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Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
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And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
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God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
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God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
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And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,
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and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.
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God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.
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God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth,
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to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
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As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him.
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When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces.
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When Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, the Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed down to the ground. So the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt;
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hail fell and lightning flashed back and forth. It was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.
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The Plague of Darkness
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness spreads over Egypt—darkness that can be felt.”
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So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three days.
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No one could see anyone else or move about for three days. Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived.
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By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.
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coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.
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Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have them bring every difficult case to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you.
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On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled.
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When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance
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The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
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olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
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“Then make its seven lamps and set them up on it so that they light the space in front of it.
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Oil for the Lampstand
“Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning.
