Today’s prayer, or your own
Lord, we thank you once again for this new opportunity to study your Word. We ask you now for the wisdom you promised if we would just ask. Show us your mighty works and help us to understand them. Help us to appreciate your great love for us and ask that todays reading will reveal something special to each of us. We give you our thanks and praise in the name of our savior Jesus. Amen.
The verses
The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
Genesis 1:2-3 · NKJV
The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Genesis 1:2-3 · ESV
With the Hebrew notations
And the earthH776 wasH1961 without form,H8414 and void;H922 and darknessH2822 was uponH5921 the faceH6440 of the deep.H8415 And the SpiritH7307 of GodH430 movedH7363 uponH5921 the faceH6440 of the waters.H4325 And GodH430 said,H559 Let there beH1961 light:H216 and there wasH1961 light.H216
The words
The Earth (the planet on which we live) was without form (had no physical shape or form) and void (was totally empty) and darkness (a total absence of light) was upon (above or over) the face (top or surface) of the waters. (juice or water that covered the planet) And God (ELOHIM the supreme being in plural form) said, (spoke into being) Let there be (let it happen or come to pass) light: (illumination or daylight) and there was (it came to pass or happened) light. (daylight)
What we learned
The earth was a shapeless formless, mass covered with water and in total darkness. Then, God’s Spirit moved over the unformed earth and He created light by the power of His Word.
Not only did God create Light Psa 27:1 1 Jn 1:5 , Jesus is the Light of the world. Jhn 8:12 He illuminates the darkness in our life and paid for our sin so we don’t have to. Jn 12:46 Jn 3:19 Jhn 9:5 Jhn 1:12
These verses provide further proof that the entire Bible, old and New Testament, proclaim Jesus as the Light of the world and Savior of sinners. The Old testament points forward to Jesus and the New proclaims the Gospel Message to all who would hear. Jhn 3:16 2 Co 4:6
See Also Prophecies about Jesus Why we trust the Bible
The verse, paraphrased
The earth was formless and desolate. The ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the Spirit of God was moving over the water. Then God said “let there be light”; and it was so.