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Sun, The

 

Sun, The

Called the greater light - Ge 1:16

GOD

• Created
- Ge 1:14,16; Ps 74:16
• Placed in the firmament
- Ge 1:17
• Appointed to rule the day
- Ge 1:16; Ps 136:8; Jer 31:35
• Appointed to divide seasons
- Ge 1:14
• Exercises sovereign power over
- Job 9:7
• Causes, to rise both on evil and good
- Mt 5:45
• Causes to know its time of setting
- Ps 104:19

Made to praise and glorify God - Ps 148:3

The power and brilliancy of its rising alluded to - Jud 5:31; 2Sa 23:4

Clearness of its light alluded to - So 6:10

Compared to a bridegroom coming forth from his chamber - Ps 19:5

Compared to a strong man rejoicing to run a race - Ps 19:5

Diffuses light and heat to all the earth - Ps 19:6

THE RAYS OF

• Pleasant to man
- Job 30:28; Ec 11:7
• Produce and ripen fruits
- De 33:14
• Soften and melt some substances
- Ex 16:21
• Wither and burn up the herbs of the field
- Mr 4:6; Jas 1:11
• Change the colour of the skin
- So 1:6
• Frequently destructive to human life
- 2Ki 4:18-20; Ps 121:6; Isa 49:10

Indicates the hours of the day by the shadow on the dial - 2Ki 20:9

THE JEWS

• Commenced their day with the rising of
- Ge 19:23,24,27,28; Jud 9:33
• Commenced their evening with the setting of
- Ge 28:11; De 24:13; Mr 1:32
• Expressed the east by rising of
- Nu 21:11; De 4:41,47; Jos 12:1
• Expressed the west by setting of
- Jos 1:4
• Expressed the whole earth by, from rising of, to setting of
- Ps 50:1; 113:3; Isa 45:6
• Forbidden to worship
- De 4:19; 17:3
• Made images of
- 2Ch 14:5; 34:4
• Consecrated chariots and horses, as symbols of
- 2Ki 23:11
• Worshipped
- 2Ki 23:5; Jer 8:2

Worshippers of, turned their faces towards the east - Eze 8:16

MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH

• Standing still for a whole day in the valley of Ajalon
- Jos 10:12,13
• Shadow put back on the dial
- 2Ki 20:11
• Darkened at the crucifixion
- Lu 23:44,45

ILLUSTRATIVE

• Of God's favour
- Ps 84:11
• Of Christ's coming
- Mal 4:2
• Of the glory of Christ
- Mt 17:2; Re 1:16; 10:1
• Of supreme rulers
- Ge 37:9; Isa 13:10
• (Its clearness,) of the purity of the church
- So 6:10
• (Its brightness,) of the future glory of saints
- Da 12:3; Mt 13:43
• (Its power,) of the triumph of saints
- Jud 5:31
• (Darkened,) of severe calamities
- Eze 32:7; Joe 2:10,31; Mt 24:29; Re 9:2
• (Going down at noon,) of premature destruction
- Jer 15:9; Am 8:9
• (No more going down,) of perpetual blessedness
- Isa 60:20
• (Before or in sight of,) of public ignominy
- 2Sa 12:11,12; Jer 8:2
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