1. Welcome

2. The Bible
and
Astronomy

3. “And God said,
Let there be light…”
Genesis 1:3

4. Gen. 1:14-19 ESV
14. And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years,
15. and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so.
16. And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.

5. Gen. 1:14-19 ESV
17. And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,
18. to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19. And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.”

6. Astronomy
Astron = Star
Nomos = Law
Star
Law
Law
Giver

7. Cosmos
Order
Arrangement
Design
Orderly
Chaos

8. Law
“Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:” Jer.31:35
“ordinances” = law
“The Fixed Order” ESV

9. Astronomy
The study of the stars, and planets, together with their movements and relations to one another.

10. Origin of Heavenly Bodies
Natural
Supernatural

11. The Big Bang Theory
20 Billion years ago
Cosmic Egg

12. Big Bang!

13. If the big bang
theory were true
the matter would
be evenly distributed.
Instead it is “lumpy.” There are clusters of stars then great “voids.”

14. The Big Bang Theory Explosion would not bring order
“Every house is built by someone: but the builder of all things is God” Heb. 3:4

15. Astronomy
and Design
“The heavens declare the glory of God: and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” Psalms 19:1 ESV

16. The Number of the
Heavenly Bodies
3,000
150 BC
100 Septillion

17. The Number of the Heavenly Bodies
Gen. 22:17
“As the host of heaven cannot be numbered”
Jer. 33:22

18. The Number of the Heavenly Bodies
“He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name.” Psalms 147:4 NKJV

19. “When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;” Psalms 8:3

20. “By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens;” Job 26:13 “adorned” - NKJV

21. What started this movement ?
Earth
GOD
Prime Mover
What started this movement ?

22. The Earth is delicately balanced in its orbit

23. The Purpose of Heavenly Bodies
Why did God Create the Sun, the Moon and the Stars ?
1 inch = 93 million miles

24. What is man, that thou art mindful of him
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Psalm 8:4

25. Earth
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Pluto

26. Jupiter
Saturn
Earth

27. Sun
Earth
Jupiter

28. Sun
Earth is invisible
Arcturus

29. Antares
Arcturus

30. Divide the Day from the Night
Seasons
NIGHTFALL IN USA
Days
Years

31. Navigation
Acts 27:20

32. Constellations
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Job 38:31
Orion

33. Signs Joseph - Gen. 37 Balaam – Num. 24:17 Christ – Rev. 22:16
Wise men followed star

34. Evidence
Of the Creator's
Genius and Power

35. Should not Worship
Deut. 4:19
Isa. 47:13
Jer. 44:19

36. "The heavens declare
the glory of God;
and the firmament
sheweth his Handiwork."
Psalms 19:1

37. The Bible
and
Astronomy

39. Nelson Chapel Church of Christ
5039 Six Mile Road
Maryville, Tn
Jan. 8, 2017
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
2705 Druid Hill Dr.
Maryville, Tn