Bibliotheca Sacra, Volume 149.
“The construction of waw plus a noun does not convey sequence but rather introduces a disjunctive clause. The clause thus must be circumstantial to verse 1 or 3. It cannot be viewed as an independent clause (‘And the earth became’)7 as held by the supporters of the gap theory.” (Page 317)
“They include Mark 12:35–37 and its parallels, which address the Person of the Messiah (Matt. 22:42–45; Luke 20:41–44); Acts 2:33–34, which speaks of the exaltation of the Messiah; and Hebrews 5:5–6; 7:17, 21, which refer to the ministry of the Messiah.” (Page 432)
“Another approach employed by those who view Psalm 110 as messianic says that the Old Testament author knew and understood that he referred to the Messiah.” (Page 446)
“God desired a leader who would simply worship Him and take Him at His word.” (Page 160)
“In conclusion, both the biblical context and extra-biblical parallels suggest that the phrase tōhû wāḇōhû in Gen. 1:2 has nothing to do with ‘chaos’ and simply means ‘emptiness’ and refers to the earth which is an empty place, i.e. ‘an unproductive and uninhabited place.’” (Page 322)