Bible Discussion Thread

The english word "water" used in the verse "and the earth was without form, and void, and the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters" is the best equivalent we have for the Hebrew word-- the Hebrew word for water is also used for vastness and depth... in fact it's often translated "the face of the deep". So it could mean outer space. But even if it doesn't, and it literally means water, it still makes sense, because, like Felis said, God created everything first, the heavens and the earth, and that includes any water. He created it, and it was without form-- meaning, He made it without form first, and then gave it form after. No big controversy, just a really amazing way of doing things, which is how God does everything, after all...