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The Biblical Theology of Darkness: A Canonical Study from Genesis to Revelation
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Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 86
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.18 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What does the Bible mean when it speaks of darkness?
The answer depends on the passage. Darkness appears before human sin, surrounds moments of divine revelation, gives language to suffering, describes moral rebellion, and accompanies judgment. It also gathers at the cross of Christ. In Revelation's final vision, night is no more.
In The Biblical Theology of Darkness, Steve Baley follows this theme from Genesis to Revelation. He examines each passage in its setting before tracing its place in the wider testimony of Scripture. The darkness over the deep in Genesis is not the same as the darkness Job endures. The mystery surrounding God's presence is not the evil that people choose to conceal. These distinctions matter: they shape how Christians understand God, respond to suffering, confront sin, and speak of hope.
The study moves through six parts: darkness under God's authority; darkness in human experience; darkness as sin and judgment; the coming of the Light; the Christian's walk as a child of light; and the promised creation where night will be no more. Along the way, Baley considers passages from the covenant with Abram and the plague upon Egypt to the Psalms, the prophets, the Gospel accounts, and the letters of the New Testament.
The book's central conviction is that darkness is never sovereign. Whether Scripture speaks of created night, grief, confusion, evil, or judgment, darkness does not stand as an equal rival to God. Jesus Christ enters a world in darkness, bears judgment at Calvary, rises from the dead, and calls His people to walk in His light.
Written for pastors, Bible teachers, students, and thoughtful readers, this is a theological study intended to be both careful and accessible. It offers a way to read difficult passages without treating every dark season as punishment or every reference to darkness as though it means the same thing. From the first chapter of Genesis to the last chapters of Revelation, it directs readers toward the Light that darkness cannot overcome.
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