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Ruach Elohim
According to modern science, the universe started 13. 8 billion years with a hot 'big bang' explosion. This means that time and space, matter and energy, the main ingredients of our physical universe came into existence with the big bang. The two big questions science cannot answer (and never will) are,"What happened just moments before the big bang?" and "What caused the big bang?" There is only one available (and reliable) source we can go to that "can answer" what happened just moments before the creation of universe, but two big questions still remain: • What is meant by this mysterious expression - "the face of the waters?" • Why was the Spirit of God, the Ruach Elohim, hovering over the "the face of the waters" just moments before Creation? In order to answer th ese questions, we need to go back and summarize what we have gleaned so far in our study of Genesis 1:2 : • "And the earth was without form, and void : God did not form the earth at this time. • and darkness was upon the face of the deep : Darkness represents the conditions of chaos out of which the universe was formed. Deep simply means the state of a pre-existing universe. Science call this singularit y. • And the 'Spirit of God ' was hovering: This is a magnificent metaphor for the meticulous planning, the tireless effort, the care, and the love that was exhibited by the Spirit of God, Ruach Elohim as He prepared to create the universe . • over the face of the waters." Genesis 1:2 ends with the Master Chef , Ruach Elohim preparing for all the necessary ingredients ( the face of the waters ) needed for an ideal place for man, God's most important creation, to live.
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