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First, I am a rank amateur in Hebrew. I know so little, I do not even know which questions to ask, sorry.

Second, in Genesis 1: 16 …the greater light to rule the day.

Third, in Exodus 25: 6 …oil for the light

Fourth, in Psalm 119: 130 the revelation of your Word gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.

Finally, here is my question: Is the Oil For the Light like similar to the Water at Baptism?

Is the oil of Ex. 25: 6 the outward sign for the Greater light to rule the day?

Is the literal meaning of the light of Genesis the understanding given to the simple?
 
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The ‘greater light’ of Genesis 1 is the sun (and, of course, the ‘lesser light’ is the moon).

The reference in Ex 25:6 is oil for use in the sanctuary lamp.

Is that what you were asking?
 
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I believe the greater light is God’s light!
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Well, that’s a nice spiritual reflection, but there’s a problem: the light you seem to be talking about would be more appropriate as a description of the light in v. 3 than v. 16. The reason that I say that is that I’m looking at it in context, and v. 14 makes it clear that the writer is talking about the sun:
14 Then God said: Let there be lights in the dome of the sky, to separate day from night. Let them mark the seasons, the days and the years,
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15 and serve as lights in the dome of the sky, to illuminate the earth. And so it happened:
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16 God made the two great lights, the greater one to govern the day, and the lesser one to govern the night, and the stars
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See what I mean? In v. 14, the writer identifies that the light (in v. 16) will be “in the dome of the sky” and will have the purpose of allowing us to distinguish between “seasons, days and years.” This is a light that is visible in the sky (v. 15). It’s the sun. 😉
 
THANKS!!!

I placed this as a question(s)

I know little Hebrew or Greek.

sun *shemesh

*This is not in the verse mentioned.
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Also Malachi 4: 2 * But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun (shemesh) of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

The literal of this is difficult–wings and calves!

Back to verse–that light in verse 3. If I have understood you, the oil could be for the light of verse 3?
 
Psalm 84: 11 For the LORD God [is] a sun (shemesh) and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good [thing] will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Isaiah 60 : 20 Thy sun (*shemesh) *shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light (ore), and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

This sound like a summer to me.

Not to mention, the Word becoming flesh marks a new era or season or The Lord’s Day!

Again, these are thoughtful questions, not teachings. These are prayerful meditations.

It is a quest.

THANKS!
 
It is the Sun of Justice/Righteousness that marks the seasons!
 
Exodus 25: 40 And look that thou make [them] after their pattern (tabniyth), which was shewed thee in the mount.
Hebrews 8: 5 Who serve unto the example and shadow ( *hypodeigma) *of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, [that] thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

I am not sure, but I think pattern and shadow could be understood as a picture or representation of the things of God and spiritual matters.

Again, I am merely expressing a personal idea and quest.
 
The Temple itself is a representation of the Word Becoming Flesh: “I am the Temple.”

I would suspect that everything in the Temple is therefore representing God’s attributes.
 
In the Reading today it gave, in my opinion, an example of my idea: It gleamed with the splendor of God. Its radiance was like that of a precious stone, like JASPER, clear as CRYSTAL.

God’s beauty or splendor is symbolized by JASPER clear as CRYSTAL.
 
Just some ideas to be shared, and if I am wrong, please be gentle.

As we all know, the Bible says that God has:

Eyes- that sees and cares for us, knows all that is happening…

Ears- that hear our needs and prayers…

Mouth- that He communicates with us…

Hands- that He made us and cares for us…

Breath- that He gives us life…

Gardener- that He plants His loving Word in us…

Feet- that He walks with us and govern…

Bridegroom-- that He wants intimacy with us…

Hate- that He works against our doing of evil and sin

Fire- that He makes our hearts pure with His love and burns away our evil, sins, and fears…

ETC…
 
Jim_Baur said:
As we all know, the Bible says that God has:

Eyes, Ears, Mouth, Hands, Breath, Feet
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Well… but that doesn’t mean that God literally has these features; after all, He is spirit, not physical body. However, the Bible says these things in order to help us understand the ways that God operates in our lives…
Hate
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This one is important to understand: God is pure Love; there is no ‘hate’ in God, nor is there the emotion of hate that we humans experience. However, in a way that doesn’t speak to ‘emotion’, God desires us to be in communion with Him. In this way – as an analogy – we can say that God ‘hates’ things.
 
Gorgias

What you said about literal, is what I am saying. I did not say it clearly, but that is what I am trying to say. As a spirit-God does not have eyes like us, but He still observes what we do–He is watching us taking care of us, guide us, help us.

Ps. 5. 7 goes something like this, “God hates sinners.”
The word in Hebrew seems to be saying–works against. Ex. the headache after drinking too much works against getting drunk the next time.
 
Back to the earlier posts, I really like this translation if the term Sacrament from Trent: “A Sacrament is a visible sign of an invisible grace, instituted for our justification.”

The oil is and its light is a visible sign of the light of grace and God.
 
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