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He flings the stars into space and speaks in thunder and lightning.
He paints the sunset with a brush dipped in flaming light.
He stoops to put the perfume in the rose and the sheen on the lily, but His greatest greatness is love.
So deep is the tenderness of His infinite love that as I gaze up into His face I find that He is touched,
and His face is even as the face of a mother whose whole heart
goes out in compassion to her suffering child.
Roy Lessin
Ah, that is the kind of God I need!
For I am like the woman who came into the pastor’s study and asked,
“Is there any one here who has a broken heart who can talk to me?”
Thank God, there is! As I look at the cross I know that He cares. –Anna J. Lindgren
He paints the sunset with a brush dipped in flaming light.
He stoops to put the perfume in the rose and the sheen on the lily, but His greatest greatness is love.
So deep is the tenderness of His infinite love that as I gaze up into His face I find that He is touched,
and His face is even as the face of a mother whose whole heart
goes out in compassion to her suffering child.
Roy Lessin
Ah, that is the kind of God I need!
For I am like the woman who came into the pastor’s study and asked,
“Is there any one here who has a broken heart who can talk to me?”
Thank God, there is! As I look at the cross I know that He cares. –Anna J. Lindgren
Great Oaks bow down with majesty
At the whisper of Your name
The surf breaks forth with a mighty roar
Your greatness to proclaim
The stars like diamonds shine at night
To magnify Your Grace
The mighty sun that gives us light
Your very Hands did place
Each grain of sand upon the earth
Has been counted out by You
The brilliant sky that never ends
You chose that shade of blue
Shy rosebuds in the garden
Burst forth to worship Thee
The birds cry out with joyful song
Your majesty they see
You are the Great Jehovah
The God who made all things
The Alpha and the Omega
In Your name the angels sing
I fall to my knees Sweet Father
In gratitude for all You give
May I never fail to praise Your name
Every moment that I live.
~Patricia Guinn~
At the whisper of Your name
The surf breaks forth with a mighty roar
Your greatness to proclaim
The stars like diamonds shine at night
To magnify Your Grace
The mighty sun that gives us light
Your very Hands did place
Each grain of sand upon the earth
Has been counted out by You
The brilliant sky that never ends
You chose that shade of blue
Shy rosebuds in the garden
Burst forth to worship Thee
The birds cry out with joyful song
Your majesty they see
You are the Great Jehovah
The God who made all things
The Alpha and the Omega
In Your name the angels sing
I fall to my knees Sweet Father
In gratitude for all You give
May I never fail to praise Your name
Every moment that I live.
~Patricia Guinn~
Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:
Who created all these?
He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of His great power and mighty strength,
not one of them is missing. -Isaiah 40:26
Who created all these?
He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of His great power and mighty strength,
not one of them is missing. -Isaiah 40:26
What Does The Bible Say About Stars?
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God's Purpose for the Stars
In ancient times, signs were used as a witness of a special covenant
either between God and mankind or between different peoples on the earth.
In Genesis 9:12-13, God put a special sign in the sky.
And God said,
"This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you,
a covenant for all generations to come:
I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
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- God made the stars. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, . . . (Psalm 8:3, NIV)
- The stars have a purpose, both as signs and light: And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." (Gen 1:14-15).
- God knows their number and their names. He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. (Psalm 147:4). Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. (Isaiah 40:26).
- The stars are divided into constellations. The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. (Isaiah 13:10).
- The Bible names some constellations: Can you bind the beautiful Pleiades? Can you loose the cords of Orion? Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs? Do you know the laws of the heavens? (Job 38:31-32) See also Amos 5:8;
- The stars have an order or procession. Who is this that appears like the dawn, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, majestic as the stars in procession? (Song of Solomon 6:10).
God's Purpose for the Stars
In ancient times, signs were used as a witness of a special covenant
either between God and mankind or between different peoples on the earth.
In Genesis 9:12-13, God put a special sign in the sky.
And God said,
"This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you,
a covenant for all generations to come:
I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
The constellations are also referred to as signs. (See Gen. 1:14-15.)
They are somewhat abstract in form. In other words, they don't look exactly like what they represent.
For example, the rainbow after a rain is a sign that God promises to not destroy the world again by water.
In like manner, the constellations bring to mind God's wonderful promises concerning the Messiah,
His redeeming work, and his Bride, the Church.
What's In A Name?
The ancient constellations (48 in all) can be used as picture prophecies of Jesus, the Word or Logos,
and are in harmony with the written Word of God.
In fact, many individual star names are recorded in the Bible as appellations or attributes of Jesus.
here are a few:
Arm of the Lord, Isa. 51:9,10;
Chief Shepherd, 1 Pet. 5:4;
Desired of all nations, Hag. 2:7;
Governor, Matt. 2:6;
Great shepherd of the sheep, Heb. 13:20, 27:24;
King, Matt. 21:5;
Lamb, Rev. 5:6,8; 6:16; 7:9,10,17;
Light, John 8:12;
Lion of the tribe of Judah, Rev. 5:5;
Prince, Acts 5:31;
Redeemer, Isa. 59:20;
Scepter, Num. 24:17;
Shepherd, Mark 14:27.
These names are components of larger pictures or constellations which tell a story.
Their Meaning from Ancient Times
There are 12 major constellations.
Their modern names, which tell us nothing of their original meanings, are in parenthesis.
Each major constellation has three other constellations associated with it which modify or complete its meaning. They are called decans.
They are somewhat abstract in form. In other words, they don't look exactly like what they represent.
For example, the rainbow after a rain is a sign that God promises to not destroy the world again by water.
In like manner, the constellations bring to mind God's wonderful promises concerning the Messiah,
His redeeming work, and his Bride, the Church.
What's In A Name?
The ancient constellations (48 in all) can be used as picture prophecies of Jesus, the Word or Logos,
and are in harmony with the written Word of God.
In fact, many individual star names are recorded in the Bible as appellations or attributes of Jesus.
here are a few:
Arm of the Lord, Isa. 51:9,10;
Chief Shepherd, 1 Pet. 5:4;
Desired of all nations, Hag. 2:7;
Governor, Matt. 2:6;
Great shepherd of the sheep, Heb. 13:20, 27:24;
King, Matt. 21:5;
Lamb, Rev. 5:6,8; 6:16; 7:9,10,17;
Light, John 8:12;
Lion of the tribe of Judah, Rev. 5:5;
Prince, Acts 5:31;
Redeemer, Isa. 59:20;
Scepter, Num. 24:17;
Shepherd, Mark 14:27.
These names are components of larger pictures or constellations which tell a story.
Their Meaning from Ancient Times
There are 12 major constellations.
Their modern names, which tell us nothing of their original meanings, are in parenthesis.
Each major constellation has three other constellations associated with it which modify or complete its meaning. They are called decans.
The major signs.
The Incarnate Son (Virgo) Isaiah 7:14
The Redeemer (Libra) 1 Cor. 6:20
The Sufferer (Scorpio) 1 Cor. 15:55-56
The Conqueror (Sagittarius) Rev. 6:2
The Sacrifice (Capricornus) Romans 3:25
The Living Water (Aquarius) John 7:38
The Liberator (Pisces) Gen. 48:19; Mark 1:17
The Crowned Lamb (Aries) Rev. 5:6
The Judge (Taurus) John 5:22
The King (Gemini) Romans 1:3
The Protector (Cancer) Isaiah 4:5-6
The Victor (Leo) Rev. 5:5
These 12 major constellations (or Mazzaroth, Job 38:32 )
mark a continuous circle (ecliptic) or line around the earth which today is called Zodiac,
from the Greek word zoad and meaning -The Way or A Path (John 14:6; Psalm 119:105).
Robert R. Jones II Copyright © 1996
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The constellations (stars) in the Bible are like an outline of God's redemption.
What happens with astrology is that it turns into a worship of oneself, a form of idolatry,
whereas in God's word - the stars are a worship of God.
Astrology is highly condemned in the Bible,
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The Incarnate Son (Virgo) Isaiah 7:14
The Redeemer (Libra) 1 Cor. 6:20
The Sufferer (Scorpio) 1 Cor. 15:55-56
The Conqueror (Sagittarius) Rev. 6:2
The Sacrifice (Capricornus) Romans 3:25
The Living Water (Aquarius) John 7:38
The Liberator (Pisces) Gen. 48:19; Mark 1:17
The Crowned Lamb (Aries) Rev. 5:6
The Judge (Taurus) John 5:22
The King (Gemini) Romans 1:3
The Protector (Cancer) Isaiah 4:5-6
The Victor (Leo) Rev. 5:5
These 12 major constellations (or Mazzaroth, Job 38:32 )
mark a continuous circle (ecliptic) or line around the earth which today is called Zodiac,
from the Greek word zoad and meaning -The Way or A Path (John 14:6; Psalm 119:105).
Robert R. Jones II Copyright © 1996
horizonenergycorp/constellations/bible
Gotquestions.org/astrology-Bible
The constellations (stars) in the Bible are like an outline of God's redemption.
What happens with astrology is that it turns into a worship of oneself, a form of idolatry,
whereas in God's word - the stars are a worship of God.
Astrology is highly condemned in the Bible,
wordcf.org/stars
- Deuteronomy 4:19 And take heed, lest you lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, you feel driven to worship them and serve them, which the Lord your God has given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage.Deuteronomy 4:18-20
- Deuteronomy 18 9 “When you come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominations of those nations. 10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire,or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, 11 or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. 12 For all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord, and because of these abominations the Lord your God drives them out from before you. 13 You shall be blameless before the Lord your God. 14 For these nations which you will dispossess listened to soothsayers and diviners; but as for you, the Lord your God has not appointed such for you. Deuteronomy 18
- Acts 7:43 You also took up the tabernacle of Moloch, And the star of your god Remphan, Images which you made to worship; And I will carry you away beyond Babylon.’ Acts 7:42-44
- Isaiah 47:12-14 12 “Stand now with your enchantments
And the multitude of your sorceries,
In which you have laboured from your youth--
Perhaps you will be able to profit,
Perhaps you will prevail.
13 You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels;
Let now the astrologers, the stargazers,
And the monthly prognosticators
Stand up and save you
From what shall come upon you.
14 Behold, they shall be as stubble,
The fire shall burn them;
They shall not deliver themselves
From the power of the flame;
It shall not be a coal to be warmed by,
Nor a fire to sit before! Isaiah 47:12-14 - 2Kings 17:16-18 16 So they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, made for themselves a moulded image and two calves, made a wooden image and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
17 And they caused their sons and daughters to pass through the fire, practised witchcraft and soothsaying,
and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger.
18 Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them from His sight;
there was none left but the tribe of Judah alone. 2Kings 17:16-18 - Daniel 2:27-28a 27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot declare to the king. 28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days........... Daniel 2:27-28a
When we look up at the stars, we don't think of us and star signs
we think of and worship and give glory to HIM
for Star names are recorded in the Bible as appellations or attributes of Jesus.
we think of and worship and give glory to HIM
for Star names are recorded in the Bible as appellations or attributes of Jesus.