What Does the Bible Say About Astronomy?

“Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. stand: Heb. be silent”

“And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. Jasher: or, the upright?”

“And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel.”

“Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.”

“Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.”

“Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. waves: Heb. heights”

“Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. Arcturus: Heb. Ash, Cesil, and Cimah”

“He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.”

“By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.”

“Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?”

“Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Pleiades: or, the seven stars: Heb. Cimah Orion: Heb. Cesil?”

“Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? Mazzaroth: or, the twelve signs guide: Heb. guide them”

“Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?”

“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;”

“To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork .”

“Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.”

“There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. where: or, without these their voice is heard: Heb. without their voice heard”

“Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, line: or, rule, or, direction”

“Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.”

“His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.”

“To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. send: Heb. give”

“To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.”

“To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.”

“To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:”

“The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: to rule: Heb. for the rulings by day”

“The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.”

“He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.”

“The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. hasteth: Heb. panteth”

“For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.”

“Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.”

“And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.”

“It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: It is: or, Him that”

“Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.”

“Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers , the stargazers , the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. astrologers: Heb. viewers of the heavens the monthly: Heb. that give knowledge concerning the months”

“Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:”

“If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.”

“Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.”

“As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.”

“And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. put: or, extinguish thee”

“All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD. bright: Heb. lights of the light in heaven dark: Heb. them dark”

“Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:”

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:”

“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”

“Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.”

“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,”

“And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.”

“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;”

“And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. earth: or, land”

“And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.”

“And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:”

“The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:”

“Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.”

“And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;”

“And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. untimely figs: or, green figs”

“And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.”

“And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;”

“And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.”

“And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.”

“And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.”

“And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.”

“And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:”

“And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,”

“And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. wonder: or, sign”

“And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.”

“And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,”

“And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.”

“And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. scorched: or, burned”

“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.”

“His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.”

“And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.”

“And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.”

“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.”