“Spirit of God, in the original Hebrew, is ruah Elohim. Ruah, the word meaning, “Spirit,” is a feminine noun. Elohim is a grammatical feminine plural form of God. Nothing is said about a bearded old man in flowing white robes. What is said is that Spirit, denoted by a feminine word and a feminine plural word, is Creator and moves.
There is no fearsome Father to run from, no overbearing Mother, no absent parent to search for. Remind yourself, make a note if you need to: No matter what you might have heard before, the Creator is not a large man. This reminder will help clarify the Bible for you. The Creative God of the Bible is described as feminine Spirit.”
The Feminine Spirit: Recapturing the Heart of Scripture
By Lynne Bundesen
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