DARKNESS

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