The next week he married Rachel on Sat 6 Apr 1808 BC, which is the last day of passover on the Enoch calendar (21 Spr) and also the minor holy day 1 Iyar on the Hebrew calendar. Again, Samuel says: "But for the warmth of Orion, the earth could not exist, because of the frigidity of Scorpio; furthermore, Orion lies near Taurus, with which the warm season begins. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child the moment it was born. And one of the elders said to me, Do not weep. Apparently the seven year periods were precise to the very day. A 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia article on astronomy also offers hints where Saturn might be referenced in the Old Testament. Then he did away with the idolatrous priests the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense at the high places in the cities of Judah and in the areas surrounding Jerusalem. [33] The Moon-cycle of 19 years may have been meant in Targum Pseudo-Jonathan Genesis 1:14. Virgo represents the woman with the Seed, the virgin-born Seed. Therefore, along with the four lunar phases being slightly over seven days (~7.4 days) each, the number 7 was held in very high regard. this would have been the only logical sign under which the Jewish Messiah might be born, especially if he were to be born of a virgin. Two different cosmologies can be found in the Talmud. Mary and Josephs flight to Egypt then is a prophetic picture of the flight of the righteous out of Israel at the Midpoint of the Tribulation.. Learn how your comment data is processed. According to these proposed dates, it was exactly seven years on the Enoch calendar from his marriage to Leah, and also exactly 14 years from when he began work for Laban. That causes many to avoid the entire subject, but the symbolism of these figures is so rich that it would be a tragedy not to learn of the beauty of their meaning, and the clarity of their symbolism. Where Is the Big Dipper Found in Scripture? In other words, the birthright went to Joseph not because his "stars" were better, but because of both his actions and Reuben's actions. 3728 miles). Cygnus represents the swan, the sure return of the Redeemer. As noted earlier, the likely earliest book of the Bible, the book of Job, mentions several of these constellations, as well as the Mazzaroth (Job 38:31-32), which is the zodiac. He did away with the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah and in the surrounding area of Jerusalem, also those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and to the moon and to the constellations and to all the host of heaven. This clothing of the woman by the Sun occurs for a 20-day period each year. View the starry heavens on a clear night, when there is no moon, and try and find a spot well away from city street lights, and yours will be a glorious and unforgettable sight. These rest upon water, the water upon mountains, the mountains upon the wind, and the wind upon the storm, though this could easily be metaphoric. To pay attention to the course of the Sun and to the revolution of the planets is a religious injunction; for such is the import of the words,[14] "This is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations". Taurus represents the wild bull, the Judge coming to rule. We can be thankful that the Bible presents the gospel to us so clearly that we have no need for additional evidence of its truths. The ones which occur on minor holy days instead of major are compensated by also occurring on other sacred calendars, or having impressive conjunctions of the planets occur in the sky on those dates. Jeremiah Chosen by God, Rejected by Men. Critique and Rebuttal. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. .". Cancer represents His possessions held secure, Messiah the Protector. . Josephus, The Antiquities of the Jews, Book I:13. It is considered the third largest constellation in the heavens seen from our planet. The subjoined list gives (largely on Schiaparelli's authority) the best-warranted interpretations of biblical star names: Kimah, the Pleiades Kesil, Orion Ash, or Ayish, the Hyades Mezarim, the Bears ( Great and Little) Mazzaroth, Venus (Lucifer and Hesperus) Hadre theman -- "the chambers of the south" -- Canopus, the Southern Cross, and Centauri Sagittarius represents the final triumph, Messiah the Conqueror. Psalms 92:10. