Happy Solar Eclipse Day! Solar eclipses are actually not as rare as one would think. Typically, three – five solar eclipses occur annually! What makes today different, however, is that this is a total solar eclipse, and that it falls near ME.
As fun as making a homemade Eclipse Viewing Box can be, I found that digging into what God’s Word has to say about the sun and moon surprised me. New truths were brought to light that I had not previously considered (pun fully intended). I invite you to join me in today’s Scripture Adventure Journey.
Genesis 1:14 – 19 ‘Sun’ and ‘moon’ deliberately not mentioned; they were also the names of the pagan gods associated with the heavenly bodies.
The sun and moon were tasked with 3 functions:
- To give light on the earth
- To govern the day and the night
- To separate light from darkness
Joshua 10:12 – 15 Sun stood still and the moon stopped (Joshua’s prayer answered by a supernatural movement of the sun and moon — were the ocean tides impacted?!? I like to ‘wonder’ as I read Scripture.)
Psalm 74:16 – 17 God established the sun and moon.
Psalm 148 (verse 3) Praise Him, sun and moon.
Isaiah 40:26 God calls each of the ‘starry host’ by name (He knows my name, too, and my yesterdays, today, and tomorrows!)
Luke 23:45 Darkness covered the whole land because the sun stopped shining (sixth – ninth hours, while Jesus was on the cross). God uses His creation to bring emphasis to events.
Rev. 21:22 – 27 The New Jerusalem (new heaven/new earth) does not need the sun or the moon.
God’s plans and purposes are so different than my own. I am grateful for His sovereignty over all of creation, and my own life. For His glory, alone!
I may put my Eclipse Glasses on eBay tomorrow, along with this old Y2K water…Perhaps I can finance a grandchild’s college education?
My Name.” (God’s warning to the priests in Malachi 2:2)
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