4251 moon
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The moon created by God

Psalm 8:3 See also Psalm 74:16

The moon listed among the heavenly bodies

Genesis 37:9; Psalm 148:3; Ecclesiastes 12:2; 1 Corinthians 15:41

The moon as a basis for the calendar

The moon governs the night

Genesis 1:16-18 See also Psalm 136:7-9; Jeremiah 31:35

Seasons marked by the moon

Psalm 104:19 See also Genesis 1:14

Months marked by the new moon

Numbers 28:14; 1 Chronicles 23:31; Isaiah 66:23

The moon as a symbol of permanence

Psalm 89:37 See also Psalm 72:5,7

The moon will not be needed in the new Jerusalem:

Isaiah 60:19-20; Revelation 21:23

Idolatrous worship of the moon

Deuteronomy 4:19 See also Deuteronomy 17:3; 2 Kings 23:5; Job 31:26; Jeremiah 8:2

Signs in the moon indicating divine intervention

At the close of history

Isaiah 13:10; Isaiah 30:26; Joel 2:10,31; Acts 2:20; Matthew 24:29 pp Mark 13:24-25; Revelation 6:12; Revelation 12:1

Other examples

Joshua 10:12-13; Ezekiel 32:7

The moon thought to affect the mind

Psalm 121:6 The moon is indicated as a source of danger; Matthew 4:24 The Greek expression translated “having seizures” originally meant “moonstruck”.

See also

2565  Christ, second coming
4281  stars
4284  sun
4809  darkness
4951  month
4957  night
4970  seasons of year
7398  New Moon festival
8768  idolatry
9220  day of the LORD



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