earth was without form and void:” (Gen. i. 2.) or this, “And God rested on the seventh day:” (Gen. ii. 2,) or any word of the same…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 13 — The Unity of the Divine Essence in Three Persons Taught, in Scripture, from the Foundation of the World cites Gen. 1:2
…essential power of God, where Moses relates that the shapeless mass was unborn by him (Gen. 1:2). It is obvious that the eternal Spirit always existed in God, seeing he cherished and…
- Real Questions – Book 2 ·
Who Is the Holy Spirit? cites Genesis 1:2
…there at creation, when “the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). When Ananias lied to the Holy Spirit, Peter said he had lied “to God” (Acts 5:4). The…
- The Big Story ·
The God Who Speaks cites Genesis 1:2
…surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). Then God speaks: “Let there be light” (Genesis 1:3). And there was light. That pattern…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Original Sin cites Gen 1:2
…the intellectual part. As in the creation ‘darkness was upon the face of the deep,’ Gen 1:2, so it is with the understanding; darkness is upon the face of this deep. As there is…
- Old Paths ·
Alive or Dead? cites Gen. i. 2
…his soul. His is the special office to do it by His Spirit, and His also is the power.h (Gen. i. 2, 3.) The glorious Gospel contains provision for our spiritual, as well as our eternal…
- Old Paths ·
The Holy Ghost cites Gen. i. 2
…of creation began,—“without form and void, and darkness covering the face of the deep.” (Gen. i. 2.) The same power which said at the beginning, “Let there be light: and there was light,”…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Material Universe cites Genesis 1:1-3
…of this world to be the home of man, Father, Word, and Holy Spirit are all mentioned (Genesis 1:1-3). It is evident from a comparison of these passages that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit…