42 Bible Verses about Moon
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When I observe Your heavens,
the work of Your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which You set in place,
Then he had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun, moon, and 11 stars were bowing down to me.”
There is a splendor of the sun, another of the moon, and another of the stars; for one star differs from another star in splendor.
God made the two great lights—the greater light to have dominion over the day and the lesser light to have dominion over the night—as well as the stars. God placed them in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth, to dominate the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
He made the great lights:
His love is eternal.
the sun to rule by day,
His love is eternal.
the moon and stars to rule by night.
His love is eternal.
This is what the Lord says:
The One who gives the sun for light by day,
the fixed order of moon and stars for light by night,
who stirs up the sea and makes its waves roar—
Yahweh of Hosts is His name:
Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs for festivals and for days and years.
Their drink offerings are to be two quarts of wine with each bull, one and a third quarts with the ram, and one quart with each male lamb. This is the monthly burnt offering for all the months of the year.
Whenever burnt offerings are offered to the Lord on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed festivals, they are to do so regularly in the Lord’s presence according to the number prescribed for them.
All mankind will come to worship Me
from one New Moon to another
and from one Sabbath to another,”
says the Lord.
May he continue while the sun endures
and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
The sun will no longer be your light by day,
and the brightness of the moon will not shine on you;
but the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your splendor.
Your sun will no longer set,
and your moon will not fade;
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and the days of your sorrow will be over.
The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because God’s glory illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
When you look to the heavens and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the array of heaven—do not be led astray to bow down and worship them. The Lord your God has provided them for all people everywhere under heaven.
and has gone to worship other gods by bowing down to the sun, moon, or all the stars in the sky—which I have forbidden—
Then he did away with the idolatrous priests the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense at the high places in the cities of Judah and in the areas surrounding Jerusalem. They had burned incense to Baal, and to the sun, moon, constellations, and the whole heavenly host.
if I have gazed at the sun when it was shining
or at the moon moving in splendor,
They will be exposed to the sun, the moon, and the whole heavenly host, which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be collected and buried but will become like manure on the surface of the soil.
Indeed, the stars of the sky and its constellations
will not give their light.
The sun will be dark when it rises,
and the moon will not shine.
The moonlight will be as bright as the sunlight, and the sunlight will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the Lord bandages His people’s injuries and heals the wounds He inflicted.
The earth quakes before them;
the sky shakes.
The sun and moon grow dark,
and the stars cease their shining.
The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the great and remarkable Day of the Lord comes.
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days:
The sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not shed its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the celestial powers will be shaken.
“But in those days, after that tribulation:
The sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not shed its light;
the stars will be falling from the sky,
and the celestial powers will be shaken.
Then I saw Him open the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; the sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair; the entire moon became like blood;
A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of 12 stars on her head.
On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the Lord in the presence of Israel:
“Sun, stand still over Gibeon,
and moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
And the sun stood still
and the moon stopped
until the nation took vengeance on its enemies.
Isn’t this written in the Book of Jashar?
So the sun stopped
in the middle of the sky
and delayed its setting
almost a full day.
When I snuff you out,
I will cover the heavens
and darken their stars.
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
and the moon will not give its light.
Then the news about Him spread throughout Syria. So they brought to Him all those who were afflicted, those suffering from various diseases and intense pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralytics. And He healed them.
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Astronomy » Moon » Stars
God made the two great lights—the greater light to have dominion over the day and the lesser light to have dominion over the night—as well as the stars.
the work of Your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which You set in place,
Astronomy » Moon » General references to
God made the two great lights—the greater light to have dominion over the day and the lesser light to have dominion over the night—as well as the stars.
and the abundant yield of the seasons;
and the moon stopped
until the nation took vengeance on its enemies.
Isn’t this written in the Book of Jashar?
in the middle of the sky
and delayed its setting
almost a full day.
and the sun disgraced,
because the Lord of Hosts will reign as king
on Mount Zion in Jerusalem,
and He will display His glory
in the presence of His elders.
Astronomy » Moon » Pleiades,
the Pleiades,
who turns darkness
and darkens day into night,
who summons the waters of the sea
and pours them out over the face of the earth
Yahweh is His name.
Astronomy » Moon » Orion
the Pleiades,
who turns darkness
and darkens day into night,
who summons the waters of the sea
and pours them out over the face of the earth
Yahweh is His name.
Moon » Darkening of
and the sun disgraced,
because the Lord of Hosts will reign as king
on Mount Zion in Jerusalem,
and He will display His glory
in the presence of His elders.
and the moon to blood
before the great and awe-inspiring Day of the Lord comes.
