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Sun, The

Called the greater light—Ge 1:16

GOD

• Created
• —Ge 1:14,16; Ps 74:16
• Placed in the firmament
• —Ge 1:17
• Appointed to rule the day
• —Ge 1:16; Ps 136:8; Jer 31:35
• Appointed to divide seasons
• —Ge 1:14
• Exercises sovereign power over
• —Job 9:7
• Causes, to rise both on evil and good
• —Mt 5:45
• Causes to know its time of setting
• —Ps 104:19

Made to praise and glorify God—Ps 148:3

The power and brilliancy of its rising alluded to—Jud 5:31; 2Sa 23:4

Clearness of its light alluded to—So 6:10

Compared to a bridegroom coming forth from his chamber—Ps 19:5

Compared to a strong man rejoicing to run a race—Ps 19:5

Diffuses light and heat to all the earth—Ps 19:6

THE RAYS OF

• Pleasant to man
• —Job 30:28; Ec 11:7
• Produce and ripen fruits
• —De 33:14
• Soften and melt some substances
• —Ex 16:21
• Wither and burn up the herbs of the field
• —Mr 4:6; Jas 1:11
• Change the colour of the skin
• —So 1:6
• Frequently destructive to human life
• —2Ki 4:18-20; Ps 121:6; Isa 49:10

Indicates the hours of the day by the shadow on the dial—2Ki 20:9

THE JEWS

• Commenced their day with the rising of
• —Ge 19:23,24,27,28; Jud 9:33
• Commenced their evening with the setting of
• —Ge 28:11; De 24:13; Mr 1:32
• Expressed the east by rising of
• —Nu 21:11; De 4:41,47; Jos 12:1
• Expressed the west by setting of
• —Jos 1:4
• Expressed the whole earth by, from rising of, to setting of
• —Ps 50:1; 113:3; Isa 45:6
• Forbidden to worship
• —De 4:19; 17:3
• Made images of
• —2Ch 14:5; 34:4
• Consecrated chariots and horses, as symbols of
• —2Ki 23:11
• Worshipped
• —2Ki 23:5; Jer 8:2

Worshippers of, turned their faces towards the east—Eze 8:16

MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH

• Standing still for a whole day in the valley of Ajalon
• —Jos 10:12,13
• Shadow put back on the dial
• —2Ki 20:11
• Darkened at the crucifixion
• —Lu 23:44,45

ILLUSTRATIVE

• Of God's favour
• —Ps 84:11
• Of Christ's coming
• —Mal 4:2
• Of the glory of Christ
• —Mt 17:2; Re 1:16; 10:1
• Of supreme rulers
• —Ge 37:9; Isa 13:10
• (Its clearness,) of the purity of the church
• —So 6:10
• (Its brightness,) of the future glory of saints
• —Da 12:3; Mt 13:43
• (Its power,) of the triumph of saints
• —Jud 5:31
• (Darkened,) of severe calamities
• —Eze 32:7; Joe 2:10,31; Mt 24:29; Re 9:2
• (Going down at noon,) of premature destruction
• —Jer 15:9; Am 8:9
• (No more going down,) of perpetual blessedness
• —Isa 60:20
• (Before or in sight of,) of public ignominy
• —2Sa 12:11,12; Jer 8:2