Biblical Concept: Darkness

Findings

Note Job 38:1-7 / Angel observers to creation: Coming from a heavenly Divine dimension of light: “hello darkness my old friend” does not apply. As a matter of fact, the three-dimensional universe is dominated by huge swaths of super cold darkness, punctuated with points of light. Cold and darkness were unknowns to angels.

Light, good, separated, darkness.

God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. God already knows light is good. Darkness is a new creation. Light versus darkness is illustrative to volitional creatures: good versus evil.

Egypt darkness: “a darkness which may be felt.”

Thick darkness Egypt.

Israel, commandments, disobedience, darkness, relationship.

“the wicked ones are silenced in darkness”

“The LORD my God illumines my darkness”

“They walk about in darkness”

“He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death”

“Even the darkness is not dark to Thee”

^NAS Proverbs 2:13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;

^NAS Ecclesiastes 2:13 And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.

^NAS Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

“Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness”

^NAS Isaiah 9:2 The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The

light will shine on them.

God: “creating darkness”

Darkness and Day of the Lord.

“But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness.”

Eternal darkness versus the Kingdom of Heaven.

Jesus to the Jewish religious leaders: “this hour and the power of darkness are yours.”

^NAS John 8:12 Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world; he who follows

Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life."

“they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God”

“lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light”

^NAS 1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord

comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men's

hearts; and then each man's praise will come to him from God.

In Christ: "Light shall shine out of darkness."

“what fellowship has light with darkness?”

^NAS Ephesians 5:8 for you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of

Light.

Darkness versus light in the Lord.

“deeds of darkness” … “expose them.”

“world forces of this darkness”

Our struggle, rulers, powers, world forces, darkness, spiritual wickedness, in heavenly.

“Domain of darkness” versus “the kingdom of His beloved Son.”

“Not in darkness” re the Day of the Lord.

“Sons of light” versus darkness.

“you have not come” … “to darkness”

God: “called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”

Angels, sinned, hell, pits of darkness, judgement.

Black darkness judgement.

“God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all”

Fellowship versus darkness.

In Christ: “darkness is passing away” “true light is already shining.”

Hate, darkness, relationship.

Hate, darkness, blinded, relationship.

Angels, darkness, judgement.

Black darkness, forever, relationship.

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^NAS Genesis 1:2 And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. (Note Job 38:1-7 / Angel observers to creation: Coming from a heavenly Divine dimension of light: “hello darkness my old friend” does not apply. As a matter of fact, the three-dimensional universe is dominated by huge swaths of super cold darkness, punctuated with points of light. Cold and darkness were unknowns to angels.)

⁴ And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. (Light, good, separated, darkness.) (God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. God already knows light is good. Darkness is a new creation. Light versus darkness is illustrative to volitional creatures: good versus evil.)

⁵ And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

¹⁸ and to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.

^NAS Genesis 15:12 Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, terror and great darkness fell upon him.

^NAS Exodus 10:21 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even a darkness which may be felt." (Egypt darkness: “a darkness which may be felt”.)

²² So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days. (Thick darkness Egypt.)

^NAS Exodus 14:20 So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud along with the darkness, yet it gave light at night. Thus the one did not come near the other all night.

^NAS Deuteronomy 4:11 "And you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the very heart of the heavens: darkness, cloud and thick gloom.

^NAS Deuteronomy 5:23 "And it came about, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes and your elders.

^NAS Deuteronomy 28:29 and you shall grope at noon, as the blind man gropes in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways; but you shall only be oppressed and robbed continually, with none to save you. (Israel, commandments, disobedience, darkness, relationship.)

^NAS Joshua 24:7 'But when they cried out to the LORD, He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them and covered them; and your own eyes saw what I did in Egypt. And you lived in the wilderness for a long time.

^NAS 1 Samuel 2:9 "He keeps the feet of His godly ones, But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness; For not by might shall a man prevail. (“the wicked ones are silenced in darkness”)

^NAS 2 Samuel 22:10 "He bowed the heavens also, and came down With thick darkness under His feet.

¹² "And He made darkness canopies around Him, A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky.

²⁹ "For Thou art my lamp, O LORD; And the LORD illumines my darkness.

