“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” (Gen 1:3 KJV)

I recently purchased a book titled “ZAPPED” by Bob Berman. There is a quote from “The Lancet”, Feb. 22, 1896, which states, “It is obvious that we must attach a deeper and much wider meaning to the word light than has been ordinarily understood.” The book by Berman deals with what could be termed “oxymorons” such as invisible light.

When using the word “light” it becomes apparent that this small word can have meanings used descriptively. “...to obtain new light...”, “...the artificial light...”, “...facts coming to light...”, “... covered by light webbing...”, etc. In the English language, this word can be used several ways as a noun, adjective, verb, and idiom.

When reading the Bible, it is extremely important to understand the translations of the Hebrew-Aramaic, and Greek translations of this word. In Hebrew there are 19 different words and 1 Aramaic word, with several additional ways to use them within a sentence or paragraph, depending on how the word is used. For example: in Daniel there are 3 places where the Aramaic word n@hiyr (neh-heere’) is used and pronounced two different ways, neh-here and neh-here-o. This is translated into English in the KJV as light, but the meanings are different.

“He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.” (Dan 2:22 KJV)
“It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with Him.” ( Dan 2:22 NASB )

“There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king,I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;” (Dan 5:11 KJV)
“There is a man in your kingdom in whom is a spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, illumination, insight and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him. And King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, your father the king, appointed him chief of the magicians, conjurers, Chaldeans and diviners. ( Dan 5:11 NASB )

“I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.” (Dan 5:14 KJV)
“Now I have heard about you that a spirit of the gods is in you, and that illumination, insight and extraordinary wisdom have been found in you. ( Dan 5:14 NASB )

In these three scriptures, the Aramaic word n@hiyr (neh-heere’) is translated as “light” and “illumination”, with both having the idea of intelligence/insight/understanding.

This is where a translator uses hermeneutics; knowing the right word to express the correct idea for what it meant. It reminds me of the old saying when I was younger, “The blind man picked up his hammer and saw!” If you don’t understand certain words used in a sentence that carries an idea, you can easily be misinformed. So, let’s shine some light on this subject.

If there is light, can it be invisible./?/! How do we explain light that can’t be seen, yet detected./?/!
Ohhh, I see now.

 

There is a statement among physicists: “Observation establishes reality.” I find that to be false. Just because we, as humans, cannot observe something, does not mean it does not exist. They state this as fact in their observations of photons. If we can’t see them, they do not exist. They only exist as long as we can see them.

This is where quantum mechanics has problems because, while observing a photons position and movement/position near the atom, it may not be where it was observed the next time it is looked for. I find that reasoning absurd. If we apply that theory/statement as; my brother does not exist because I can’t see him. When I call him and he doesn’t answer, it means he doesn’t exist. He is not where I expected him to be the last time I observed him.

Going back to the subject of existence, the statement is made: “Most physicists now think that a human consciousness is required to make a photon or an electron’s “wave function” collapse so that it occupies a particular place as a particle. Otherwise it’s just a theoretical object with neither location or motion.”

If I call my dog, and he doesn’t come, he must not exist at that time. If I call him at another time, and he appears, that means he is proven to exist. BS! This whole idea of observation brings up the statement of the apostle Paul, “. . .by just so much as the builder of the house has more honor than the house. For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.” ( Heb 3:3b-4 NASB ) I find thousands of houses on tracts of land that was once vacant. I never saw the builders, but the evidence of builders is there. The only question that remains is; Who was the builder?