Genesis 1:16
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16 God made two great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars.
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Psalm 136:7-9
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7 Give thanks to him who made the heavenly lights—
His faithful love endures forever.
8 the sun to rule the day,
His faithful love endures forever.
9 and the moon and stars to rule the night.
His faithful love endures forever.
Deuteronomy 4:19
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19 And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the forces of heaven—don’t be seduced into worshiping them. The Lord your God gave them to all the peoples of the earth.
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Psalm 8:3
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3 When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—
the moon and the stars you set in place—
Isaiah 40:26
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26 Look up into the heavens.
Who created all the stars?
He brings them out like an army, one after another,
calling each by its name.
Because of his great power and incomparable strength,
not a single one is missing.
Psalm 148:5
New Living Translation
5 Let every created thing give praise to the Lord,
for he issued his command, and they came into being.
Psalm 74:16
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16 Both day and night belong to you;
you made the starlight[a] and the sun.
Footnotes
- 74:16 Or moon; Hebrew reads light.
Psalm 148:3
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3 Praise him, sun and moon!
Praise him, all you twinkling stars!
Job 38:7
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7 as the morning stars sang together
and all the angels[a] shouted for joy?
Footnotes
- 38:7 Hebrew the sons of God.
Revelation 16:8-9
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8 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, causing it to scorch everyone with its fire. 9 Everyone was burned by this blast of heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over all these plagues. They did not repent of their sins and turn to God and give him glory.
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1 Corinthians 15:41
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41 The sun has one kind of glory, while the moon and stars each have another kind. And even the stars differ from each other in their glory.
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Matthew 27:45
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The Death of Jesus
45 At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.
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Habakkuk 3:11
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11 The sun and moon stood still in the sky
as your brilliant arrows flew
and your glittering spear flashed.
Isaiah 45:7
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7 I create the light and make the darkness.
I send good times and bad times.
I, the Lord, am the one who does these things.
Isaiah 13:10
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10 The heavens will be black above them;
the stars will give no light.
The sun will be dark when it rises,
and the moon will provide no light.
Psalm 19:6
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6 The sun rises at one end of the heavens
and follows its course to the other end.
Nothing can hide from its heat.
Revelation 21:23
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23 And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light.
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Isaiah 24:23
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23 Then the glory of the moon will wane,
and the brightness of the sun will fade,
for the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will rule on Mount Zion.
He will rule in great glory in Jerusalem,
in the sight of all the leaders of his people.
Job 31:26
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26 “Have I looked at the sun shining in the skies,
or the moon walking down its silver pathway,
Joshua 10:12-14
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12 On the day the Lord gave the Israelites victory over the Amorites, Joshua prayed to the Lord in front of all the people of Israel. He said,
“Let the sun stand still over Gibeon,
and the moon over the valley of Aijalon.”
13 So the sun stood still and the moon stayed in place until the nation of Israel had defeated its enemies.
Is this event not recorded in The Book of Jashar[a]? The sun stayed in the middle of the sky, and it did not set as on a normal day.[b] 14 There has never been a day like this one before or since, when the Lord answered such a prayer. Surely the Lord fought for Israel that day!
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Matthew 24:29
New Living Translation
29 “Immediately after the anguish of those days,
the sun will be darkened,
the moon will give no light,
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.[a]
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