Excerpt from The Hexateuch, Vol. 2 of 2: According to the Revised Version; Arranged in Its Constituent Documents by Members of the Society of Historical Theology, Oxford; Edited With Introduction, Notes, Marginal References and Synoptical Tables Ver. 1 2. The creation OF heaven and earth. In the beginning - a period of ri m ite and unknown antiquity, hid in the depths of eternal ages and so the phrase is used in Pro. 8. 22, 23, also Marg. Ref. God the name of the Supreme Being, Si nifyirrg in Hebrew Strong, Mighty. T is ex pressive of Omnipotent power and by its use here in the plural form is obscurely taught at the o ehing of the Bible a doctrine clearly reveale in other parts of it, viz that though God is one, there is a plurality of persons in the Godhead - Father, Son, and Spirit, who were engaged in the creative work (pro. 8. 27; Jo. 1. 3, 10; Eph. 3. 9: Heb. 1. 2; Job created - not formed from any pre-existing materials but made out of nothing. The heaven and. The earth - the universe. This first verse is a general in troduction to the inspired volume, declar iii the great and important truth, that 3. Things had a beginning; that nothing throughout the wide extent of nature, exist ed from eternity, originated by chance, or from the skill of any inferior agent; but that the whole universe was produced by the creative power of God (a. 17. After this preface, the. Narrative is con finedto the earth. 2. Without form and v01d - or in conqion and emptiness as the words are rendered in Is. 34. 11. This globe at some undescribed period, haying been convulsed and broken up, was a dark and watery waste for ages perhaps, till out of this chaotic state, the present fabric of the world was made to arise. Moved - ht. Continued brooding over it, as a fowl does, when hatch ing eggs. The immediate agency of the Spirit, by working on the dead and discordant ele ments combined, arranged and ripened them into a state adapted for being the Scene of a new creation. The account of this new creation properly begins at the end of this second verse; and the details of the process are described in the natural way an onlooker would have. Done, who beheld the changes that successively took place. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.