Genesis 1:2 — Before Form, Before Fullness
June 2 Scripture: 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.” The Rhythm Genesis 1:1 declares that Elohim created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:2 shows the earth before it is shaped, filled, named, ordered, and made ready for life. There is no light yet. No sun. No moon. No appointed seasons. No dry land. No garden. No creatures. No human breath. The earth exists, but it is not yet the formed world humanity will know. Scripture says the earth was “formless and void.” The Hebrew phrase is often understood as unformed and unfilled. It describes a created earth that has not yet received structure or fullness. Darkness is over the surface of the deep. The Spirit of God is moving over the surface of the waters. These waters are not yet seas with shorelines. The dry land has not appeared. These are the deep, the unarranged waters before God separates, gathers, names, and...