Darkness

How Nave’s arranged it

• Over the face of the earthGenesis 1:2Job 38:9Jeremiah 4:23
• Called NIGHTGenesis 1:5
• God createsIsaiah 45:7
• Miraculous
• In EgyptExodus 10:21Exodus 10:22Psalms 105:28
• At Mount SinaiExodus 20:21Hebrews 12:18
• At the crucifixionMatthew 27:45Mark 15:33
• FIGURATIVE
• Of judgmentsProverbs 20:20Isaiah 8:22Isaiah 13:10Jeremiah 4:28Jeremiah 13:16Lamentations 3:2Ezekiel 32:7Ezekiel 32:8Joel 2:2Joel 2:10Amos 4:13Amos 5:18Amos 5:20Amos 8:9Micah 7:8Matthew 24:29Mark 13:24Luke 23:45Revelation 8:12Revelation 9:2
• Outer darknessMatthew 8:12Matthew 22:13Matthew 25:30
• Power of darknessLuke 22:53Ephesians 6:12Colossians 1:131 Thessalonians 5:5Revelation 16:10
• OF SPIRITUAL BLINDNESSIsaiah 9:2Isaiah 42:16Isaiah 50:10Matthew 4:16Matthew 6:22Matthew 6:23Matthew 8:12Luke 1:79John 1:5John 3:19–21John 8:12John 11:9John 11:10Acts 26:18Romans 1:21Romans 13:12Romans 13:131 Corinthians 4:52 Corinthians 4:62 Corinthians 6:14

The passages, in Bible order (71)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 1:2

   Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 1:22 voices

   “THIS is, no doubt, a literal and accurate account of God's first day's work in the creation of the world, but the first creation is not the subject of this morning's discourse—we would rather direct your minds to the second creation of God. Every man who is saved by Divine Grace is a new creation. The great work which Jesus Christ is accomplishing in the world, by the Holy Spirit through the Word, is the making all things new. We believe the old creation to have been typical of the new and we shall so use it.

   “The earth was without form and void - The original term תהו tohu and בהו bohu, which we translate without form and void, are of uncertain etymology; but in this place, and wherever else they are used, they convey the idea of confusion and disorder. From these terms it is probable that the ancient Syrians and Egyptians borrowed their gods, Theuth and Bau, and the Greeks their Chaos.

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2. Genesis 1:5

   God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 1:52 voices

   “THIS is, no doubt, a literal and accurate account of God's first day's work in the creation of the world, but the first creation is not the subject of this morning's discourse—we would rather direct your minds to the second creation of God. Every man who is saved by Divine Grace is a new creation. The great work which Jesus Christ is accomplishing in the world, by the Holy Spirit through the Word, is the making all things new. We believe the old creation to have been typical of the new and we shall so use it.

   “Since the birth of the sun, the light that it diffuses in the air, when shining on our hemisphere, is day; and the shadow produced by its disappearance is night. But at that time it was not after the movement of the sun, but following this primitive light spread abroad in the air or withdrawn in a measure determined by God, that day came and was followed by night.

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3. Exodus 10:21

   Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.”

   ›Commentary on Exodus 10:212 voices

   “And the Lord said unto Moses,.... About the eleventh day of the month Abib: stretch out thine hand toward heaven; where the luminaries are, and from whence light comes: that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt; that is, what caused it, the gross vapours and thick fogs; for otherwise darkness itself, being a privation of light, cannot be felt: Onkelos paraphrases it,"after that the darkness of the night is removed;''so Jonathan; that it might appear to be different from that, and be much grosser.

   “Darkness - This infliction was specially calculated to affect the spirits of the Egyptians, whose chief object of worship was the Sun-god; and its suddenness and severity in connection with the act of Moses mark it as a preternatural withdrawal of light. Yet, it has an analogy in physical phenomena. After the vernal equinox the southwest wind from the desert blows some 50 days, not however, continuously but at intervals, lasting generally some two or three days.

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4. Exodus 10:22

   So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days.

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5. Exodus 19:16

   On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.

