There are many types and shadows found in scripture if one is given the eyes to see them.
We know the Law of Moses and the first earthly tabernacle design had many types and shadows in them by scripture. But there are also many other types and shadows found in scripture; even in many of the Bible characters.
These comparisons of types and likenesses give us some spiritual insight into many mysteries found in the scriptures. This is like comparing spiritual things with spiritual by way of the Holy Spirit, as is written.
The type and shadow here is found in the comparison between Light and darkness.
Genesis 1:4 “And God saw the light, that it was good: and God "divided" the light from the darkness.”
Genesis 1:14-16 “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven "to divide the day" from the night; and let them be "for signs", and for seasons, and for days, and years:15 And let them be "for lights" in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; "the greater light to rule the day", and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.”
The greater Light to rule the day is the Sun, which has "no shadow of turning",(James 1:17) nor a dark side.
The Sun is "a sign" of "the Sun of righteousness" ( Malachi 4:2) as Christ is the Light of the world, He is the Light that rules over "the children of the day" and light.
The moon is the lesser light to rule over the night, and the children of darkness. The only light the moon gets is from the Sun, and it also has a dark side.
Now to the scriptures....
1 John 1:5 “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”
John 9:5 “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
John 12:46 “I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
Ephesians 6:12 “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of “the darkness” of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
1 Thessalonians 5:4-8 “But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.”
Revelation 21:23 “And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.”
2 Samuel 22:29 “For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.”
Psalm 18:28 “For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.”
Ecclesiastes 2:13 “Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.”
Isaiah 5:20 “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
Isaiah 9:2 “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.”
Jeremiah 13:16 “Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.”
Amos 5:20 “Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?”
Matthew 4:16 “The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.”
John 12:46 “I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.”
Matthew 6:23 “But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness.If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!”
Luke 11:35 “Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.”
John 1:5 “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
John 3:19 “And this is the condemnation,that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”
John 8:12 “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world:he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
John 12:35 “Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.”
John 9:4 “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the nightcometh, when no man can work.”
John 14:30 “Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.”
Acts 26:18 “To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.”
2 Corinthians 4:4 “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
2 Corinthians 4:6 “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
Ephesians 5:8 “For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:”
1 Thessalonians 5:5 “Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.”
1 John 1:5 “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”
Luke 8:16 “No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
Matthew 5:14 “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”
John 3:19 “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”
Revelation 16:10 “And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,”
By comparing spiritual things with spiritual we can better see the meaning of the mystery of "the dividing" of the Light from the darkness, even in the beginning of creation.
Peace
We know the Law of Moses and the first earthly tabernacle design had many types and shadows in them by scripture. But there are also many other types and shadows found in scripture; even in many of the Bible characters.
These comparisons of types and likenesses give us some spiritual insight into many mysteries found in the scriptures. This is like comparing spiritual things with spiritual by way of the Holy Spirit, as is written.
The type and shadow here is found in the comparison between Light and darkness.
Genesis 1:4 “And God saw the light, that it was good: and God "divided" the light from the darkness.”
Genesis 1:14-16 “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven "to divide the day" from the night; and let them be "for signs", and for seasons, and for days, and years:15 And let them be "for lights" in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; "the greater light to rule the day", and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.”
The greater Light to rule the day is the Sun, which has "no shadow of turning",(James 1:17) nor a dark side.
The Sun is "a sign" of "the Sun of righteousness" ( Malachi 4:2) as Christ is the Light of the world, He is the Light that rules over "the children of the day" and light.
The moon is the lesser light to rule over the night, and the children of darkness. The only light the moon gets is from the Sun, and it also has a dark side.
Now to the scriptures....
1 John 1:5 “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”
John 9:5 “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
John 12:46 “I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
Ephesians 6:12 “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of “the darkness” of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
1 Thessalonians 5:4-8 “But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.”
Revelation 21:23 “And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.”
2 Samuel 22:29 “For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.”
Psalm 18:28 “For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.”
Ecclesiastes 2:13 “Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.”
Isaiah 5:20 “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
Isaiah 9:2 “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.”
Jeremiah 13:16 “Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.”
Amos 5:20 “Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?”
Matthew 4:16 “The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.”
John 12:46 “I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.”
Matthew 6:23 “But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness.If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!”
Luke 11:35 “Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.”
John 1:5 “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
John 3:19 “And this is the condemnation,that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”
John 8:12 “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world:he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
John 12:35 “Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.”
John 9:4 “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the nightcometh, when no man can work.”
John 14:30 “Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.”
Acts 26:18 “To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.”
2 Corinthians 4:4 “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
2 Corinthians 4:6 “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
Ephesians 5:8 “For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:”
1 Thessalonians 5:5 “Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.”
1 John 1:5 “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”
Luke 8:16 “No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
Matthew 5:14 “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”
John 3:19 “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”
Revelation 16:10 “And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,”
By comparing spiritual things with spiritual we can better see the meaning of the mystery of "the dividing" of the Light from the darkness, even in the beginning of creation.
Peace
