Traditionally, water is associated with the feminine, while fire is connected to the masculine. Water is seen as an element of fertility: it gives life, just as women do, and it could be that the link is made stronger by the fact that women give birth from 'water' - the amniotic fluid of the womb. Water is fluid, changeable, healing, life-bearing; all of which are traits that have been traditionally associated with the feminine. Many cultures associate water with women - be they goddesses, nature spirits or nymphs. This is particularly true of running water, such as springs or water fountains, as they represent fertility and childbirth. It is also particularly true of arid lands, where water is scarce and all the more precious for it.
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Genesis 1 (NIV)
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, "Let there be light,"
So, who made the Water?
You'll notice it is not created, it's just simply there and God "hovers" upon it (or as the KJV puts it, "And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.") .
Maybe the New Testament will clear this up for us...
2 Peter 3 (NASB)
5 For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
6 through which the world at that time was destroyed, being flooded with water.
7 But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
So, it seems YHWH did not create the Water, but was a co-Creator of Life WITH Water. YHWH being the male, water being the female.
"And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."When the male "moves upon" the female, the sensation may indeed lead to a "LET THERE BE LIGHT!" sense of euphoria. And certainly, creation (pregnancy) follows. Man emerges from water (when the "water breaks") and the cycle of life continues.
So now you know.
God thinks water is a sexy bitch!
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