   ›Commentary on Exodus 19:161 voice

   “The third day, however, is always applied to mysteries. For when the people had departed from Egypt, they offer sacrifice to God on the third day and are purified on the third day. And the third day is the day of the Lord's resurrection. Many other mysteries also are anticipated in this day.

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6. Exodus 20:21

   And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

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7. 2 Samuel 22:10–12

   He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.

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8. 1 Kings 8:12

   Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.

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   “The Lord said - he would dwell - It was under the appearance of a cloud that God showed himself present with Israel in the wilderness; see Exo 14:19, Exo 14:20. And at the dedication of the tabernacle in the wilderness, God manifested himself in the same way that he did here at the dedication of the temple; see Exo 40:34, Exo 40:35.

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9. 2 Chronicles 6:1

   Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud;

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   “The Lord hath said that he would dwell - Solomon, seeing the cloud descend and fill the house, immediately took for granted that the Lord had accepted the place, and was now present. What occurred now was precisely the same with what took place when Moses reared the tabernacle in the wilderness; see Exo 40:34, Exo 40:35: A cloud covered the tent - and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent - because the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

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10. Job 38:9

    when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket,

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    “When I made the cloud the garment thereof - Referring to the garment in which the new-born infant is wrapped up. This image is one of great beauty. It is that of the vast ocean just coming into being, with a cloud resting upon it and covering it. Thick darkness envelopes it, and it is swathed in mists; compare Gen 1:2,” And darkness was upon the face of the deep.” The time here referred to is that before the light of the sun arose upon the earth, before the dry land appeared, and before annuals and people had been formed.

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11. Psalms 18:11

    He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.

    ›Commentary on Psalms 18:111 voice

    “There is no doubt but that the clouds and darkness round about him were the body that the Lord Savior deigned to assume.… He appeared just as he willed to appear and not in accordance with his divine nature. "He made darkness the cloak about him." If God is light, how is light able to dwell in darkness? In that passage, darkness represents our imperfect knowledge and our infirmity, for we cannot gaze on his majesty.

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12. Psalms 97:2

    Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.

    ›Commentary on Psalms 97:21 voice

    "Cloud and darkness are round about him." No one doubts that this is of the Lord Savior, round about whom was cloud and darkness — the flesh which he deigned to assume; although he is said to have appeared, in the Gospel of John. "And he appeared to us." He appeared indeed to the apostles, but from the Jews he was concealed.

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13. Psalms 105:28

    He sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words.

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14. Proverbs 20:20

    Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.

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    “Whoso curseth his father - Such persons were put to death under the law; see Exo 21:17; Lev 20:9, and here it is said, Their lamp shall be put out - they shall have no posterity; God shall cut them off both root and branch.

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15. Isaiah 8:22

    Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness.

    ›Commentary on Isaiah 8:222 voices

    “(Verse 19 and following) And when they say to you, seek from the Pythons and the diviners, who make their enchantments, whether not the people seeks from their God for the living from the dead? To the law more and to the testimony. If they do not speak according to this word, it will not be morning light for them. And they will pass through it: they will fall down and be hungry: and when they are hungry, they will become angry and curse their king and their God.

    “And they shall look unto the earth - They would look upward and find no relief, and then in despair cast their eyes to the earth to obtain help there. Yet equally in vain. The whole image is one of intense anguish brought on the nation for leaving the counselor the true God. And behold ... - see the note at Isa 5:30. Trouble - Anguish, oppression, צרה tsârâh, from צור tsûr, to oppress, to straiten, to afflict. This is a remarkable instance of the prophet Isaiah’s manner - of a rapid, impetuous, and bold style of utterance.

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16. Isaiah 9:2

    The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.

    ›Commentary on Isaiah 9:21 voice

    “The people that walked in darkness - The inhabitants of the region of Galilee. They were represented as walking in darkness, because they were far from the capital, and from the temple; they had few religious privileges; they were intermingled with the pagan, and were comparatively rude and uncultivated in their manners and in their language. Allusion to this is several times made in the New Testament; Joh 1:46: ‘Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?’ Joh 7:52: ‘Search and look, for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet;’ Mat 26:69; Mar 14:

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