I will cover the heavens
and darken their stars.
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
and the moon will not give its light.
Then I saw Him open
Moon » Its light
as beautiful as the moon,
bright as the sun,
awe-inspiring as an army with banners?
There is a splendor of the sun, another of the moon, and another of the stars; for one star differs from another star in splendor.
This is what the Lord says:
the fixed order of moon and stars for light by night,
who stirs up the sea and makes its waves roar
Yahweh of Hosts is His name:
and the moon and the stars,
and the clouds return after
or at the moon moving in splendor,
Moon » Worshiped
The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead dough to make cakes for the queen of heaven,
They will be exposed
Instead, we will do everything we said we would: burn incense to the queen of heaven and offer drink offerings to her just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in Judah's cities and in Jerusalem's streets. Then we had enough food and good things and saw no disaster, but from the time we ceased to burn incense to the queen of heaven and to offer her drink offerings, we have lacked everything, and through sword and famine we have met our end." And the women said, "When we burned incense to the queen of heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, was it apart from our husbands' knowledge that we made sacrificial cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her?"
Then he did away with the idolatrous priests the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense at the high places
This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for you and your wives, you women have spoken with your mouths, and you men fulfilled it by your deeds, saying, “We will keep our vows that we have made to burn incense to the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings for her.” Go ahead, confirm your vows! Pay your vows!’
Moon » Feast of the new moon
You are to sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and your fellowship sacrifices and on your joyous occasions, your appointed festivals, and the beginning of each of your months. They will serve as a reminder for you before your God: I am Yahweh your God.”
Whenever burnt offerings are offered to the Lord on the Sabbaths, New Moons,
The king contributed
After that, they offered the regular burnt offering and the offerings for the beginning of each month
"At the beginning of each of your months present a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old-[all] unblemished- with six quarts of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for each bull, four quarts of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for the ram, and two quarts of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for each lamb. It is a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord. read more.
Their drink offerings are to be two quarts of wine with each bull, one and a third quarts with the ram, and one quart with each male lamb. This is the monthly burnt offering for all the months of the year. And one male goat is to be offered as a sin offering to the Lord, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its drink offering.
Moon » Figurative » Shining of
and the brightness of the moon will not shine on you;
but the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your splendor.
The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because God’s glory illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
The moonlight will be as bright as the sunlight, and the sunlight will be seven times brighter
Moon » Created by God
God made the two great lights—the greater light to have dominion over the day and the lesser light to have dominion over the night—as well as the stars.
the work of Your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which You set in place,
Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs
He made the great lights: His love is eternal. the sun to rule by day, His love is eternal. the moon and stars to rule by night. His love is eternal.
Moon » Stands still
On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the Lord in the presence of Israel:
and moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
at the flash of Your flying arrows,
at the brightness of Your shining spear.
Moon » Its influences
and the abundant yield of the seasons;
Moon » Forbidden worship
When you look to the heavens and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the array of heaven—do not be led astray to bow down and worship them. The Lord your God has provided them for all people everywhere under heaven.
and has gone to worship other gods by bowing down to the sun, moon, or all the stars in the sky—which I have forbidden—
Moon » Seasons of (months)
Moon » No light of, in heaven
The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because God’s glory illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
Moon » Joseph's dream concerning
Then he had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun, moon, and 11 stars were bowing down to me.”
Moon » Symbolical
A great sign
Moon » Feast of the new moon » Traffic at the time of, prohibited
so we may sell grain,
and the Sabbath,
so we may market wheat?
We can reduce the measure
while increasing the price
and cheat with dishonest scales.
Moon » Illustrative » (withdrawing her light,) of deep calamities
will not give their light.
The sun will be dark when it rises,
and the moon will not shine.
the sky shakes.
The sun and moon grow dark,
and the stars cease their shining.
Moon » Worshipped as the queen of heaven
The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead dough to make cakes for the queen of heaven,
Instead, we will do everything we said we would: burn incense to the queen of heaven and offer drink offerings to her just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in Judah's cities and in Jerusalem's streets. Then we had enough food and good things and saw no disaster, but from the time we ceased to burn incense to the queen of heaven and to offer her drink offerings, we have lacked everything, and through sword and famine we have met our end." And the women said, "When we burned incense to the queen of heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, was it apart from our husbands' knowledge that we made sacrificial cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her?"
This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for you and your wives, you women have spoken with your mouths, and you men fulfilled it by your deeds, saying, “We will keep our vows that we have made to burn incense to the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings for her.” Go ahead, confirm your vows! Pay your vows!’
