Topic
Sun, The
74 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 They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently.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 — Created
¶ 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 Called the greater light
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 — Placed in the firmament
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
- Genesis 19:23Torrey THE JEWS — Commenced their day with the rising of
¶ The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
- Genesis 19:24Torrey THE JEWS — Commenced their day with the rising of
Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
- Genesis 19:27Torrey THE JEWS — Commenced their day with the rising of
¶ And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:
- Genesis 19:28Torrey THE JEWS — Commenced their day with the rising of
And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
- Genesis 28:11Torrey THE JEWS — Commenced their evening with the setting of
And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
- Genesis 37:9Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of supreme rulers
¶ And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
- Exodus 16:21Torrey THE RAYS OF — Soften and melt some substances
And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
- Numbers 21:11Torrey THE JEWS — Expressed the east by rising of
And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ije-abarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising.
- Deuteronomy 4:19Torrey THE JEWS — 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…
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- Deuteronomy 4:41 Torrey THE JEWS — Expressed the east by rising of
- Deuteronomy 4:47 Torrey THE JEWS — Expressed the east by rising of
- Deuteronomy 17:3 Torrey THE JEWS — Forbidden to worship
- Deuteronomy 24:13 Torrey THE JEWS — Commenced their evening with the setting of
- Deuteronomy 33:14 Torrey THE RAYS OF — Produce and ripen fruits
- Joshua 1:4 Torrey THE JEWS — Expressed the west by setting of
- Joshua 10:12 Torrey MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH — Standing still for a whole day in the valley of Ajalon
- Joshua 10:13 Torrey MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH — Standing still for a whole day in the valley of Ajalon
- Joshua 12:1 Torrey THE JEWS — Expressed the east by rising of
- Judges 5:31 Torrey The power and brilliancy of its rising alluded to
- Judges 9:33 Torrey THE JEWS — Commenced their day with the rising of
- 2 Samuel 12:11 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Before or in sight of,) of public ignominy
- 2 Samuel 12:12 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Before or in sight of,) of public ignominy
- 2 Samuel 23:4 Torrey The power and brilliancy of its rising alluded to
- 2 Kings 4:18–20 Torrey THE RAYS OF — Frequently destructive to human life
- 2 Kings 20:9 Torrey Indicates the hours of the day by the shadow on the dial
- 2 Kings 20:11 Torrey MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH — Shadow put back on the dial
- 2 Kings 23:5 Torrey THE JEWS — Worshipped
- 2 Kings 23:11 Torrey THE JEWS — Consecrated chariots and horses, as symbols of
- 2 Chronicles 14:5 Torrey THE JEWS — Made images of
- 2 Chronicles 34:4 Torrey THE JEWS — Made images of
- Job 9:7 Torrey GOD — Exercises sovereign power over
- Job 30:28 Torrey THE RAYS OF — Pleasant to man
- Psalms 19:5 Torrey Compared to a bridegroom coming forth from his chamber
- Psalms 19:6 Torrey Diffuses light and heat to all the earth
- Psalms 50:1 Torrey THE JEWS — Expressed the whole earth by, from rising of, to setting of
- Psalms 74:16 Torrey GOD — Created
- Psalms 84:11 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of God's favour
- Psalms 104:19 Torrey GOD — Causes to know its time of setting
- Psalms 113:3 Torrey THE JEWS — Expressed the whole earth by, from rising of, to setting of
- Psalms 121:6 Torrey THE RAYS OF — Frequently destructive to human life
- Psalms 136:8 Torrey GOD — Appointed to rule the day
- Psalms 148:3 Torrey Made to praise and glorify God
- Ecclesiastes 11:7 Torrey THE RAYS OF — Pleasant to man
- Song of Songs 1:6 Torrey THE RAYS OF — Change the colour of the skin
- Song of Songs 6:10 Torrey Clearness of its light alluded to
- Isaiah 13:10 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of supreme rulers
- Isaiah 45:6 Torrey THE JEWS — Expressed the whole earth by, from rising of, to setting of
- Isaiah 49:10 Torrey THE RAYS OF — Frequently destructive to human life
- Isaiah 60:20 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (No more going down,) of perpetual blessedness
- Jeremiah 8:2 Torrey THE JEWS — Worshipped
- Jeremiah 15:9 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Going down at noon,) of premature destruction
- Jeremiah 31:35 Torrey GOD — Appointed to rule the day
- Ezekiel 8:16 Torrey Worshippers of, turned their faces towards the east
- Ezekiel 32:7 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Darkened,) of severe calamities
- Daniel 12:3 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Its brightness,) of the future glory of saints
- Joel 2:10 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Darkened,) of severe calamities
- Joel 2:31 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Darkened,) of severe calamities
- Amos 8:9 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Going down at noon,) of premature destruction
- Malachi 4:2 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of Christ's coming
- Matthew 5:45 Torrey GOD — Causes, to rise both on evil and good
- Matthew 13:43 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Its brightness,) of the future glory of saints
- Matthew 17:2 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the glory of Christ
- Matthew 24:29 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Darkened,) of severe calamities
- Mark 1:32 Torrey THE JEWS — Commenced their evening with the setting of
- Mark 4:6 Torrey THE RAYS OF — Wither and burn up the herbs of the field
- Luke 23:44 Torrey MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH — Darkened at the crucifixion
- Luke 23:45 Torrey MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH — Darkened at the crucifixion
- James 1:11 Torrey THE RAYS OF — Wither and burn up the herbs of the field
- Revelation 1:16 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the glory of Christ
- Revelation 9:2 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Darkened,) of severe calamities
- Revelation 10:1 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the glory of Christ
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 81 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Called the greater light Ge 1:16
- GOD
- 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
- 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
- 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
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.