What does the Bible say about space?
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The Bible teaches that the vast heavens are God’s creation, declaring his wisdom, power, and glory while humbling humanity and assuring us of his care. Genesis 1:1 and Hebrews 11:3 affirm that God made all things by his word, including the heavens and their ordered lights. Psalm 19:1 and Psalm 8:3-4 marvel that the skies proclaim God’s glory, yet he remembers frail people. Isaiah 40:22 portrays the Lord as enthroned above the earth, and Job 26:7 celebrates his sovereign ordering of the heavens. Though people may seek to exalt themselves, Obadiah 1:4 reminds us that none can rise beyond God’s rule.
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- Hebrews 11:3
By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.
- Psalms 104:19
He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
- Isaiah 40:22
[It is] he who sits above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants of it are as grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens as a curtain, and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in;
- Psalms 8:3-4
[3] When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, The moon and the stars, which you have ordained; [4] What is man, that you think of him? The son of man, that you care for him?
- Psalms 19:1
> The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.
- Psalms 8:3-6
[3] When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, The moon and the stars, which you have ordained; [4] What is man, that you think of him? The son of man, that you care for him? [5] For you have made him a little lower than God, And crowned him with glory and honor. [6] You make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet:
- Job 26:7
He stretches out the north over empty space, And hangs the earth on nothing.
- Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Obadiah 1:4
Though you mount on high as the eagle, and though your nest is set among the stars, I will bring you down from there, says Yahweh.
- Psalms 147:4
He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
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