[Just mythoughts]

Genesis 1:1 IN the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2. And the earth was (should be "became") without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.

And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.


We are not told when the earth became without form.

[Eastbound]

What you quoted is stunning as an allegory, especially followed with, "And God said, let there be light; and there was light."

Many times the alternate meanings have more impact than the literal. Start with earth = mind.