You may have never thought about it like this but the story
of the Bible is the story of light and darkness.
God creates a beautiful cosmos, a world of harmony, with
mankind as his vice regents, deeply connect to him and building his kingdom on
the earth…The Light of beauty, balance, and peace abounds…but darkness is
coming
The darkness of the serpent’s deception causes a fracturing,
a divide so all-consuming that the entirety of human history can be traced into
two distinct groups, the children of light and the children of darkness.
The darkness of the Snake’s lies sways mankind’s allegiance,
the darkness of Cain’s sinful jealousy brings death, the darkness of humanity’s
arrogance in building a society apart from God leads towards their scattering
over the whole earth, and mankind’s idolatry confirms their allegiance as
children of darkness
But God’s light of rescue and redemption is seen in a
burning bush, in fire on the mountain, in a hand writing on the wall, and in
visions of a coming king…
Yet even God’s chosen people abandon the light of redemption
for the pleasures of darkness..
….Israel wanted to go back to Egypt
….Israel wanted a King like all the other nations
….Israel worshiped other Gods
….Israel is absorbed into the pagan nations around them
….Israel was taken into the darkness of exile
Darkness reigns, Heaven seems silent…and mankind languishes, Israel has failed and only a faithful few wait with eager expectation for the hope of a light that will shine even in the darkness.
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