Ponce de Leon Lands in Florida
c. J. P. Mahon, 2103

“When the sun was setting, a deep sleep overcame Abram, and a horror (a terror, a shuddering fear) of great darkness assailed and oppressed him.

When the sun had gone down and a [thick] darkness had come on, behold, a smoking oven and a flaming torch passed between those pieces.

On the same day the Lord made a covenant (promise, pledge) with Abram . . .” Gen 15)

It was night. Abram had a direct encounter with the Lord God in the darkness of the night that oppressed him. It was dark. Darkness implies that there will be a new day, a new beginning. Continue reading →