Step 1- Part 0.2
OUR PRIMARY FOCUS WILL BE VERSE 2
Genesis 1:2 King James Version
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
IMPORTANT:
On an absolute basic level, verse 1 is telling us that GOD created the heavens and the earth.
Verse 2 is explicitly telling us, AND the SPIRIT OF GOD is moving upon the face of the Waters.
This is our first indication that GOD and His SPIRIT are two separate presences.
Scripture is telling us, from the English language alone, on a purely superficial level alone (because there’s even more information packed into verse 1 and 2) , that GOD and His Spirt are two separate beings.
We are seeing a duality so far. GOD and His SPIRIT working together.
ARE YOU SEEING IT?
REMINDER: DID YOU COMPLETE THE READING HOMEWORK?
Read: Book of Revelation Ch 1:8, 1:11, 21:16, and 22:11
IF NOT, TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY AND PLEASE STOP AND READ THESE PASSAGES NOW.
In Gen 41:38, observe that Pharoah was aware that GOD's Spirit was in operation and was required in order to resolve the situation in the kingdom. (This is an opportunity to collect notations and citations in scripture of how our enemies know more than we do sometimes).
Genesis 41:38 KJV
And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
In Genesis 31, the LORD YHVH is speaking in verse 1. GOD YHV H is still speaking in verse 2. He is still speaking in verse 3 - the mic has not changed hands. Note His Words, "I have filled him (speaking of Bezaleel) with the Spirit of GOD."
Exodus 31:1-3 KJV (Ref also Ex 35:31)
- 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
- 2 See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
- 3 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
Ex 31, GOD is speaking . YHVH just said, He has filled Bezaleel with "The Spirit of GOD." GOD filled Bezaleel with HIS Spirit. GOD has put HIS Spirit in the man of GOD chosen to complete the work.
The Spirit of GOD Interacts Throughout Creation, Continuously
And the Spirit of GOD came upon him... From the Book of Numbers to 2 Chronicles we see seven additional times that the LORD is sending His Spirit to move upon His People...
When the Spirit of GOD Moves...
Numbers 24:2 KJV (Ref: Num 23:16 for context)
And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
1 Samuel 11:6 KJV (continuation of event in Ch 10)
6 And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.
7 And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the Lord (YHVH) fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
The Spirit of GOD is Prophecy!
1 Samuel 10:10 KJV
1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the Lord (YHVH) hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
6 And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
10And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
1 Samuel 19:20 KJV
And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
1 Samuel 19:23 KJV
And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
2 Chronicles 15:1 KJV
And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
The Spirit of GOD Speaks
2 Chronicles 24:20 KJV
And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.
1 Chronicles 28:12 KJV (Ch 28 GOD gives David Instructions)
And the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
The Spirit of GOD is UPON ME
Job 27:3 KJV
All the while my breath is in me, and the Spirit of God is in my nostrils;
JOB 33:4 KJV
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Isaiah 61:1 KJV
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Daniel 5:11 KJV
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the Spirit of the Holy God; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of GOD, was found in him;
Daniel 5:14 KJV
I have even heard of thee, that the Spirit of GOD is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.
IN THE BEGINNING...
The Spirit of GOD did not and does not just appear one time in scripture in isolation. He is always moving amongst GOD's People covering, comforting, teaching, instructing, helping, etc. He was with us since the beginning... and He will be with us till the end...
I can almost hear a question...
Before, I respond to it. Let's make another note.
Someone once said to me, "GOD is an essence, not a presence. You don't use personal pronouns to refer to GOD."
I want you to note that YHVH refers to Himself with a personal pronoun. GOD - YHVH ELOHIM, the one who created language and gave it to us, uses personal pronouns when speaking of Himself. Surely, He - the author and finisher of language itself, could have chosen another way to teach us to identify Him when He is speaking. He uses personal pronouns in the Hebrew language and we in turn have translated them into English.
GOD ACTS & HIS SPIRIT MOVES...
That being the case, we have seen two very important things so far. GOD YHVH ELOHIM is a person AND He has a Spirit - that operates separate and apart from Him, fulfilling the purposes and plans of GOD.
Throughout the Bible GOD, ELOHIM is addressed with the personal pronoun "He", accentuating His personhood, as a person operating in His authority as our Creator, Judge, Redeemer, Leader, Protector, Defender, Provider, Healer, etc. This distinction is extended to His Holy Spirit, to whom we are also in debt, It is a small thing to ask that we give them the honor to which they are due, right? (paragraph added for emphasis (05/18/26).
COMING UP:
If you are following the information so far, then you are ready for Part 3. If not, please review all of these passages and read then completely in context so that you can see the interaction between GOD and His Spirt moving in unity throughout the earth.
When you are ready continue forward. There is more information coming so that we can build line upon line and precept upon precept.
We will be going back for another look at Genesis 1:1 so that we can strengthen this foundation and continue to build from the beginning.
I am currently working on Part .03 - The First Stepping Stone. In the meantime, I await your response to Step 1 - Part 0.2.
GOD BLESS,
RECAP: CHAPTER ONE
Genesis 1:1-31 King James Version
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
That was simple right? Be certain that you took every step. This will ensure that as we build there will be no gaps in understanding!
THE LORD LOVES A GOOD DISCUSSION! Proverbs 2 (ALL)