And now we have to ascertain whether those beings which in the course of the discussion we have discovered to possess life and reason, were endowed with a soul along with their bodies at the time mentioned in Scripture, when God made two great lights, the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night, and the stars also, or whether their spirit was implanted in them, not at the creation of their bodies, but from without, after they had been already made. I, for my part, suspect that the spirit was implanted in them from without; but it will be worth while to prove this from Scripture: for it will seem an easy matter to make the assertion on conjectural grounds, while it is more difficult to establish it by the testimony of Scripture. (Book I, Chapter 7, Part 4)

What is the purpose of scripture? In the Book of Common Prayer we read:

Q. What is the Old Testament?

A. The Old Testament consists of books written by the
people of the Old Covenant, under the inspiration of the
Holy Spirit, to show God at work in nature and history.

Q. What is the New Testament?

A. The New Testament consists of books written by the
people of the New Covenant, under the inspiration of
the Holy Spirit, to set forth the life and teachings of
Jesus and to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
for all people.

Q. Why do we call the Holy Scriptures the Word of God?

A. We call them the Word of God because God inspired
their human authors and because God still speaks to us
through the Bible.

Q. How do we understand the meaning of the Bible?

A. We understand the meaning of the Bible by the help of
the Holy Spirit, who guides the Church in the true
interpretation of the Scriptures.

It is certainly Origen's purpose to perceive God at work in nature. But I wonder if he is asking questions the Holy Spirit is not inclined to answer.