What the Bible says about Darkness as a Metaphor for Ignorance
(From Forerunner Commentary)
This verse shows Pharaoh dreamed at night, and verse 14 records that Joseph was released from prison in the morning. This interesting contrast implies that while Joseph was in prison, he was in darkness. Metaphorically, the biblical writers use darkness to describe being ignorant of the right way, living in unbelief, and being dangerously subject to wandering, falling, injury, pain, and even death. Proverbs 4:19 says, "The way of the wicked is like darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble."
John W. Ritenbaugh
God's Promises Are Sure!Related Topics: Darkness | Darkness as a Metaphor for Ignorance | Ignorance | Pharaoh's Dreams | Stumbling | Stumbling as a Metaphor | Unbelief
The darkness has nothing to do with the light or vice versa. They do not mix. What happens when a room is totally dark and you add light? The darkness disappears. What happens when there is a light in the room and you add darkness? The darkness again disappears! Darkness cannot stand before light. Deception cannot stand before the truth! If we have God's words, and we shine them on falsehood, the errors become glaring.
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
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