Genesis 1:16

God made the two great lights—the greater light (the sun) to rule the day, and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night; He made the [galaxies of] stars also [that is, all the amazing wonders in the heavens].

Job 38:7


When the morning stars sang together
And all the sons of God (angels) shouted for joy?

Psalm 8:3


When I see and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have established,

Deuteronomy 4:19

And beware that you do not raise your eyes toward heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, and let yourselves be led astray and worship them and serve them, [mere created bodies] which the Lord your God has allotted to [serve and benefit] all the peoples under the whole heaven.

Psalm 136:7-9


To Him who made the great lights,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Joshua 10:12-14

Then Joshua spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord handed over the Amorites to the sons of Israel, and Joshua said in the sight of Israel,

“Sun, stand still at Gibeon,
And moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.”

Job 31:26


If I beheld the sun [as an object of worship] when it shone
Or the moon going in its splendor,

Psalm 19:6


The sun’s rising is from one end of the heavens,
And its circuit to the other end of them;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

Psalm 74:16


The day is Yours, the night also is Yours;
You have established and prepared the [heavenly] light and the sun.

Psalm 148:3


Praise Him, sun and moon:
Praise Him, all stars of light!

Psalm 148:5


Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For He commanded and they were created.

Isaiah 13:10


For the stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not flash with their light;
The sun will be dark when it rises,
And the moon will not shed its light.

Isaiah 24:23


Then the full moon will be embarrassed and the sun ashamed,
For the Lord of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
And His glory and brilliance will shine before His elders.

Isaiah 40:26


Lift up your eyes on high
And see who has created these heavenly bodies,
The One who brings out their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power,
Not one is missing.

Isaiah 45:7


The One forming light and creating darkness,
Causing peace and creating disaster;
I am the Lord who does all these things.

Habakkuk 3:11


The sun and moon stood in their places [as before Joshua];
They went away at the light of Your [swift] arrows,
At the radiance and gleam of Your glittering spear.

Matthew 24:29

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not provide its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Matthew 27:45

Now from the sixth hour (noon) there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).

1 Corinthians 15:41

There is a glory and beauty of the sun, another glory of the moon, and yet another [distinctive] glory of the stars; and one star differs from another in glory and brilliance.

Revelation 16:8-9

Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch humanity with [raging] fire.

Revelation 21:23

And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon to give light to it, for the glory (splendor, radiance) of God has illumined it, and the Lamb is its lamp and light.

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.

General references

Bible References

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Deuteronomy 4:19
And beware that you do not raise your eyes toward heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, and let yourselves be led astray and worship them and serve them, [mere created bodies] which the Lord your God has allotted to [serve and benefit] all the peoples under the whole heaven.
Joshua 10:12
Then Joshua spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord handed over the Amorites to the sons of Israel, and Joshua said in the sight of Israel,

“Sun, stand still at Gibeon,
And moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.”
Job 31:26

If I beheld the sun [as an object of worship] when it shone
Or the moon going in its splendor,
Job 38:7

When the morning stars sang together
And all the sons of God (angels) shouted for joy?
Psalm 8:3

When I see and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have established,
Psalm 19:6

The sun’s rising is from one end of the heavens,
And its circuit to the other end of them;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
Psalm 74:16

The day is Yours, the night also is Yours;
You have established and prepared the [heavenly] light and the sun.
Psalm 136:7

To Him who made the great lights,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Psalm 148:3

Praise Him, sun and moon:
Praise Him, all stars of light!
Isaiah 13:10

For the stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not flash with their light;
The sun will be dark when it rises,
And the moon will not shed its light.
Isaiah 24:23

Then the full moon will be embarrassed and the sun ashamed,
For the Lord of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
And His glory and brilliance will shine before His elders.
Isaiah 45:7

The One forming light and creating darkness,
Causing peace and creating disaster;
I am the Lord who does all these things.
Habakkuk 3:11

The sun and moon stood in their places [as before Joshua];
They went away at the light of Your [swift] arrows,
At the radiance and gleam of Your glittering spear.
Matthew 24:29
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not provide its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Matthew 27:45
Now from the sixth hour (noon) there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).
1 Corinthians 15:41
There is a glory and beauty of the sun, another glory of the moon, and yet another [distinctive] glory of the stars; and one star differs from another in glory and brilliance.
Revelation 16:8
Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch humanity with [raging] fire.
Revelation 21:23
And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon to give light to it, for the glory (splendor, radiance) of God has illumined it, and the Lamb is its lamp and light.

General references

Psalm 104:19

He made the moon for the seasons;
The sun knows the [exact] place of its setting.
Psalm 136:7

To Him who made the great lights,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;