A Lighted Lamp
Rebekah M


What does it mean to be a lighted lamp? What is light, anyway?


The dictionary has 15 meanings for light. The scientific definition for light is that is it a “visible radiation about 0.4 to 0.7 microns in wavelength considered in terms of its luminous efficiency, that is, evaluated in proportion to its ability to stimulate the sense of night.” In Physics, light is “an electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation”.


God has a lot to say about light. In fact, in the beginning, God said, “Let there be light”, and there was light.


God first created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless, shapeless, full of water, and dark. The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters and then God, (Elohim in Hebrew), said, “Let there be light”. And there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good, and God divided light from darkness. God called the light “Day”, and the darkness He called “Night”. 


From the beginning Elohim (God) made a distinct separation between light and darkness, day and night. Then on the fourth day Elohim created the lights in the firmament (sky), resumable the sun to light the day and the moon to rule the night, and also the stars. The creation of light and the creation of light sources are two different events.


(Hebrew words in brackets)
- Light (Or) Darkness (Cho-shek)
- Day (Yom) Night (Layil, Layla)
- Sun (Shemesh) Moon (Yareach) and Stars (Kokab)
- Life(Chai, pronounced Cha-ee) Death (Maveth)


We know that Light means Life. Without light, life on this earth would cease. Plants would stop generating food. A lot of processes shut down. Without light there is no life.


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