Verse 17
17. Literally, every good giving and every perfect gift. Both the act of giving and the gift are named, one as good and the other as perfect.
Father of lights Physically, he is Father of the material luminaries which beam upon us from above; spiritually, he is Father of all the heavenly and blessed lights which make the world of our soul luminous, and guide us to the land of lights. Of these spiritual lights the heavenly luminaries are a symbol.
No variableness So that he truly gives us good alone.
Shadow of turning He has no change, no, not even the shadow of a change. The revolving shadow on the dial-face reveals to us the truth that the firmamental lights are ever revolving; but of God there is no shadow of turning.
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