Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
To rule
General references
Bible References
To rule
Deuteronomy 4:19
When you look up to the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars -- the whole heavenly creation -- you must not be seduced to worship and serve them, for the Lord your God has assigned them to all the people of the world.
Joshua 10:12
The day the Lord delivered the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua prayed to the Lord before Israel: "O sun, stand still over Gibeon! O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon!"
Job 31:26
if I looked at the sun when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing,
Job 38:7
when the morning stars sang in chorus, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Psalm 8:3
When I look up at the heavens, which your fingers made, and see the moon and the stars, which you set in place,
Psalm 19:6
It emerges from the distant horizon, and goes from one end of the sky to the other; nothing can escape its heat.
Psalm 74:16
You established the cycle of day and night; you put the moon and sun in place.
Psalm 136:7
to the one who made the great lights, for his loyal love endures,
Psalm 148:3
Praise him, O sun and moon! Praise him, all you shiny stars!
Isaiah 13:10
Indeed the stars in the sky and their constellations no longer give out their light; the sun is darkened as soon as it rises, and the moon does not shine.
Isaiah 24:23
The full moon will be covered up, the bright sun will be darkened; for the Lord who commands armies will rule on Mount Zion in Jerusalem in the presence of his assembly, in majestic splendor.
Isaiah 45:7
I am the one who forms light and creates darkness; the one who brings about peace and creates calamity. I am the Lord, who accomplishes all these things.
Habakkuk 3:11
The sun and moon stand still in their courses; the flash of your arrows drives them away, the bright light of your lightning-quick spear.
Matthew 24:29
"Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.
Matthew 27:45
Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land.
1 Corinthians 15:41
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon and another glory of the stars, for star differs from star in glory.
Revelation 16:8
Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was permitted to scorch people with fire.
Revelation 21:23
The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God lights it up, and its lamp is the Lamb.
General references
Psalm 104:19
He made the moon to mark the months, and the sun sets according to a regular schedule.
Psalm 136:7
to the one who made the great lights, for his loyal love endures,