New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Moon, The

• Created by God Gen. 1:14; Ps. 8:3
• Made to glorify God Ps. 148:3
• Called the lesser light Gen. 1:16
• Described as
  • Fair Song 6:10
  • Bright Job 31:26
• Has a glory of its own 1 Cor. 15:41
• Appointed
  • To divide day from night Gen. 1:14
  • For signs and seasons Gen. 1:14; Ps. 104:19
  • For a light in the firmament Gen. 1:15
  • To light the earth by night Jer. 31:35
  • To rule the night Gen. 1:16; Ps. 136:9
  • By an ordinance for ever Ps. 72:5, 7, 89:37; Jer. 31:36
  • For the benefit of all Dt. 4:19
• Influences vegetation Dt. 33:14
• First appearance of, a time of festivity 1 Sam. 20:5, 6; Ps. 81:3
• Miracles connected with
  • Standing still in Ajalon Josh. 10:12, 13
  • Signs in, before the destruction of Jerusalem Lk. 21:25
• Lunacy attributed to the influence of Ps. 121:6; Mt. 4:24
• Worshipped as the queen of heaven Jer. 7:18, 44:17-19, 25
• Worshipping of
  • Forbidden to the Jews Dt. 4:19
  • Condemned as atheism Job 31:26, 28
  • To be punished with death Dt. 17:3-6
  • Jews often guilty of 2 Ki. 23:5; Jer. 8:2
  • Jews punished for Jer. 8:1-3
• Illustrative
  • Of glory of Christ in the Church Isa. 60:20
  • Of fairness of the Church Song 6:10
  • Of changeableness of the world Rev. 12:1
  • (Becoming as blood,) of judgments Rev. 6:12
  • (Withdrawing her light,) of deep calamities Isa. 13:10; Joel 2:10, 3:15; Mt. 24:29