Bible Dictionary: The Moon: Appointed: To Light the Earth by Night

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Torrey's Topical Textbook

Jeremiah 31:35
Thus said the LORD, which gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divides the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
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Concerning Light, Fire, the Luminaries, Sun, Moon and Stars.
... not merely light, but a vessel for containing light [1720 ... The course which the Creator
[1721] appointed for them to ... For the divine David says, The moon and the ...
/.../john/exposition of the orthodox faith/chapter vii concerning light fire the.htm

Influence of the Moon and Stars on Men.
... men suffering at such and such a phase of the moon, that the ... is not the dumb and
deaf demon, but the great light in heaven which was appointed "to rule ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/6 influence of the moon.htm

Christ as Light; How He, and How his Disciples are the Light of ...
... And as when the sun is shining the moon and the ... addressed to the disciples, "Ye are
the light of the ... in the sky, but one of another order, appointed for this ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of john/24 christ as light how.htm

The Oration. To-Day is the Festival of Our Great Emperor: and we ...
... will, dares not depart from his appointed path ... The inferior splendor of the moon,
alternately diminished and ... draw their being from incorporeal light, adore him ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter i the oration to-day is.htm

Christianity a Light.
... as we were on our way to an appointed meeting, we ... of God, but the time came when
the "moon [church] ceased ... Eph.5:8. "Ye are all the children of light, and the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/orr/the gospel day /chapter i christianity a light.htm

That God Only, the Creator of all Things, is to be Worshipped, and ...
... sun, or the increase and waning of the moon, but also ... Doubtless lest, as the light
of the sun was withdrawn ... in thinking that those lights were appointed by God ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap v that god only the.htm

The Doxology
... open our eyes, see things in their true light, and call ... in the sight of God than
sun, and moon, and stars ... to the glory and honour which God appointed for men ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/sermons for the times/sermon x the doxology.htm

Of the World, and Its Parts, the Elements and Seasons.
... the sun, and the shining orb of the moon, and with ... is seen,"yet, since it is a true
light, and of ... And on this account it was appointed by the ancients that ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap x of the world and.htm

On the Creation of the World
... Counsel; when it made sun and moon and other ... again from the dead, on which He created
light? ... Therefore, doubtless, there are appointed also twelve angels of ...
/.../victorinus/on the creation of the world/on the creation of the.htm

"The Earth was Invisible and Unfinished. "
... the glory of the sun and of the moon and were ... But she was waiting for the appointed
time and the divine ... air which surrounded it was still without light and in ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/homily ii the earth was.htm

Subtopics

Moon

Moon: Created by God

Moon: Darkening of

Moon: Feast of the New Moon

Moon: Feast of the New Moon: Traffic at the Time of, Prohibited

Moon: Its Influences

Moon: Its Light

Moon: Joseph's Dream Concerning

Moon: No Light of, in Heaven

Moon: Seasons of (Months)

Moon: Shining of