Darkness

Created by God — Ps 104:20; Isa 45:7.

Originally covered the earth — Ge 1:2.

Separated from the light — Ge 1:4.

Called night — Ge 1:5.

Caused by the setting of the sun — Ge 15:17; Joh 6:17.

Inexplicable nature of — Job 38:19,20.

Exhibits God’s power and greatness — Job 38:8,9.

Degrees of, mentioned

Great. — Ge 15:12.

That may be felt. — Ex 10:21.

Thick. — De 5:22; Joe 2:2.

Gross. — Jer 13:16.

Outer or extreme. — Mt 8:12.

Effects of

Keeps us from seeing objects. — Ex 10:23.

Causes us to go astray. — Joh 12:35; 1Jo 2:11.

Causes us to stumble. — Isa 59:10.

Often put for night — Ps 91:6.

Called the swaddling band of the sea — Job 38:9.

Cannot hide us from God — Ps 139:11,12.

The wicked

The children of. — 1Th 5:5.

Live in. — Ps 107:10.

Walk in. — Ps 82:5.

Perpetuate their designs in. — Job 24:16.

Are full of. — Mt 6:23.

Miraculous

On mount Sinai. — Ex 19:16; Heb 12:18.

Over the land of Egypt. — Ex 10:21,22.

At the death of Christ. — Mt 27:45.

Before the destruction of Jerusalem. — Mt 24:29.

Illustrative of

Greatness and unsearchableness of God. — Ex 20:21; 2Sa 22:10,12; 1Ki 8:12; Ps 97:2.

Abstruse and deep subjects. — Job 28:3.

Secrecy. — Isa 45:19; Mt 10:27.

Ignorance and error. — Job 37:19; Isa 60:2; Joh 1:5; 3:19; 12:35; Ac 26:18.

Anything hateful. — Job 3:4-9.

A course of sin. — Pr 2:13; Eph 5:11.

Heavy afflictions. — Job 23:17; Ps 112:4; Ec 5:17; Isa 5:30; 8:22; 59:9.

The power of Satan. — Eph 6:12; Col 1:13.

The grave. — 1Sa 2:9; Job 10:21,22.

The punishment of devils and wicked men. — Mt 22:13; 2Pe 2:4,17; Jude 1:6,13.