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless. God's word does reference several objects, such as planets and constellations, found in what we today call space. The Bible calls our attention to starry objects, and the Psalmist gives us context in a poetic style, as the King James Version captures so well in its translation: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Bonet de Lattes also invented an astronomical ring. 2005 by John P. Pratt. We find that part of the reason for Leah's barren period was that Jacob was not spending his nights with her. Jacob Anatoli, for example, translated into Hebrew both the Almagest and Averroes' compendium of it, and this Hebrew version was itself translated into Latin by Jacob Christmann. And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne. The curious thing about the history of the birth of Leah's six sons and one daughter in a seven year period is that she had a barren period during that time. My position is that the sun, moon, and planets are like the hands on a huge clock, with the twelve zodiac constellations through which they move being the 12 numbers on the clock face. With the Renaissance, Jewish work in astronomy lost in importance, as Europe could refer to the Greek astronomers without it. This articleincorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:Singer, Isidore; etal., eds. Satan later tried to kill the Messiah through the actions of Herod, after the Magi arrived and left. . In that case, perhaps the star signs served as memory aids before Scripture was available. The Lord sends His messengers to help guide the people in their spiritual journeys and travels. They had burned incense to Baal, and to the sun, moon, constellations, and the whole heavenly host. Copyright 1997-98, Films for Christ, All Rights Reservedexcept as noted on attached Usage and Copyright page that grants ChristianAnswers.Net users generous rights for putting this page to work in their homes, personal witnessing, churches and schools. Which planets, stars and constellations are found in the Bible? The Apostle John wrote the following account of the Woman and the Dragon in Revelation Chapter 12, which has a veiled reference to Gods plan of redemption for mankind the birth of Jesus: A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. Leah only lived a few years longer than Rachel, dying before Joseph was sold into Egypt. Thus, those figures came to symbolize the entire tribe to a large degree, much as the eagle represents the United States. It has long been suggested that the constellations are God-given illustrations of gospel truths. Aquarius represents blessing out of victory, Messiah the Living Water. Bullinger and J.A. Perseus representsthe breaker, the mighty Deliverer. Constellations such as the Bear (Arcturus), Orion, and Pleiades are written about in Job 9:8 - 9, 38:31 - 33 and also in Amos 5:8. It was also 1 Light (S.R. for the sake of classification and of memory. Asher may well tie to the Balance because of the joy that comes after the price has been paid. Each of the twelve signs pictorially represents a prophetic event in relation to the unfolding story of salvation in the history of the world. That's the one that looks like a pan. Pleiades (Biblically known as the Seven Stars) [a cluster of] about a hundred stars, and for the much disputed , its equally obscure Aramaic equivalent (MS. M. ), Syriac , is given.[39]. Moreover, it was also a holy day on the Venus calendar, as was her birth, and there are only 16 days in 584 days that such an alignment occurs. The one ending the tail of Ursa Minor, is actually the Pole Star, or Polaris, seen at the far right of the adjacent picture. They appear high in the night sky, roughly along the same path traveled by the sun during the day. They show His power and majesty. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun . The other two Asher ("happy") and Zebulon ("habitation")[18] are not as obvious. Possibly also its radiance passes, but not its body." Gemini represents His rule on Earth, Messiah the King. This is a corruption and not the original purpose of the zodiac given by God. Apart from this key theme, there is a lot of general information in this amazing ancient book. It had greatly puzzled me over the course of the past couple of years that there are three different constellations in the immediate vicinity of Virgo and Leo that represent serpents (Hydra and Serpens) and dragons (Draco). Matthew 4:19, And He said to them, Throw the net on the right side of the boat, and you shall find. So they threw, and they were no longer able to draw it in because of the large number of fish. The other, is a geocentric model, according to which the stars move about the earth. Capricorn represents the sea goat, life resulting from the sacrificial death of Messiah. As was proposed in an earlier article, Jacob was born on Wed 20 Mar 1892 BC pm* ("pm star" means after 6 p.m., when the stars are shining). Joseph ibn Wakkar (1357) drew up tables of the period 720 (Heg. Day to day pours forth speech, And night to night reveals knowledge. It includes a range of genres from the earliest astronomy and cosmology contained in the Bible, mainly the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible or "Old Testament"), to Jewish religious works like the Talmud and very technical works. