Astronomy – The study of objects and matter outside the earth’s atmosphere.
Old Testament: Part 2
Man must rise above the Earth – to the top of the atmosphere and beyond – for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives. (Socrates)
As I began the process of researching, writing and putting together SURTSAstronomy, I realized that there were quite a few bible verses that someway…somehow…mentions directly or indirectly, items that qualify under the scientific study of astronomy.
SURTSAstronomy will be divided up into 5 sections:
Old Testament Astronomy Part 1
Old Testament Astronomy Part 2
For this section of SURTSAstronomy…Old Testament: Part 2, I would ask that you consider the following…
For a book that is not intended to be a book on science, let alone astronomy, it is quite amazing, not only on the amount of science that is in there, but the validity of the references regarding astronomy, that are in there.
Based on the evidence presented, I would submit to you there is absolutely nowhere in the Bible where the astronomy topics are unfounded. I would also submit to you that there is nowhere in the Bible where any scientific discovery since the Bible was put together, has yet to be proven false, regarding astronomy.
What is truly amazing is the fact that many of the facts above were already in the Bible before man and his science…and astronomy, ‘discovered’ them. In multiple cases, by hundreds or thousands of years.
What other religious book has this record?
The point is this:
While the Holy Bible is of course a religious book first and foremost, clearly, it is much more than that.
I wish to thank the authors of the following website for their ideas, concepts and inspiration, for SURTSAstronomy…Old Testament: Part 2:
https://www.openbible.info/topics/astronomy
https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Astronomy
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Bible-Verses-About-Heaven/
https://www.bibleref.com/
Want to learn more?
Welcome to SURTSAstronomy…Old Testament: Part 2.
Old Testament: Part 2:
1. Proverbs 3:19
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. (Aristotle)
19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. (Proverbs 3:19 KJV)
2. Ecclesiastes 1:5
Peace is seeing the sunrise or a sunset and knowing who to thank. (Anonymous)
5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. (Ecclesiastes 1:5 KJV)
3. Isaiah 8:19
Apparently wizards poke their noses in everywhere! (J.K. Rowling)
19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? (Isaiah 8:19 KJV)
4. Isaiah 13:10
There is a season for everything under the sun—even when we can’t see the sun.” (Jared Brock)
10 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. (Isaiah 13:10 KJV)
5. Isaiah 13:13
A life can get knocked into a new orbit by a car crash, a lottery win or just a bleary-eyed consultant giving bad news in a calm voice. (David Mitchell)
13 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. (Isaiah 13:13 KJV)
6. Isaiah 24:23
Know this, that lions who trod don’t worry bout reaching Zion. In time is Zion that reach to the lions. (Kei Miller)
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously. (Isaiah 24:23 KJV)
7. Isaiah 30:26
The sun and moon are my father’s eyes. (Aaron Weiss)
26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the Lord bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound. (Isaiah 30:26 KJV)
8. Isaiah 34:4
Leaves from the vine, Falling so slow, Like fragile tiny shells, Drifting in the foam. (Reinaeiry)
4 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. (Isaiah 34:4 KJV)
9. Isaiah 38:8
Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade? (Benjamin Franklin)
8 Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. (Isaiah 38:8 KJV)
10. Isaiah 40:22
The problem with the world is that we draw the circle of our family too small. (Mother Teresa)
22 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: (Isaiah 40:22 KJV)
11. Isaiah 40:26
The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. (Eden Phillpotts)
26 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. (Isaiah 40:26 KJV)
12. Isaiah 42:5
The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms. (Lao Tzu)
5 Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: (Isaiah 42:5 KJV)
13. Isaiah 44:24
How can you look at the galaxy and not feel insignificant? (Ridley Scott)
24 Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; (Isaiah 44:24 KJV)
14. Isaiah 45:12
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn’t feel like a giant. I felt very, very small. (Neil Armstrong)
12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. (Isaiah 45:12 KJV)
15. Isaiah 47:13
I don’t differentiate much, except in degree, between people who believe in religion from those who believe in astrology, magic or the supernatural. (Andy Rooney)
13 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. (Isaiah 47:13 KJV)
16. Isaiah 48:13
What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance? (Anatole France)
13 Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together. (Isaiah 48:13 KJV)
17. Isaiah 51:6
Oddly enough the overriding sensation I got looking at the earth was, my god that little thing is so fragile out there. (Mike Collins)
6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. (Isaiah 51:6 KJV)
18. Isaiah 51:13
Who really knows, and who can swear,
How creation came, when or where!
Even gods came after creation’s day,
Who really knows and who can truly say,
When and how did creation start?
Did He do it? Or did He not?
Only He, up there, knows, maybe;
Or perhaps, not even He. (Rig Veda)
13 And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? (Isaiah 51:13 KJV)
19. Jeremiah 10:12
“I thought at one point, if you could be up in heaven, this is how you would see the planet. And then I dwelled on that and said, no, it’s more beautiful than that. This is what heaven must look like. I think of our planet as a paradise. We are very lucky to be here. (Mike Massimino)
12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion. (Jeremiah 10:12 KJV)
20. Jeremiah 31:35
Don’t compare your life to others. There’s no comparison between the sun and the moon. They both shine when it’s their time. (Anonymous)
35 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: (Jeremiah 31:35 KJV)
21. Jeremiah 33:22
Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family. (Anthony Brandt)
22 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. (Jeremiah 33:22 KJV)
22. Jeremiah 51:15
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. (Alfred Lord Tennyson)
15 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding. (Jeremiah 51:15 KJV)
23. Ezekiel 32:7
I remember looking at the sky and thinking that the universe is so big and it’s all chaos. I call it ‘the dark fear.’ At any moment, the dark fear could come in. (St. Vincent)
7 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. (Ezekiel 32:7 KJV)
24. Ezekiel 32:8
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. (Edgar Allan Poe)
8 All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God. (Ezekiel 32:8 KJV)
25. Daniel 2:27-28
Magicians have done controlled testing in human perception for thousands of years. (Teller)
27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; 28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; (Daniel 2:27-28 KJV)
26. Amos 5:8
The sea does not like to be restrained. (Rick Riordan)
8 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: (Amos 5:8 KJV)
27. Habakkuk 3:11
You are my sun my moon and all of my stars. (E. E. Cummings)
11 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear. (Habakkuk 3:11 KJV)
28. Zechariah 12:1
Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit. (Frank Borman)
The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. (Zechariah 12:1 KJV)
And there you have it.
28 more sets of bible verses found in the Old Testament, whose focus can be considered under the scientific branch of astronomy.
If one of these verses is read independently, then it is possible to assume the reader may not come to this conclusion:
While the Holy Bible is of course a religious themed book first and foremost, clearly, it is much more than that.
I would submit to you that in regards to the Holy Bible and the scientific field of astronomy…
The reliability is more than coincidence.
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