Question 1: Why did God’s Spirit hover over the dark waters of the earth in Genesis 1:2? What’s the point of that? Why is the Spirit even there, hovering over this formless, empty place? episode artwork

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Question 1: Why did God’s Spirit hover over the dark waters of the earth in Genesis 1:2? What’s the point of that? Why is the Spirit even there, hovering over this formless, empty place?

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Genesis 1:2 | Biblical Answers to Why was the Spirit "Hovering" over the Waters?What was the Holy Spirit doing before the first day of creation? We dive into the Hebrew word Rachaph, the role of the Trinity in the beginning, and how God brings order to our chaos.

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