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

3. 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.

5. 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. 17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,

6. 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.”

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

8. Cosmos Order Arrangement Design

9. “ordinances” of the moon and the stars for a light by night Jeremiah 31:35 “The Fixed Order” ESV Law

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

11. Natural Supernatural

12. 20 Billion years ago Cosmic Egg

13. Big Bang!

14. 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.” 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.”

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

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

17. 3,000 150 BC 100 Septillion

18. Gen. 22:17 “As the host of heaven cannot be numbered” Jer. 33:22

19. “He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name.” Psalms 147:4 NKJV

20. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; Psalm 8:3

21. Earth

22. The Earth is delicately balanced in its orbit

23. Why did God Create the Sun, the Moon and the Stars ?

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

25. Earth Venus Mars Mercury Pluto

26. Earth Jupiter Saturn

27. Earth Sun Jupiter

28. Sun Earth is invisible Arcturus

29. Antares

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

31. Navigation Acts 27:20

32. Constellations Job 38:31

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

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

38. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249evanscoc@bellsouth.netwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Evening September 13, 2009