Dictionary of Bible Themes Created as a source of light and heat and an indicator of time and direction. The sun is also used as a metaphor for the splendour and light of God himself and the righteousness of his people. Genesis 1:16-18Natural functions of the sun See also A source of light Psalms 136:7-8Genesis 1:14 See also A marker of time Genesis 29:7Exodus 22:26 Judges 9:33 1 Samuel 11:9 Numbers 21:11 See also An indicator of direction Exodus 27:13Deuteronomy 11:30 Joshua 19:12 Psalms 113:3 Isaiah 45:6 Ecclesiastes 11:7 See also A blessing, necessary for life Deuteronomy 33:13-14Job 8:16 Matthew 5:45 Jonah 4:8 See also The scorching heat causing discomfort and harm Psalms 121:6Isaiah 49:10 Matthew 13:6 James 1:11 Revelation 7:16 Deuteronomy 4:19 Worship of the sun See also Forbidden to God's people Deuteronomy 17:2-5Job 31:26-28 Ezekiel 8:16 See also Practised in Israel and Egypt 2 Kings 23:5,11Jeremiah 8:1-2; 43:13 Joel 2:31 Sunlight and God's judgment Matthew 24:29-30See also pp Mk 13:24 Exodus 10:21-23pp Lk 21:25-26 Isaiah 13:9-10Jeremiah 4:28 Ezekiel 32:7-8 Joel 3:14-15 Amos 5:20 Matthew 27:45 pp Mk 15:33 Acts 2:20pp Lk 23:44 Revelation 6:12-17the crucifixion Job 9:7God and the sun Psalms 74:16God as creator and controller See also Joshua 10:12-132 Kings 20:8-11 Psalms 19:1-6; 148:3,5 Isaiah 38:8 Jeremiah 31:35-36 Habakkuk 3:11 Luke 1:78-79 See also God likened to the sun Psalms 84:11Isaiah 9:2 Habakkuk 3:4 Malachi 4:2 Matthew 17:2 2 Corinthians 4:6 Revelation 1:16 Revelation 21:23 See also God's glory outshines the sun Isaiah 24:23; 60:19-20Acts 26:13 Revelation 22:5 Acts 26:13 Metaphorical allusions to the sun In Paul's conversion experience Psalms 37:6Matthew 13:43 As righteousness See also 2 Samuel 23:3-4Proverbs 4:18 Isaiah 58:8,10; 62:1 Daniel 12:3 Hosea 6:3 See also As constancy and dependability Psalms 72:5,17; 89:36Jeremiah 15:9 Amos 8:9 The setting sun signifying a premature end Micah 3:6Isaiah 5:30; 24:23 Miracles and signs concerning the sun Amos 8:9Darkening of the sun: Joshua 10:12-132 Kings 20:11 The sun standing still or reversing: Isaiah 38:8Habakkuk 3:11 See also 4275 Sodom and Gomorrah4281 stars 4809 darkness 4821 east 4829 heat 4835 light, spiritual 4847 smallness 4857 west 4903 time 4918 dawn 4921 day 4963 past, the |
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