- Created by God Genesis 1:14; Psalm 8:3
- Made to glorify God Psalm 148:3
- Called the lesser light Genesis 1:16
- DESCRIBED AS
- Fair Song of Solomon 6:10
- Bright Job 31:26
- Has a glory of its own 1 Corinthians 15:41
- APPOINTED
- To divide day from night Genesis 1:14
- For signs and seasons Genesis 1:14; Psalm 104:19
- For a light in the firmament Genesis 1:15
- To light the earth by night Jeremiah 31:35
- To rule the night Genesis 1:16; Psalm 136:9
- By an ordinance for ever Psalm 72:5,7; 89:37; Jeremiah 31:36
- For the benefit of all Deuteronomy 4:19
- Influences vegetation Deuteronomy 33:14
- First appearance of, a time of festivity 1 Samuel 20:5,6; Psalm 81:3
- MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH
- Standing still in Ajalon Joshua 10:12,13
- Signs in, before the destruction of Jerusalem Luke 21:25
- Lunacy attributed to the influence of Psalm 121:6; Matthew 4:24
- Worshipped as the queen of heaven Jeremiah 7:18; 44:17-19,25
- WORSHIPPING OF
- Forbidden to the Jews Deuteronomy 4:19
- Condemned as atheism Job 31:26,28
- To be punished with death Deuteronomy 17:3-6
- Jews often guilty of 2 Kings 23:5; Jeremiah 8:2
- Jews punished for Jeremiah 8:1-3
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of glory of Christ in the Church Isaiah 60:20
- Of fairness of the Church Song of Solomon 6:10
- Of changeableness of the world Revelation 12:1
- (Becoming blood,) of judgments Revelation 6:12
- (Withdrawing her light,) of deep calamities Isaiah 13:10; Joel 2:10; 3:15; Matthew 24:29
Reuben Archer Torrey (28 January 1856 – 26 October 1928) was an American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer. He aligned with Keswickian theology.[1]
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