Nave's Topical Bible: Orville J. Nave, A.M., D.D., LL.D.

DARKNESS

• Over the face of the earth Gen. 1:2; Job 38:9; Jer. 4:23
• Called NIGHT Gen. 1:5
• God creates Isa. 45:7
• Miraculous
  • In Egypt Ex. 10:21, 22; Ps. 105:28
  • At Mount Sinai Ex. 20:21; Heb. 12:18
  • At the crucifixion Mt. 27:45; Mk. 15:33
• FIGURATIVE
  • Of judgments Pr. 20:20; Isa. 8:22, 13:10; Jer. 4:28, 13:16; Lam. 3:2; Ezek. 32:7, 8; Joel 2:2, 10; Amos 4:13, 5:18, 20, 8:9; Mic. 7:8; Mt. 24:29; Mk. 13:24; Lk. 23:45; Rev. 8:12, 9:2
  • "Outer darkness," Mt. 8:12, 22:13, 25:30
  • "Power of darkness," Lk. 22:53; Eph. 6:12; Col. 1:13; 1 Th. 5:5; Rev. 16:10
  • OF SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS Isa. 9:2, 42:16, 50:10; Mt. 4:16, 6:22, 23, 8:12; Lk. 1:79; Jn. 1:5, 3:19-21, 8:12, 11:9, 10; Acts 26:18; Rom. 1:21, 13:12, 13; 1 Cor. 4:5; 2 Cor. 4:6, 6:14; Eph. 5:8, 11; 1 Th. 5:4, 5; 1 Pet. 2:9; 1 Jn. 1:5-7, 2:8-11
    • See BLINDNESS, SPIRITUAL
  • The darkness of the Holy of Holies was symbolical of the dwelling place of Jehovah
    • See MOST HOLY PLACE, under the topic TABERNACLE
  • See also the following scriptures Ex. 19:16; 2 Sam. 22:10-12; 1 Ki. 8:12; 2 Chr. 6:1; Ps. 18:11, 97:2; Heb. 12:18