Bible verses about Sun, the
Scripture references about Sun, the, organized by subject from the classic topical indexes of Orville Nave and R. A. Torrey.
Sun, the in Torrey's Topical Textbook
- 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