I do... my personal view is that Adam and Chavah (Eve) existed as human but encased in light (like Moses' face but brighter and covering their whole body) and when Adam sinned, the light went out and they were confined to seeing on the realm they now existed, hence realizing only then that they had been naked all along. They either didn't care or couldn't tell before the sin. So I imagine they saw into the heavenlies and could see things we cannot today. Interestingly, some insects see at wavelengths we do not.... not sure that has anything to do with anything though.
And yes... God uses some colors for certain reasons. He was VERY specific as to what colors were to be used when making the Tabernacle. There are reasons even if we don't quite fully grasp them at this time.
No... I said God designated certain colors and was very particular about that. Black is negative because of a culture we are raised in that viewed black as negative or less than other colors.
Michelangelo wanted to depict Moses with his face shining like when he came off the mountain but with one color marble, that isn't possible. So he added horns... it was something of a pun.... but it gave him the ability to get that point across. No... I said God designated certain colors and was very particular about that. Black is negative because of a culture we are raised in that viewed black as negative or less than other colors.
Sam.... what does Satan's horn represent to you? I imagine evil, because we put horns on things to depict an evil attribute, right? However, what if the horns were originally a positive thing? Well, they were. The Hebrew word for light ray (as you would imagine one coming down from the sun) is qeren (H7162). The light ray is in the shape of a horn, like a unicorn... and so the Hebrew word for horn is qeren. Satan was the angel of light... the horns were meant to depict that fact. Here is some neat proof.... ever seen Michelangelo's sculpture of Moses? I linked it here.... please look at it...notice the horns.
My point is simply that what we might see in a negative or positive light in our modern, Western, Greek influenced culture, may or more likely may not be in harmony with the culture messiah was raised in.
I don't think so, at least, I can't think of a time when black is seen in the negative. Do you have an example? I do believe (personally) that Moses' wife was black... she was a cushite, and "cush" is the Hebrew word for black. Aaron and Miriam took issue against Moses for this and God punished her and was obviously not happy with both.
Yes, but that doesn't place that color in the bible in the negative. Just because those who stand against God corrupt something for their evil purpose doesn't mean it really had that purpose. Look at the rainbow... a sign that God will never flood the earth again or a symbol of homosexuality? The constellations once told the story from Creation to redemption and now they are used for fortune telling. Birthstone taken from the breast plate of the high priest.... man corrupts many things Sam. Not sure if anything in Scripture paints "black" in a negative light. Blessings.
I doubt it... but I haven't looked into it and don't know enough about that symbol to speak intelligently on it. But what's the point though Sam? This thread is about color. If you want to talk about semiotics (study of symbols) we can start another thread. I teach a course here locally on it... I wouldn't mind that discussion.
