Genesis 1:1-2
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was waste and void; and darkness was on the surface of the deep. God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.”
This is the opening of the first book of the Hebrew Bible, setting the stage for the entire biblical narrative. It describes the initial state of the world and God's role in its formation, addressing an ancient Israelite audience about the origins of their cosmos and their place within it.
How does the imagery used to describe creation shape your understanding of divine power or the world around you?