To Show The Way

IN Old Testament times people used small lamps to furnish artificial light. Ancient lamps were essentially small ceramic bowls that were customized during construction to have a “nose” on one edge. The purpose of this extension was to hold a wick. Wicks of cloth were laid in the nose and extended into the oil in the lamp’s bowl.

The light produced was not brilliant but necessary for finding one’s way. In Psalm 119:105 the writer compares God’s word with a lamp. While the light from that word does not blind the eyes, it does point the way for its hearers.

Courtesy of Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Commentary
Unless otherwise noted, Scripture taken from the New King James Version®, NKJV © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.
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