Moon » appointed » By an ordinance for ever
and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
this is the Lord’s declaration—
then also Israel’s descendants will cease
to be a nation before Me forever.
Moon » Worshipping of » Jews often guilty of
They will be exposed
Then he did away with the idolatrous priests the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense at the high places
Moon » appointed » For signs and seasons
Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs
Moon » appointed » To rule the night
God made the two great lights—the greater light to have dominion over the day and the lesser light to have dominion over the night—as well as the stars.
Moon » Lunacy attributed to the influence of
Then the news about Him spread throughout Syria.
Moon » Worshipping of » Condemned as atheism
for I would have denied God above.
or at the moon moving in splendor,
Moon » Illustrative » Of fairness of the church
as beautiful as the moon,
bright as the sun,
awe-inspiring as an army with banners?
Moon » Described as » Fair
as beautiful as the moon,
bright as the sun,
awe-inspiring as an army with banners?
Moon » Has a glory of its own
There is a splendor of the sun, another of the moon, and another of the stars; for one star differs from another star in splendor.
Moon » Worshipping of » To be punished with death
and has gone to worship other gods by bowing down to the sun, moon, or all the stars in the sky-which I have forbidden- and if you are told or hear [about it], you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report turns out to be true that this detestable thing has happened in Israel, you must bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil thing and stone them to death. read more.
The one condemned to die is to be executed on the testimony of two or three witnesses. No one is to be executed on the testimony of a single witness.
Moon » Influences vegetation
and the abundant yield of the seasons;
Moon » Worshipping of » Forbidden to the jews
When you look to the heavens and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the array of heaven—do not be led astray to bow down and worship them. The Lord your God has provided them for all people everywhere under heaven.
Moon » appointed » For the benefit of all
When you look to the heavens and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the array of heaven—do not be led astray to bow down and worship them. The Lord your God has provided them for all people everywhere under heaven.
Moon » Miracles connected with » Standing still in ajalon
On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the Lord in the presence of Israel: "Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and moon, over the valley of Aijalon." And the sun stood still and the moon stopped, until the nation took vengeance on its enemies. Isn't this written in the Book of Jashar? So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed its setting almost a full day.
Moon » Illustrative » Of changeableness of the world
A great sign
Moon » Illustrative » (becoming blood,) of judgments
Then I saw Him open
Moon » First appearance of, a time of festivity
So David told him, "Look, tomorrow is the New Moon, and I'm supposed to sit down and eat with the king. Instead, let me go, and I'll hide in the field until the third night. If your father misses me at all, say, 'David urgently requested my permission to quickly go to his town Bethlehem for an annual sacrifice there involving the whole clan.'
Moon » Worshipping of » Jews punished for
"At that time"-[this is] the Lord's declaration-"the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of her officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the residents of Jerusalem will be brought out of their graves. They will be exposed to the sun, the moon, and the whole heavenly host, which they have loved, served, followed, pursued, and worshiped. [Their bones] will not be collected and buried but will become like manure on the surface of the soil. Death will be chosen over life by all the survivors of this evil family, those who remain wherever I have banished them." [This is] the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.
Moon » appointed » To light the earth by night
This is what the Lord says:
the fixed order of moon and stars for light by night,
who stirs up the sea and makes its waves roar
Yahweh of Hosts is His name:
Moon » Illustrative » Of glory of Christ in the church
and your moon will not fade;
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and the days of your sorrow will be over.
Moon » appointed » For a light in the firmament
They will be lights in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth.” And it was so.
Moon » appointed » To divide day from night
Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs
Moon » Called the lesser light
God made the two great lights—the greater light to have dominion over the day and the lesser light to have dominion over the night—as well as the stars.
Moon » Made to glorify God
Moon » Miracles connected with » Signs in, before the destruction of jerusalem
Moon » Described as » Bright
or at the moon moving in splendor,
Topics on Moon
Affecting Sun Moon And Stars
Matthew 24:29Controlling Sun Moon And Stars
Job 38:31
or loosen the belt of Orion?
Darkening Sun Moon And Stars
Isaiah 13:10
will not give their light.
The sun will be dark when it rises,
and the moon will not shine.
Idolatrous Worship Of The Moon
Deuteronomy 4:19When you look to the heavens and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the array of heaven—do not be led astray to bow down and worship them. The Lord your God has provided them for all people everywhere under heaven.
New Moon Festival
Numbers 28:11“At the beginning of each of your months present a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old—all unblemished—
Sun Moon And Stars Before God
Genesis 1:16God made the two great lights—the greater light to have dominion over the day and the lesser light to have dominion over the night—as well as the stars.