Genesis 1:2

And the earth was without form, and void,.... It was not in the form it now is, otherwise it must have a form, as all matter has; it was a fluid matter, the watery parts were not separated from the…

The earth was without form and void - The original term תהו tohu and בהו bohu, which we translate without form and void, are of uncertain etymology; but in this place, and wherever else they are used,…

In these verses we have the work of creation in its epitome and in its embryo.

I. In its epitome, Gen 1:1, where we find, to our comfort, the first article of our creed, that God the Father Almighty…

And the earth, &c. Notice, in the present verse, (1) that "darkness" exists which God is not said to have made: (2) that "waters" exist before the formation of the seas: (3) that "the spirit of God"…