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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 16:29Communicated 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 5:13The 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
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