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1 | MEANIG FOR LOVE WISDOM AND LIGHT FROM AB | Bible general Archive 2 | markaalchapman | 124985 | ||
MEANING FROM A BIBLE DICTIONARY FOR LOVE ,WISDOM AND LIGHT THANT YOU GOD BLESS | ||||||
2 | MEANIG FOR LOVE WISDOM AND LIGHT FROM AB | Bible general Archive 2 | EdB | 124986 | ||
markaalchapman LIGHT (mostly Heb. ’ôr; Gk. pho4s). Light is declared by the Scriptures to have come into existence by the express decree of the Almighty and to have been in existence long before man or animals or vegetables had their being (Genesis 1:3). Of all the benefits that we, as inhabitants of this lower world, have received from God, there are few more remarkable than the possession of light, along with an ability to make use of it. By it we come to possess much of our knowledge, many of our comforts and necessities; to say nothing of its wonderful purity, delicacy, and variety of colors that it reveals to the eyes of men. It is not at all surprising, therefore, that it should exercise a vast influence over the imagination of mankind and lead to its worship. Such being the case, we find many instances in the Word where such tendency is discouraged. » See: Sun, Worship of Figurative. The Almighty Himself is frequently spoken of as connected with the idea of light. Thus “God is light” (1 John 1:5); the “Father of lights” (James 1:17). God is addressed as “covering Thyself with light as with a cloak” (Psalm 104:2) and as One “who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light” (1 Tim. 6:16). Great sublimity is introduced by the combination of figures of darkness and light, and by making them mutually enhance each other (Psalm 18:11-12; Exodus 24:15-17). Jesus, as the One who brings the true knowledge of God, is called “the light of men” (John 1:4; see also Matthew 4:16; John 1:9; John 8:12; John 12:35-36). Light is continually used as figurative of holiness and purity (Proverbs 6:23; Isaiah 5:20; Romans 13:12). Light also, as might naturally be expected, is frequently used for spiritual illumination, especially that illumination that is effected in the soul by the indwelling Spirit of God (2 Cor. 4:6; Ephes. 5:14; 1 Peter 2:9). Again, light is used as the figure in general for that which cheers or renders prosperous, and is applied with much force to spiritual joy arising from the happy influences of the Spirit of peace. Hence the frequent use of the expressions “the light of Thy countenance” (Psalm 4:6); “the Lord is my light and my salvation” (Psalm 27:1); and “light is sown like seed for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart” (Psalm 97:11). A striking variety is given in Job 37:21: “Men do not see the light which is bright in the skies,” their trouble so oppressing them that all seems dark, and they observe not the happier times in store for them. The Word of God is compared to a “lamp” (Psalm 119:105). Light is also applied to the heavenly state (Isaiah 60:19-20; Col. 1:12; Rev. 21:23-25; Rev. 22:5). Finally, the figure is applied to Christians in general (Matthew 5:14; Ephes. 5:8) and to holy men, such as John the Baptist (John 5:35). New Unger's Bible Dictionary |
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