“For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
2 Corinthians 4:6
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Connection with the creation
On day one God spoke light before there was any sun to carry it (Genesis 1:3), so the first light of creation came straight from God's own word. Paul made the connection himself: the God who spoke light into that first darkness is the God who has now shone in our hearts with the light of the knowledge of Christ (2 Corinthians 4:6). And on the last page, the city needs no sun and no moon, because the glory of God gives it light and the Lamb is its lamp (Revelation 21:23; 22:5).
Read the whole studyConnection with Laban's changed face
Laban's face turned away from Jacob (Genesis 31:2). God turns His face toward His people, and here Paul says His glory shines in the face of Jesus Christ. We come to know Him as He speaks to us in Jesus and as we keep what He says.
Read the whole studyConnection with Jacob seeing God's face
At sunrise Jacob said, "Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared" (Genesis 32:30). Jacob saw that face once, at a river crossing, and limped away blessed. Here Paul says God shows us His glory in the face of Jesus Christ.
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Cross-References
Let light shine out of darkness — God made his light shine in our hearts
“And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.”
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