Part of the argument for the gap theory comes from the meaning of THW WBHW
תהו ובהו . BHW is used only three times in Tanakh, and always with THW.
THW does not mean “formless”, as it is used describe carved idols which are
anything but formless Isaiah 44:9. That and a few other places where people
put their trust on that which is THW with the context implying that they are
idols indicates that what is meant is lifeless (idols are lifeless, unable
to act) and not “formless”. In contrast, YHWH is the living God, who acts
into history.
As far as I can tell, BHW refers to stillness, contrasted with the hubbub of
a crowd.
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