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth [Hebrew: The Constellations of the Zodiac] in his season? It is not surprising if these are your first questions as you read this article, especially if this is the first you've read on the subject. What does astronomy reveal about God? But when Israel began to worship the hands on the clock, as did the pagan nations, then they were told they had missed the whole point, and to desist. You are wearied with your many counsels; let them stand forth and save you, those who divide the heavens, who gaze at the stars, who at the new moons make known what shall come upon you. The constellation star beetle Juice is aka wormwood. Genesis 22:16-17. There are thirteen days in the time unit called the trecena on the Sacred Round, and it has been clear that both the first and last days ("1" and "13") are sacred, but there has not been an instance where the midpoint (or "meridian") day 7 of the trecena is also known to be holy. The first words found in the Bible introduce us to the Creator of all things through astronomy when it states, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." The names of the five planets, one star and one moon [planetary satellite] are:[34]. Behold, the day of the Lord comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger, to make the land a desolation and to destroy its sinners from it. I have wondered about it for years. It is well known that these acts are forbidden in the Bible (Leviticus 20:27), largely because they may involve demonic spirits (Acts 16:16-19). Verse Concepts He who made the Pleiades and Orion And changes deep darkness into morning, Who also darkens day into night, Who calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the surface of the earth, The Lord is His name. Here is the pattern which emerged. In the following passage, God refers to several heavenly constellations when He was demonstrating to Job how little he really knew about Creation: Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loose the belt of Orion? (rodstar). It is the additional sign of the moon being under her feet which actually pinpoints the nativity to within a day to within 90 minutes on that day. The Bible teaches that God arranged the stars into recognizable groups that we call constellations. The Archer is like a one man cavalry (a centaur) attacking and overcoming the scorpion with bow and arrow. Cetus representsthe sea monster, the great enemy subdued and bound. Some scholars identified the twelve signs of the zodiac with the twelve tribes of Israel. The day was also Easter on both the Hebrew and Enoch calendars, as was Joseph's proposed birth date. A visual mosaic of the 12 classic constellations in the western zodiac, photographed in the night sky, marked and outlined. John 12:24. Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades. 33:17). The clearest references include: Aside from the Earth, only two planets are named in the Hebrew Bible: The information preserved in the Talmud does not emanate from one homogeneous system, as they are the accumulations of at least four centuries, and are traceable to various authors in the Jerusalem and Babylonian Talmuds, among whom some were inclined to mysticism. Only a few stars and constellations are named individually in the Hebrew Bible, and their identification is not certain. Eridanus representsthe river of fire, the fiery wrath poured on His enemies. Hi Jason. This 20 degree spread could indicate the general time when Jesus was born. So my articles on the subject attempt to ignore the perversions and focus on the good. This article proposes a correspondence of each of those tribes to one of the zodiac emblems, based on proposed dates for the birth of each. The statement is also made that the sting of Scorpio may be seen lying in the Milky Way. (Revelation 12:1-6 NIV), And there was war in heaven. The Mazzaroth mentioned in Job literally means the twelve signs [constellations] of the zodiac. God displays each of the twelve signs of the zodiac in their appropriate months during the year. And his blessing echoes this theme: he is likened to a donkey "crouching down between two burdens" and "becoming a servant unto tribute" (Gen. 49:14-15). This is "God's signature". The above future fulfillment of Revelation 12, related to the vision of the huge red dragon (Satan) confronting a woman who is about to give birth (Israel), is further discussed by Mark Davidson in his book, Daniel RevisitedDiscovering the Four Mideast Signs Leading to the Antichrist (2013). However, it is an analysis of Revelation 12 that gives us the precise day and hour. She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. There are only five prominent stars, but a good telescope shows many more. Those four sons are each also assigned to four directions (Num. Isaiah 7:14. Bible Meaning: Migration. Remember that He named each star (Isaiah 40:26) in spite of their vast number. If the precise time of birth is known, then there is only about one chance in forty that any one date is holy on both of those calendars. Heavenly Father, I pray that you bind Satan, his demons and his spirits, and cast them away from this website, and from the visitors of this website. The prophecy of Balaam, as recorded by Moses, spoke about a star which was to arise in Israel that would be connected with ruler-ship or dominion: A star shall come out of Jacob and a scepter shall rise out of Israel (Numbers 24:17 NIV). 