Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 1:3
He commanded, not by such a word or speech as we use, which agreeth not with the spiritual nature of God; but either by an act of his powerful will, called the word of his power, Hebrews 1:3 or, by his substantial Word, his Son, by whom he made the worlds, Hebrews 1:2; Psalms 33:6, who is called: The Word, partly, if not principally, for this reason, John 1:1-3,John 1:10. There was light; which was some bright and lucid body, peradventure like the fiery cloud in the wilderness, giving a small... read more
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 1:2
The same confused mass or heap is here called both earth, from its most solid and substantial part; and the deep, from its vast bulk and depth; and waters, from its outward face and covering. See Psalms 104:6; 2 Peter 3:5. Without form and void; without order and beauty, and without furniture and use. Upon the face, the surface or uppermost part of it, upon which the light afterward shone. Thus not the earth only, but also the heaven above it, was without light, as is manifest from the... read more