How does Spirit hover?

[Teritos]

And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Spirit is invisible and formless, but how can it hover?

 

[MonkeyFire]

Because spirits are weightless.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Spirit is invisible and formless, but how can it hover?

Poetic analogy to show how god interacts with his creation?

If not, what exactly is moving over the water?

I know wind can.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Because spirits are weightless.

Is it not so that the Spirit of God is also sometimes is seen as wind?

 

[Altfish]

It uses a drone

 

[epronovost]

Poetic analogy to show how god interacts with his creation?

According to this creation myth, God didn't create the waters of creation. They always existed.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

According to this creation myth, God didn't create the waters of creation. They always existed.

Is there other biblical creation myths?

 

[savagewind]

And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Spirit is invisible and formless, but how can it hover?

Look it up. Google is your friend.

 

[epronovost]

Is there other biblical creation myths?

No, there are no other biblical creation myth, but there are thousands of other creation myth from different religion. The concept of "waters of creation" is common to most mythology of the area and time. The Hebrew probably got theirs's by modifying and adapting prior stories.

 

[Windwalker]

And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Spirit is invisible and formless, but how can it hover?

It's a figure of speech. A metaphor.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Look it up. Google is your friend.

Poor Google.
Is Google God?

That and Wiki.

 

[savagewind]

Poor Google.
Is Google God?

That and Wiki.

Poor Google? Hahaha

 

[74x12]

And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Spirit is invisible and formless, but how can it hover?

Hebrew indicates fluttering like a bird almost. Similar to how the Spirit landed on Jesus appearing like a dove.

The word "spirit" in Hebrew means wind/breath so it's also just indicating that it's moving like wind on the face of the water.

 

[Neuropteron]

And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Spirit is invisible and formless, but how can it hover?

Hi,
It's only a word some translators use to describe the action of the Holy Spirit upon the surface of the earth.
Hovering can indicate that God's spirit is not affected by gravity and moves as it pleases.
other translations use : Moving, moving to and fro, or simply "moved".

It's good not to view a word used by a particular translation as gospel.
Other translation and languages often use completely different words. This does not mean the original Hebrew or Greek terminology is changed, but sometime it does.

Some translations instead of hover use: moving, moved, moved to and fro.

Regardless of the term used, I don't think we should be surprised that the Holy Spirit can do what it wants.

 

[dybmh]

And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Spirit is invisible and formless, but how can it hover?

Perhaps one of your assumptions about the Spirit is wrong.

 

[MonkeyFire]

Is it not so that the Spirit of God is also sometimes is seen as wind?

I believe that Jesus is wind, air, atmosphere, and the endless distance and emptiness of outer space. Jesus’ nature is pacifism (non-violence).

 

[Aupmanyav]

"How does Spirit hover?": I suppose like a hovercraft or helicopter.

Edit: There has to be an exhaust somewhere, beginning, middle or end, for it to be able to hover.

 

[Spirit of Light]

"How does Spirit hover?": I suppose like a hovercraft or helicopter.

Only when God need recreation from crazy human beings

 

[Wandering Monk]

Yeah, so tell me: how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?