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Psalm 8:1-4 “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.
When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?”
Introduction:
Vincent Van Gogh made a painting that portrayed his point of view on the sky.
It was his painting “Starry Night”.
Vincent wrote this about his painting:
“This morning I saw the countryside from my window a long time before sunrise with nothing but the morning star, which looked very big".” - Wikipedia
We all have been sitting by a fire at night, away from the city lights, and can look up and see the heavens: Stars, planets, distant galaxies, and the moon.
The night sky and it’s beauty should make every person reflect on how small we are when compared to the amount of lights that we see.
The night sky has stirred emotions in people all throughout history.
There are hundreds of poems, stories, pictures and paintings that try and capture the thoughts of people when pondering the night sky.
The same can be said for the sunrise and sunsets as well.
It isn’t just the night sky we witness; it is the beginning and the ending of it too.
Sunrise:
Sunset:
All of which is made possible because of Day 4. This is the day when God gives the Cosmos more detail.
He made distinctions between the sun and the moon by stating their duties!
Transition:
The Sun and Moon are important and they are recorded with the creation account for us to understand and know about His creating the:
I. General Lights.
Genesis 1:14-15 “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, and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.”
And it was so.”
Transition:
We have His recording of action; but what are the purposes for each light?
They are to be:
A. Signs.
Genesis 1:14 “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,”
Let’s start with the stars for us to view at night.
We have modern clock; but without them how do you know it is night?
When you can see the lights of the universe?
(at night).
Illustration:
It is estimated that between 2-3,000 people get lost in the woods each year.
It would be safe to say that it’s easy to get lost when your exploring the wilderness.
What is commonly used to find your way through the woods?
- Compass.
- Map.
- Ribbon, used to mark your path.
The idea is that you have a lot of tools to use when you navigate land.
How would one navigate the seas?
Finish the statement: In 1492…
?How could the sailors navigate the sea?
By following God’s “Sea” map: The stars.
The stars could be used to determine the directions of a compass.
Find: North, South, East, and West.
(Let’s see how they could do that)
In the northern hemisphere you should first locate Polaris or the North Star!
Then Orion’s belt, the sword points south.
A Star chart would help.
Transition:
All of these celestial land marks God provided for us as signs.
The blood moons are also signs but we wouldn’t have time to sift through the theories with them or their significance.
Just imagine all that we don’t understand about the sky we see at night.
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Why are we able to see stars at night?
Most don’t have light of their own making yet they are visible.
they are seen because they are reflecting the light of the sun and we can see the reflection.
From our perspective in the northern hemisphere we can see different constellations in the summer then what we can see in the winter.
Where the constellation is in the sky indicates our current:
B. Seasons
Genesis 1:14 “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,”
Here in our Northern hemisphere we are blessed with 4 distinctive seasons:
Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
In the Southern hemisphere they have a few seasons too:
Hot and Less hot.
Seasonal changes are very perceivable through our senses.
We can see the leaves change.
We can smell the cold and difference in the air.
We can feel the difference in the temperature.
But the signs God gave us also reveal to us the changing of the seasons.
There is something we refer to as: Moon phases.
The phases of the moon indicate the season or 1/4 of the year we are in.
There are 8 total phases of the moon.
Each indicate a portion of the month.
If you think about it: That is a very specific time table or indication about what part of the month it is.
We can break down the time table a little further.
God created the 24hrs on Day 1, which is indicated by the formula:
Evening, Morning, and the day number (example: first day).
Then He gave us signs for the 24hr period:
The rising of the sun, setting and rising again.
Which we understand from all the seasons when they begin to repeat that there is only 365 days in a year or until it starts again.
We have been able to track and follow these signs.
Hours in the day:
Enter the sundial.
24 hrs in a day.
This is before we came up with: AM and PM; which stand for:
A.M. = Ante Meridiem = Before Noon
P.M. = Post Meridiem = After Noon
“The creation of AM and PM was necessary to describe how close the sun was to the meridian (12 Noon).” - Militarytime.us
God gave the translation of His signs through wisdom of men to understand and allowed us to keep track of time.
Almost everything that we do is dictated by time.
Transition:
We are given the signs and wisdom to discern the signs and seasons so that we can follow His example by doing things in detail.
Imagine if the farmers didn’t plant their crops in the right season..what a disaster that would be.
We must do all things in decency and with order.
Something to remind us of this is that He allowed us to have:
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