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Light
God the only source of - Jas 1:17
Created by God - Ge 1:3; Isa 45:7
Separated from darkness - Ge 1:4
Sun, moon, and stars appointed to communicate to the earth - Ge 1:14-17; Jer 31:35
DIVIDED INTO
- Natural- Job 24:14; Isa 5:30
- Extraordinary or miraculous- Ex 14:20; Ps 78:14; Ac 9:3; 12:7
- Artificial- Jer 25:10; Ac 16:29
Communicated to the body through the eye - Pr 15:30; Mt 6:22
DESCRIBED AS
- White and pure- Mt 17:2
- Bright- Job 37:21
- Shining- 2Sa 23:4; Job 41:18
- Diffusive- Job 25:3; 36:30
- Useful and precious- Ec 2:13
- Agreeable- Ec 11:7
- Manifesting objects- Joh 3:20,21; Eph 5:13
The theory of, beyond man's comprehension - Job 38:19,20,24
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- Glory of God- Ps 104:2; 1Ti 6:16
- Purity of God- 1Jo 1:5
- Wisdom of God- Da 2:22
- Guidance of God- Ps 27:1; 36:9
- Favour of God- Ps 4:6; Isa 2:5
- Christ the source of all wisdom- Lu 2:32; Joh 1:4,9; 8:12; 12:46
- Glory of Christ- Ac 9:3,5; 26:13
- Purity of Christ- Mt 17:2
- Word of God- Ps 119:105,130; 2Pe 1:19
- Gospel- 2Co 4:4; 1Pe 2:9
- Ministers- Mt 5:14; Joh 5:35
- Wise rulers- 2Sa 21:17; 23:4
- The soul of man- Job 18:5,6
- Saints- Lu 16:8; Eph 5:8; Php 2:15
- Future glory of saints- Ps 97:11; Col 1:12
- The path of the just- Pr 4:18
- The glory of the church- Isa 60:1-3
- Whatever makes manifest- Joh 3:21; Eph 5:13 Next Topic (Lion, The)