4811 darkness, as a symbol of sin
Dictionary of Bible Themes

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Darkness is often used in Scripture as a symbol of sin and its effects. It is often contrasted with light, as a symbol of forgiveness and the presence of God.

Darkness as a symbol of sin

John 3:19-20 See also Job 24:16-17; Proverbs 2:12-15; Proverbs 4:19; Isaiah 5:20; Isaiah 29:15; Matthew 6:23; Luke 22:53 Jesus Christ arrested; Romans 1:21

Paul encourages believers to live in the light:

Romans 13:12; 2 Corinthians 6:14; Ephesians 5:8-12 1 John 1:5-6

Darkness as a symbol of the effects of sin

Darkness symbolising ignorance of the truth

2 Corinthians 4:4 See also Psalm 82:5; Isaiah 8:20; 2 Corinthians 3:14-15; Ephesians 4:18

Darkness symbolising the inability to find the right way

John 12:35 See also Job 12:24-25; Isaiah 59:9-10; Matthew 5:14; 1 John 2:9,11

Darkness symbolises times of trial

Job 3:3-6; Job 19:8; Job 23:16-17; Job 30:26; Psalm 107:10; Psalm 143:3; Ecclesiastes 11:8

Darkness symbolises death and the grave

Job 10:20-22 See also Psalm 49:19; Psalm 88:10-12

God's provision for the darkness of sin

God himself is a remedy for darkness

2 Samuel 22:29 See also Psalm 18:28; Psalm 30:5; Psalm 91:4-7; Isaiah 42:16; Isaiah 50:10; Micah 7:8

God will deliver from darkness

Isaiah 9:2 See also Matthew 4:16; Psalm 107:13-14; Isaiah 29:18; Isaiah 49:8-9; Luke 1:78-79; Acts 26:17-18; Colossians 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:4-5; 1 Peter 2:9

God's Son saves believers from darkness

John 8:12 See also John 1:4-5; John 12:46; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Genesis 1:3; Ephesians 5:8; 2 Peter 1:19; 1 John 2:8

God's people rescue others from darkness

Isaiah 42:6-7 See also Isaiah 60:1-5

See also

4027  world, fallen
4846  shadow
5560  suffering
5831  depression
6020  sin
6139  deadness, spiritual
6181  ignorance
6184  imagination
8718  disobedience
8734  evil
9020  death
9210  judgment, God's



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