DARKNESS

→ Over the face of the earth Ge 1:2; Job 38:9; Jer 4:23

→ Called NIGHT Ge 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; Mr 15:33

→ FIGURATIVE

• Of judgments Pr 20:20; Isa 8:22; 13:10; Jer 4:28; 13:16; La 3:2; Eze 32:7,8; Joe 2:2,10; Am 4:13; 5:18,20; 8:9; Mic 7:8; Mt 24:29; Mr 13:24; Lu 23:45; Re 8:12; 9:2

• “ Outer darkness,” Mt 8:12; 22:13; 25:30

• “ Power of darkness,” Lu 22:53; Eph 6:12; Col 1:13; 1Th 5:5; Re 16:10

• OF SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS Isa 9:2; 42:16; 50:10; Mt 4:16; 6:22,23; 8:12; Lu 1:79; Joh 1:5; 3:19-21; 8:12; 11:9,10; Ac 26:18; Ro 1:21; 13:12,13; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 4:6; 6:14; Eph 5:8,11; 1Th 5:4,5; 1Pe 2:9; 1Jo 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; 2Sa 22:10-12; 1Ki 8:12; 2Ch 6:1; Ps 18:11; 97:2; Heb 12:18