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NASB | Genesis 1:2 The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:2 The earth was formless and void or a waste and emptiness, and darkness was upon the face of the deep [primeval ocean that covered the unformed earth]. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters. |
Bible Question:
Is there any verse in the Bible that alludes to the Holy Spirit's being present at creation? I always believed that "the Spirit of God" in Genesis 1:2 was the Holy Spirit, but now I'm not so sure. I'm trying to understand whether I can build a case for the trinity being introduced at creation. |
Bible Answer: Not only did God the Holy Spirit participate in creation [Gen.1:2], but so did God the Son [see John 1:1-3; Col. 1:16; and Hebrews 1:2]. Look also at Gen.1:26: "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness." And look at Gen.3:22: "Then the LORD God said, 'Behold the man has become like one of Us'" These are among the first clear indications of the triunty of God. The very name of God, Elohim, that is used in Gen.1:1 is a plural form of El. So we reach the conclusion that if the Trinity exists now (as orthodox Christian theology firmly attests), then the existence of the Trinity, or triune nature of God, it being one God manifest in three Persons, has always existed and will always exist, because God is eternal, unchanged and unchangeable. --Hank |
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