And the Spirit of God Moved. . .

 


KJV - Genesis 1:2

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.


Immediately after creating the Universe, God’s Spirit began moving in His creation.  This Hebrew word for ‘moving’ is ‘rachaph’ (Strong’s H7363).  It is used only two other times in the Old Testament:


Deuteronomy 32:11  As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth (H7363) over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:


Jeremiah 23:9  Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake (H7363);  I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holiness.


God is a Spirit, and He is moving from the very first moments, always over His creation, but it is not mere movement, but fluttering, hovering emotional movement, with love as a protective mother eagle watches over her young.  The emotional connotation for this Hebrew word cannot be overstated.  Jeremiah speaks of his very bones shaking from the overwhelming impact of the words of God in the preceding verses.


God’s infinite love for His creation. . . His unending love for us. . . His Spirit, is always moving. . . 


I love You my Lord. . .

Thank You my God. . . 


<3


Dave 

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