Genesis 1:2 — Meaning and Application

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“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness {was} upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”

Genesis 1:2

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In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness {was} upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

And God saw the light, that {it was} good: and God divided the light from the darkness. {the light from...: Heb. between the light and between the darkness}

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Genesis 1:1

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."

Genesis 1:3

"And God said, Let there be light: and there was light."

Genesis 1:4

"And God saw the light, that {it was} good: and God divided the light from the darkness. {the light from...: Heb. between the light and between the darkness}"

Genesis 1:5

"And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. {And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.}"

Genesis 1:6

"And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. {firmament: Heb. expansion}"

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