Hey Sparko. You say the Word is not God's voice. I would say God's voice is always contained in and always proceeds from what is the Word spoken of as being "in the beginning". There in the Seven Day account it is presented as the voice of God speaking. Important distinction. When viewing "the beginning" one must accept how it is presented in order properly discern what is being revealed there.
I do get your point, however. Contained in the Word is the fullness of God in all of its glory. So every act of God speaks a word... and every command, a revelation. For instance, when God commanded Abraham to offer Isaac the Word that he heard was "...Abraham, I can raise the dead...". Abraham's obedience spoke also, saying "...yes, I believe..." (the Word of God not returning to Him void). Can you hear it? There is the voice of God... right there.
So, when God said "...let there be light...", it wasn't as if "poof" and light was. No... He was sending Light of Himself into that which was not Him... that darkness covering the face of the deep. As if from "here to there". Hence my claim. The Word is the fullness of God interfacing with His creation in order to create a people for Himself through a Son He would beget in the fullness of time. Yeshua / Jesus, our Lord and our God.
I do get your point, however. Contained in the Word is the fullness of God in all of its glory. So every act of God speaks a word... and every command, a revelation. For instance, when God commanded Abraham to offer Isaac the Word that he heard was "...Abraham, I can raise the dead...". Abraham's obedience spoke also, saying "...yes, I believe..." (the Word of God not returning to Him void). Can you hear it? There is the voice of God... right there.
So, when God said "...let there be light...", it wasn't as if "poof" and light was. No... He was sending Light of Himself into that which was not Him... that darkness covering the face of the deep. As if from "here to there". Hence my claim. The Word is the fullness of God interfacing with His creation in order to create a people for Himself through a Son He would beget in the fullness of time. Yeshua / Jesus, our Lord and our God.
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