^NAS Job 3:4 "May that day be darkness; Let not God above care for it, Nor light shine on it.

⁵ "Let darkness and black gloom claim it; Let a cloud settle on it; Let the blackness of the day terrify it.

⁶ "As for that night, let darkness seize it; Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months.

^NAS Job 5:14 "By day they meet with darkness, And grope at noon as in the night.

^NAS Job 10:21 Before I go-- and I shall not return-- To the land of darkness and deep shadow;

²² The land of utter gloom as darkness itself, Of deep shadow without order, And which shines as the darkness."

^NAS Job 11:17 "And your life would be brighter than noonday; Darkness would be like the morning.

^NAS Job 12:22 "He reveals mysteries from the darkness, And brings the deep darkness into light.

²⁵ "They grope in darkness with no light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken man.

^NAS Job 15:22 "He does not believe that he will return from darkness, And he is destined for the sword.

²³ "He wanders about for food, saying, 'Where is it?' He knows that a day of darkness is at hand.

³⁰ "He will not escape from darkness; The flame will wither his shoots, And by the breath of His mouth he will go away.

^NAS Job 16:16 "My face is flushed from weeping, And deep darkness is on my eyelids,

^NAS Job 17:12 "They make night into day, saying, 'The light is near,' in the presence of darkness.

¹³ "If I look for Sheol as my home, I make my bed in the darkness;

^NAS Job 18:18 "He is driven from light into darkness, And chased from the inhabited world.

^NAS Job 19:8 "He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass; And He has put darkness on my paths.

^NAS Job 20:26 Complete darkness is held in reserve for his treasures, And unfanned fire will devour him; It will consume the survivor in his tent.

^NAS Job 22:11 Or darkness, so that you cannot see, And an abundance of water covers you.

¹³ "And you say, 'What does God know? Can He judge through the thick darkness?

^NAS Job 23:17 But I am not silenced by the darkness, Nor deep gloom which covers me.

^NAS Job 24:17 "For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness, For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.

^NAS Job 26:10 "He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters, At the boundary of light and darkness.

^NAS Job 28:3 "Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.

^NAS Job 29:3 When His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness;

^NAS Job 30:26 "When I expected good, then evil came; When I waited for light, then darkness came.

^NAS Job 34:22 "There is no darkness or deep shadow Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

^NAS Job 37:19 "Teach us what we shall say to Him; We cannot arrange our case because of darkness.

^NAS Job 38:9 When I made a cloud its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling band,

¹⁷ "Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of deep darkness?

¹⁹ "Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where is its place,

^NAS Psalm 11:2 For, behold, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

^NAS Psalm 18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down With thick darkness under His feet.

¹¹ He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

²⁸ For Thou dost light my lamp; The LORD my God illumines my darkness. (“The LORD my God illumines my darkness”)

^NAS Psalm 82:5 They do not know nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are shaken. (“They walk about in darkness”)

^NAS Psalm 88:12 Will Thy wonders be made known in the darkness? And Thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

¹⁸ Thou hast removed lover and friend far from me; My acquaintances are in darkness.

^NAS Psalm 91:6 Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, Or of the destruction that lays waste at noon.

^NAS Psalm 97:2 Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

^NAS Psalm 104:20 Thou dost appoint darkness and it becomes night, In which all the beasts of the forest prowl about.

^NAS Psalm 105:28 He sent darkness and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His words.

^NAS Psalm 107:10 There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains,

¹⁴ He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their bands apart. (“He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death”)

^NAS Psalm 112:4 Light arises in the darkness for the upright; He is gracious and compassionate and righteous.

^NAS Psalm 139:11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, And the light around me will be night,"

¹² Even the darkness is not dark to Thee, And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to Thee. (“Even the darkness is not dark to Thee”)

^NAS Proverbs 2:13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness; (All)

^NAS Proverbs 4:19 The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know over what they stumble.

^NAS Proverbs 7:9 In the twilight, in the evening, In the middle of the night and in the darkness.

^NAS Proverbs 20:20 He who curses his father or his mother, His lamp will go out in time of darkness.

