Speak His Word Only

“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 (KJV)   Observation The verse does not yet describe the ordered and inhabited world that appears later in the chapter. Instead, we are shown the earth before God brings the arrangement, distinction, and fullness that unfold through His spoken commands. “Without Form, and Void” The Hebrew expression translated “without form, and void” is tohu va-bohu (תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ) . Tohu carries the idea of formlessness, emptiness, waste, or an unformed condition. Bohu conveys emptiness or voidness. Together, the expression describes the earth as not yet ordered and filled in the manner that God is about to accomplish throughout Genesis 1. Darkness Was Upon the Face of the Deep Before God says, “Let there be light,” Genesis describes darkness upon the face of the deep. The Hebrew word translated “deep” is tehom (תְּהוֹם) , referring her...