Topic
Stars, The
54 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 1:14Torrey GOD — Appointed to give light by night
¶ And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
- Genesis 1:16Torrey GOD — Created
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
- Genesis 1:17Torrey GOD — Set, in the firmament of heaven
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
- Genesis 15:5Torrey Infinite in number
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
- Numbers 24:17Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of Christ
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
- Deuteronomy 4:19Torrey The Israelites forbidden to worship
And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole…
- Deuteronomy 17:2–4Torrey The Israelites forbidden to worship
¶ If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant, And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them,…
- Deuteronomy 17:3Torrey CALLED — The host of heaven
And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;
- Deuteronomy 17:5–7Torrey Punishment for worshipping
Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die. At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is…
- Judges 5:20Torrey Revolve in fixed orbits
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
- 2 Kings 23:5Torrey When grouped together called constellations
And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to…
- Nehemiah 4:21Torrey Appear after sunset
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
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- Job 3:9 Torrey Appear after sunset
- Job 9:7 Torrey GOD — Obscures
- Job 9:9 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Arcturus
- Job 25:5 Torrey Impure in the sight of God
- Job 38:7 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of angels
- Job 38:31 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Pleiades
- Job 38:32 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Arcturus
- Psalms 8:3 Torrey GOD — Created
- Psalms 136:9 Torrey GOD — Appointed to give light by night
- Psalms 147:4 Torrey GOD — Numbers and names
- Psalms 148:3 Torrey GOD — Established, for ever
- Psalms 148:5 Torrey GOD — Created
- Psalms 148:6 Torrey GOD — Established, for ever
- Isaiah 13:10 Torrey CALLED — Stars of heaven
- Isaiah 40:26 Torrey Exhibit the greatness of God's power
- Isaiah 47:13 Torrey Astrology and star-gazing practised by the Babylonians
- Jeremiah 8:2 Torrey Idolaters worshipped
- Jeremiah 19:13 Torrey Idolaters worshipped
- Jeremiah 31:35 Torrey GOD — Appointed to give light by night
- Jeremiah 31:36 Torrey GOD — Established, for ever
- Jeremiah 33:2 Torrey Infinite in number
- Jeremiah 33:22 Torrey CALLED — The host of heaven
- Ezekiel 32:7 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Withdrawing their light,) of severe judgments
- Daniel 8:10 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of princes and subordinate governors
- Daniel 12:3 Torrey Shine in the firmament of heaven
- Joel 2:10 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Withdrawing their light,) of severe judgments
- Joel 3:15 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Withdrawing their light,) of severe judgments
- Amos 5:8 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Pleiades
- Amos 5:26 Torrey False gods frequently worshipped under the representation of
- Obadiah 1:4 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Setting the nest amongst,) of pride and carnal security
- Matthew 2:2 Torrey One of extraordinary brightness appeared at Christ's birth
- Matthew 2:9 Torrey One of extraordinary brightness appeared at Christ's birth
- Acts 7:43 Torrey False gods frequently worshipped under the representation of
- Acts 27:20 Torrey Use of, in navigation, alluded to
- 1 Corinthians 15:41 Torrey Appear of different magnitudes
- Jude 1:13 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Wandering,) of false teachers
- Revelation 1:16 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of ministers
- Revelation 1:20 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of ministers
- Revelation 2:1 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of ministers
- Revelation 2:28 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Morning star
- Revelation 8:12 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of princes and subordinate governors
- Revelation 22:16 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Bright and morning star,) of Christ
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 67 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Infinite in number Ge 15:5; Jer 33:2
- GOD
- Revolve in fixed orbits Jud 5:20
- Shine in the firmament of heaven Da 12:3
- Appear of different magnitudes 1Co 15:41
- Appear after sunset Ne 4:21; Job 3:9
- CALLED
- When grouped together called constellations 2Ki 23:5; Isa 13:10
- Exhibit the greatness of God's power Ps 8:3; Isa 40:26
- Made to praise God Ps 148:3
- Impure in the sight of God Job 25:5
- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- One of extraordinary brightness appeared at Christ's birth Mt 2:2,9
- Idolaters worshipped Jer 8:2; 19:13
- The Israelites forbidden to worship De 4:19; 17:2-4
- Punishment for worshipping De 17:5-7
- False gods frequently worshipped under the representation of Am 5:26; Ac 7:43
- Astrology and star-gazing practised by the Babylonians Isa 47:13
- Use of, in navigation, alluded to Ac 27:20
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of Christ Nu 24:17
- Of angels Job 38:7
- Of ministers Re 1:16,20; 2:1
- Of princes and subordinate governors Da 8:10; Re 8:12
- (Bright and morning star,) of Christ Re 22:16
- (Morning star,) of glory to be given to faithful saints Re 2:28
- (Shining of,) of the reward of faithful ministers Da 12:3
- (Withdrawing their light,) of severe judgments Isa 13:10; Eze 32:7; Joe 2:10; 3:15
- (Setting the nest amongst,) of pride and carnal security Ob 1:4
- (Wandering,) of false teachers Jude 1:13
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.