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