The verse in the Bible that uses the most language from Genesis 1:2 is Deuteronomy 32:9-12. Here the Hebrew words ‘eres (earth, land), tohu (formless, waste), and rahap (moving, hovering) are all used. For tohu and rahap, these are the only two usages in the Pentateuch. The use of rahap in Deuteronomy 32:11 to describe an eagle shows us that the Holy Spirit was hovering over the earth in creation just as the Holy Spirit hovered over Israel in the glory cloud leading them from Egypt to Canaan.
The Glory Cloud Hovering over Creation: Parallels Between Genesis 1:2 and Deuteronomy 32:10-12
About the Author: Mike Rusten
Mike Rusten grew up in Plymouth, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. God drew him to himself at a Billy Graham crusade when Mike was a junior high boy, and life was never to be the same. He graduated from Princeton University where he was president of the Princeton Evangelical Fellowship. Read More ...
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