^NAS Ecclesiastes 2:13 And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness. (All)

¹⁴ The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one fate befalls them both. (“the fool walks in darkness”)

^NAS Ecclesiastes 5:17 Throughout his life he also eats in darkness with great vexation, sickness and anger.

^NAS Ecclesiastes 11:8 Indeed, if a man should live many years, let him rejoice in them all, and let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. Everything that is to come will be futility.

^NAS Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! (All) (“Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness”)

³⁰ And it shall growl over it in that day like the roaring of the sea. If one looks to the land, behold, there is darkness and distress; Even the light is darkened by its clouds.

^NAS Isaiah 8:22 Then they will look to the earth, and behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and they will be driven away into darkness.

^NAS Isaiah 9:2 The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them. (All)

^NAS Isaiah 29:18 And on that day the deaf shall hear words of a book, And out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see.

^NAS Isaiah 42:7 To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon, And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.

¹⁶ "And I will lead the blind by a way they do not know, In paths they do not know I will guide them. I will make darkness into light before them And rugged places into plains. These are the things I will do, And I will not leave them undone."

^NAS Isaiah 45:3 "And I will give you the treasures of darkness, And hidden wealth of secret places, In order that you may know that it is I, The LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.

⁷ The One forming light and creating darkness, Causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the LORD who does all these. (God: “creating darkness”)

^NAS Isaiah 47:5 "Sit silently, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; For you will no more be called The queen of kingdoms.

^NAS Isaiah 49:9 Saying to those who are bound, 'Go forth,' To those who are in darkness, 'Show yourselves.' Along the roads they will feed, And their pasture will be on all bare heights.

^NAS Isaiah 50:10 Who is among you that fears the LORD, That obeys the voice of His servant, That walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God.

^NAS Isaiah 58:10 And if you give yourself to the hungry, And satisfy the desire of the afflicted, Then your light will rise in darkness, And your gloom will become like midday.

^NAS Isaiah 59:9 Therefore, justice is far from us, And righteousness does not overtake us; We hope for light, but behold, darkness; For brightness, but we walk in gloom.

^NAS Isaiah 60:2 "For behold, darkness will cover the earth, And deep darkness the peoples; But the LORD will rise upon you, And His glory will appear upon you.

^NAS Jeremiah 2:6 "And they did not say, 'Where is the LORD Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, Through a land of deserts and of pits, Through a land of drought and of deep darkness, Through a land that no one crossed And where no man dwelt?'

³¹ "O generation, heed the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, Or a land of thick darkness? Why do My people say, 'We are free to roam; We will come no more to Thee'?

^NAS Jeremiah 13:16 Give glory to the LORD your God, Before He brings darkness And before your feet stumble On the dusky mountains, And while you are hoping for light He makes it into deep darkness, And turns it into gloom.

^NAS Lamentations 3:2 He has driven me and made me walk In darkness and not in light.

^NAS Ezekiel 32:8 "All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you And will set darkness on your land," Declares the Lord God.

^NAS Daniel 2:22 "It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with Him.

^NAS Joel 2:2 A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn is spread over the mountains, So there is a great and mighty people; There has never been anything like it, Nor will there be again after it To the years of many generations.

³¹ "The sun will be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. (Darkness and Day of the Lord.)

^NAS Amos 4:13 For behold, He who forms mountains and creates the wind And declares to man what are His thoughts, He who makes dawn into darkness And treads on the high places of the earth, The LORD God of hosts is His name.

^NAS Amos 5:8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion And changes deep darkness into morning, Who also darkens day into night, Who calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the surface of the earth, The LORD is His name.

¹⁸ Alas, you who are longing for the day of the LORD, For what purpose will the day of the LORD be to you? It will be darkness and not light;

²⁰ Will not the day of the LORD be darkness instead of light, Even gloom with no brightness in it?

^NAS Micah 3:6 Therefore it will be night for you-- without vision, And darkness for you-- without divination. The sun will go down on the prophets, And the day will become dark over them.

^NAS Micah 7:8 Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy. Though I fall I will rise; Though I dwell in darkness, the LORD is a light for me.

^NAS Nahum 1:8 But with an overflowing flood He will make a complete end of its site, And will pursue His enemies into darkness.