1 Thessalonians 4:17. Virgo represents the seed of the woman, Messiah the Incarnate Son. The solar year is longer by 11 days than the lunar year. I just was fascinated by my discovery of a book entitled, Witness of the Stars, E. W. Bullinger. At the end of three months we set sail on an Alexandrian ship which had wintered at the island, and which had the Twin Brothers for its figurehead. It has occurred to me that it would be interesting to calculate just how many seven-year periods even contain twelve such dates. The earliest to treatise of astronomy in Hebrew on a systematic plan was Abraham bar iyya, who wrote at Marseilles, about AD 1134. But he could not answer Gods questions about them, nor did he understand the ordinances of heaven, most likely meaning the Laws of the Universe, for the origin of which modern science has absolutely no explanation. The Pleiades star cluster - famously known as the Seven Sisters or, to some, M45 - is visible from virtually every part of the globe. [citation needed], "And God said, 'Let there be lights in the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons, days, years and festivals'the 4th day (of 7). [12] Later writers declare that "to him who can compute the course of the sun and the revolution of the planets and neglects to do so, may be applied the words of the prophet,[13] 'They regard not the work of the Lord, nor consider the operation of His hands.'" Then we, the living who are left over, shall be caught away together with them in the clouds to meet the Master in the air and so we shall always be with the Master. Allowing a least an extra year for the barren period, wouldn't that have taken Leah eight years to have seven children? and said, By Myself I have sworn, declares , Yahuah, because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son, that I shall certainly bless you, and I shall certainly increase your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore, and let your seed possess the gate of their enemies. In the case of the antediluvian patriarchs who lived hundreds of years, sometimes the lives completed two or more such cycles. The graphical depiction of the zodiac with its 12 starry constellations is used in the occult arts, astrology and fortune-telling. He who made the Pleiades and OrionAnd changes deep darkness into morning,Who also darkens day into night,Who calls for the waters of the seaAnd pours them out on the surface of the earth,The Lord is His name. So these fulfillments of multiple patterns convince me that he death date truly has been found: Sat 6 Apr 1790 BC pm*. Or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? The sign of the sun clothing the woman (Virgo) defines a period of 20-days (August 27 to September 15 for the year 3 BC). w) Noun - masculine plural. The Talmud identified the twelve constellations of the Mazzaroth (zodiac) with the twelve months of the Hebrew calendar. Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads. Jesus was born at that time in the early evening. But, Job was being forcefully reminded that these ordinances are the work of a super-intelligent Creator: God Almighty, the Lord of Heaven and Earth. John 21:6. Relating the twelve tribes of Israel to the twelve zodiac constellations helps unravel the mystery of the Lord's sacred calendars. Likewise, He is also the subject of the Word of God written in the heavens from Virgo (the initial, lead constellation) to Leo (the last of the 12 constellations). Strangely, there are early writings from virtually all civilizations describing the major stars contained in the 12 Constellations of the Zodiac. The records of ancient Egypt, Persia, Assyria, or Babylonia, all mention this ancient zodiac. It was seen by the ancients as a huge giant in the heavens and his belt was seen as a row of three bright stars, with the sword below. By His breath the heavens are cleared;His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent. The woman fled into the desert to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days. The brightest star in the constellation is called Spica, a Latin word meaning "the branch." There are three smaller constellations or decans to each major constellation, The three (divinity) for Virgo are: Coma: The word Coma means "the desired," and represents the desired one, the desire of all nations the Messiah. Verse Concepts. With the revival of Hellenistic astronomy which took place during the Islamic Golden Age, Jews were intimately connected, and the Almagest is said to have been translated by Sahal ibn Tabari as early as AD 800, while one of the earliest independent students of astronomy among the Arabs was Mashallah ibn Athari (754-873?). That day only occurs once in 364 years, so that was a rare day indeed, but it was nothing special on the Hebrew calendar. Most of the observations of a scientific nature were transmitted by Samuel of Nehardea, who attended the schools of the Babylonians, and who claimed to possess as exact a knowledge of the heavenly regions as of the streets of Nehardea. 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