Isaiah 8:20

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Isaiah 8:20

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, there will be no dawn for them.

Micah 3:6

Therefore, it will be night for you—
without visions;
it will grow dark for you—
without divination.
The sun will set on these prophets,
and the daylight will turn black over them.

2 Peter 1:19

So we have the prophetic word strongly confirmed. You will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dismal place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Isaiah 8:16

Bind up the testimony.
Seal up the instruction among my disciples.

Psalm 19:7-8

The instruction of the Lord is perfect,
renewing one’s life;
the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy,
making the inexperienced wise.

Psalm 119:130

The revelation of Your words brings light
and gives understanding to the inexperienced.

Proverbs 4:18

The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
shining brighter and brighter until midday.

Isaiah 1:10

Hear the word of the Lord,
you rulers of Sodom!
Listen to the instruction of our God,
you people of Gomorrah!

Isaiah 30:8-11

Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence
and inscribe it on a scroll;
it will be for the future,
forever and ever.

Jeremiah 8:9

The wise will be put to shame;
they will be dismayed and snared.
They have rejected the word of the Lord,
so what wisdom do they really have?

Hosea 6:3

Let us strive to know the Lord.
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.
He will come to us like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the land.

Malachi 4:2

But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall.

Matthew 6:23

But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if the light within you is darkness—how deep is that darkness!

Matthew 22:29

Jesus answered them, “You are deceived, because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God.

Mark 7:7-9

They worship Me in vain,
teaching as doctrines the commands of men.

Luke 10:26

“What is written in the law?” He asked him. “How do you read it?”

Luke 16:29-31

“But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.’

John 5:39

You pore over the Scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, yet they testify about Me.

John 5:46-47

For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.

Acts 17:11

The people here were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, since they welcomed the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

Romans 1:22

Claiming to be wise, they became fools

Galatians 3:8-29

Now the Scripture saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and told the good news ahead of time to Abraham, saying, All the nations will be blessed through you.

Galatians 4:21-22

Tell me, those of you who want to be under the law, don’t you hear the law?

2 Timothy 3:15-17

and you know that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

2 Peter 1:9

The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.

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Summary

Isaiah 8:20

To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

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Light

General references

Bible References

It is

Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence
and inscribe it on a scroll;
it will be for the future,
forever and ever.

The instruction of the Lord is perfect,
renewing one’s life;
the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy,
making the inexperienced wise.

The revelation of Your words brings light
and gives understanding to the inexperienced.

The wise will be put to shame;
they will be dismayed and snared.
They have rejected the word of the Lord,
so what wisdom do they really have?

Therefore, it will be night for you—
without visions;
it will grow dark for you—
without divination.
The sun will set on these prophets,
and the daylight will turn black over them.

But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if the light within you is darkness—how deep is that darkness!

Jesus answered them, “You are deceived, because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God.

They worship Me in vain,
teaching

as doctrines

the commands

of men.

Claiming to be wise, they became fools

The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.

Light

The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
shining brighter and brighter until midday.

Let us strive to know the Lord.
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.
He will come to us like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the land.

But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall.

So we have the prophetic word strongly confirmed. You will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dismal place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

General references

“Speak to Aaron and tell him: When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to give light in front of the lampstand.”

I will remove sorceries from your hands,
and you will not have any more fortune-tellers.

since John had been telling him, “It’s not lawful for you to have her!”

“What is written in the law?” He asked him. “How do you read it?”