^NAS Zephaniah 1:15 A day of wrath is that day, A day of trouble and distress, A day of destruction and desolation, A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness,

^NAS Matthew 4:16 "The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great light, And to those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death, Upon them a light dawned."

^NAS Matthew 6:23 "But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! (“But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness.”)

^NAS Matthew 8:12 but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." (Eternal darkness versus the Kingdom of Heaven.)

(The Context: Matthew 8:10-13 ¹⁰ Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled, and said to those who were following, "Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel. ¹¹ "And I say to you, that many shall come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven; ¹² but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." ¹³ And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way; let it be done to you as you have believed." And the servant was healed that very hour.)

^NAS Matthew 10:27 "What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.

^NAS Matthew 22:13 "Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

^NAS Matthew 25:30 "And cast out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

^NAS Matthew 27:45 Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour.

^NAS Mark 15:33 And when the sixth hour had come, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour.

^NAS Luke 1:79 To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace."

^NAS Luke 11:34 "The lamp of your body is your eye; when your eye is clear, your whole body also is full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness.

³⁵ "Then watch out that the light in you may not be darkness.

^NAS Luke 22:53 "While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but this hour and the power of darkness are yours." (Jesus to the Jewish religious leaders: “this hour and the power of darkness are yours.”) (The context: Luke 22:52-54 ⁵² And Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, "Have you come out with swords and clubs as against a robber? ⁵³ "While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but this hour and the power of darkness are yours." ⁵⁴ And having arrested Him, they led Him away, and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but Peter was following at a distance.)

^NAS Luke 23:44 And it was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour,

^NAS John 1:5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

^NAS John 3:19 "And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their deeds were evil. (“men loved the darkness rather than the light”)

^NAS John 8:12 Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life." (All)

^NAS John 12:35 Jesus therefore said to them, "For a little while longer the light is among you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness may not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.

⁴⁶ "I have come as light into the world, that everyone who believes in Me may not remain in darkness.

^NAS Acts 2:20 'The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the great and glorious day of the Lord shall come.

^NAS Acts 13:11 "And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time." And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand.

^NAS Acts 26:18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, in order that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.' (“they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God”)

^NAS Romans 2:19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, (Compare the Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam.)

^NAS Romans 13:12 The night is almost gone, and the day is at hand. Let us therefore lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. (“lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light”)

^NAS 1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men's hearts; and then each man's praise will come to him from God. (All)

^NAS 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. (In Christ: "Light shall shine out of darkness.")

^NAS 2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? (“what fellowship has light with darkness?”)

^NAS Ephesians 5:8 for you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light (All) (Darkness versus light in the Lord.)

¹¹ And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; (“deeds of darkness” “expose them.”)

^NAS Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. (“world forces of this darkness”) (Our struggle, rulers, powers, world forces, darkness, spiritual wickedness, in heavenly.)

^NAS Colossians 1:13 For He delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, (“Domain of darkness” versus “the kingdom of His beloved Son.”)

^NAS 1 Thessalonians 5:4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief; (“Not in darkness” re the Day of the Lord.)

⁵ for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness; (“Sons of light” versus darkness.)

^NAS Hebrews 12:18 For you have not come to a mountain that may be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind, (“you have not come” … “to darkness”)

^NAS 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; (God: “called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”)

^NAS 2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment; (Angels, sinned, hell, pits of darkness, judgement.)

¹⁷ These are springs without water, and mists driven by a storm, for whom the black darkness has been reserved. (Black darkness judgement.)

^NAS 1 John 1:5 And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. (“God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all”)

⁶ If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; (Fellowship versus darkness.)

^NAS 1 John 2:8 On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining. (In Christ: “darkness is passing away” “true light is already shining.”)

⁹ The one who says he is in the light and yet hates his brother is in the darkness until now. (Hate, darkness, relationship.)

¹¹ But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes. (Hate, darkness, blinded, relationship.)

^NAS Jude 1:6 And angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has kept in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day. (Angels, darkness, judgement.)

¹³ wild waves of the sea, casting up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the black darkness has been reserved forever. (Black darkness, forever, relationship.)

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