u/BibleOverthinker

I’ve been talking to a lot of people about Genesis 1:2, and I have been getting a lot of interesting opinions.

I was taking a closer look at Genesis 1:2, particularly “hovering” because I’ve always thought it was a little odd. After some digging, I found that this is translated from the Hebrew word merachefet. It’s only used one other time, and that’s in Dueteronomy 32:11 where Moses talks about an eagle hovering over its nest. This type of “hovering” usually happens when an eagle is trying to teach an eaglet how to fly. Perhaps, in Genesis 1:2, Moses is trying to say that the Spirit of God was hovering because He was getting ready to set the earth on a semi-autonomous path.

Obviously, I’m not married to this interpretation, but it does seem to create a beautiful word picture.

Any thoughts?

I’ve been talking to a lot of people about Genesis 1:2, and I have been getting a lot of interesting opinions.

I was taking a closer look at Genesis 1:2, particularly “hovering” because I’ve always thought it was a little odd. After some digging, I found that this is translated from the Hebrew word merachefet. It’s only used one other time, and that’s in Dueteronomy 32:11 where Moses talks about an eagle hovering over its nest. This type of “hovering” usually happens when an eagle is trying to teach an eaglet how to fly. Perhaps, in Genesis 1:2, Moses is trying to say that the Spirit of God was hovering because He was getting ready to set the earth on a semi-autonomous path.

Obviously, I’m not married to this interpretation, but it does seem to create a beautiful word picture.

Any thoughts?

I’ve been talking to a lot of people about Genesis 1:2, and I have been getting a lot of interesting opinions.

I was taking a closer look at Genesis 1:2, particularly “hovering” because I’ve always thought it was a little odd. After some digging, I found that this is translated from the Hebrew word merachefet. It’s only used one other time, and that’s in Dueteronomy 32:11 where Moses talks about an eagle hovering over its nest. This type of “hovering” usually happens when an eagle is trying to teach an eaglet how to fly. Perhaps, in Genesis 1:2, Moses is trying to say that the Spirit of God was hovering because He was getting ready to set the earth on a semi-autonomous path.

Obviously, I’m not married to this interpretation, but it does seem to create a beautiful word picture.

Any thoughts?

I’ve been talking to a lot of people about Genesis 1:2, and I have been getting a lot of interesting opinions.

I was taking a closer look at Genesis 1:2, particularly “hovering” because I’ve always thought it was a little odd. After some digging, I found that this is translated from the Hebrew word merachefet. It’s only used one other time, and that’s in Dueteronomy 32:11 where Moses talks about an eagle hovering over its nest. This type of “hovering” usually happens when an eagle is trying to teach an eaglet how to fly. Perhaps, in Genesis 1:2, Moses is trying to say that the Spirit of God was hovering because He was getting ready to set the earth on a semi-autonomous path.

Obviously, I’m not married to this interpretation, but it does seem to create a beautiful word picture.

Any thoughts?

I was taking a closer look at Genesis 1:2, particularly “hovering” because I’ve always thought it was a little odd. After some digging, I found that this is translated from the Hebrew word merachefet. It’s only used one other time, and that’s in Dueteronomy 32:11 where Moses talks about an eagle hovering over its nest. This type of “hovering” usually happens when an eagle is trying to teach an eaglet how to fly. Perhaps, in Genesis 1:2, Moses is trying to say that the Spirit of God was hovering because He was getting ready to set the earth on a self-sustaining path.

Any thoughts?

I was taking a closer look at Genesis 1:2, particularly “hovering” because I’ve always thought it was a little odd. After some digging, I found that this is translated from the Hebrew word merachefet. It’s only used one other time, and that’s in Dueteronomy 32:11 where Moses talks about an eagle hovering over its nest. This type of “hovering” usually happens when an eagle is trying to teach an eaglet how to fly. Perhaps, in Genesis 1:2, Moses is trying to say that the Spirit of God was hovering because He was getting ready to set the earth on a self-sustaining path.

Any thoughts?