How can there be a "surface of the deep" over which hovered "the spirit of God" (Gen 1:2) before God separated the waters above from the waters below in Gen 1:6?
@athousandyoung saidWater covered the entire surface.
How can there be a "surface of the deep" over which hovered "the spirit of God" (Gen 1:2) before God separated the waters above from the waters below in Gen 1:6?
@athousandyoung saidGood question. I've never fully understood that.
How can there be a "surface of the deep" over which hovered "the spirit of God" (Gen 1:2) before God separated the waters above from the waters below in Gen 1:6?
@athousandyoung saidThe surface of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean.
How can there be a "surface of the deep" over which hovered "the spirit of God" (Gen 1:2) before God separated the waters above from the waters below in Gen 1:6?
@athousandyoung saidI think it is evocative of a mystery, not descriptive of a process.
How can there be a "surface of the deep" over which hovered "the spirit of God" (Gen 1:2) before God separated the waters above from the waters below in Gen 1:6?
@pettytalk saidBioluminescent organisms? (Spirits)?
The surface of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean.
The Mariana Trench's surface is notably different from the rest of the ocean. The location is a boundary of two tectonic plates. This boundary is a subduction zone, where one tectonic plate is forced under another, leading to the formation of the trench. The trench's surface is in complete darkness, excep ...[text shortened]... f the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,”'
@moonbus saidThe best thing about dogs is they teach us by example just what unconditional love is about. We say that we understand the concept, but we don't. Not until a dog loves us.
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@suzianne saidThat's not the case with my dogs. They only love me when I give them their favorite treats, or feed them regularly. My dogs are more like cats, conditional creatures.
The best thing about dogs is they teach us by example just what unconditional love is about. We say that we understand the concept, but we don't. Not until a dog loves us.
@josephw saidYou said you did not care to waste your time conversing with me. But I'll give you another chance, and grace your inquisitiveness.
Bioluminescent organisms? (Spirits)?
A very interesting post.
I get the bioluminescent organisms, which of course didn't exist at the time when "darkness was upon the face of the deep", but the part inserted about Spirits, capitalized no less, makes me wonder where you came up with that!
"Spirits", capitalized plural, occurs three times in Revelation, and is always i ...[text shortened]... 're referring to when you said "(Spirits)",
and especially with regard to bioluminescent organisms?