Isaiah 8:20

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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

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Now go, write it to them upon a tablet, and engrave it upon a book, and it shall be for the latter day, forever even forever.

The law of Jehovah is blameless, turning back the soul; the testimonies of Jehovah being faithful, making wise the simple.

The entrance of thy words will enlighten; causing the simple to understand.

The wise were ashamed, they were confounded, and they will be taken: behold, they rejected in the word of Jehovah; and what wisdom to them?

For this, night to you from a vision, and darkness to you from divining; and the sun went down upon the prophets, and the day was dark upon them.

But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be dark. If therefore the light which in thee is darkness, how much the darkness

And Jesus, having answered, said to them, Ye are led astray, not having known the writings, nor the power of God.

And in vain they revere me, teaching doctrines the commands of men.

Declaring themselves to be wise, they were fools,

For in whom these are not present, he is blind, being affected with shortness of sight, having taken 2Peter 1:forgetfulness of the cleansing formerly of his sins.

Light

The path of the just as the light shining, going and shining even to the day prepared.

And we shall know, we shall pursue to know Jehovah: as the morning his going forth was prepared; and he shall come as the rain to us, as the latter rain, the early rain of the earth.

And to you fearing my name the sun of justice arose, and healing in his wings; and ye went forth and spread as calves of the stall.

And we have the prophetic word more firm; which holding to, ye do well, as to a light shining in a dusty place, even till the day shine through, and the morning star spring up in your hearts:

General references

Speak to Aaron, and say to him, In thy raising up of the lamps, to the front of the face of the chandelier shall the seven lamps enlighten.

And I cut off sorceries from thy hand, and they practicing magic shall not be to thee.

For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her:

And he said to him, What has been written in the law? how readest thou ?