“Then He brought me into the inner court of the LORD’S house.

Consider the stunning vision given to the prophet Ezekiel concerning this practice in Ezekiel 8:16-18: This is one of the practices that God finds abominable. One of the most egregious forms of celestial worship described in the Bible is Sun worship. The LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel and afflicted them and gave them into the hand of plunderers, until He had cast them out of His sight.” So the LORD was very angry with Israel and removed them from His sight none was left except the tribe of Judah.Īlso Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the customs which Israel had introduced. Then they made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and practiced divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him. “They forsook all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves molten images, two calves, and made an Asherah and worshiped all the host of heaven and served Baal. Consider this stunning description of the transgressions that led to the downfall of Israel in 2 Kings 17:16-20: In fact, after warning His people time and again not to worship the hosts of heaven, this practice inevitably weakens Israel to the point that God gives them over to their enemies. The Bible is clear that God does not approve of His people engaging in the worship of the celestial spheres. This form of idolatry of astral bodies has been appropriately dubbed “Astrolatry.” Spiritual experiences often included worshiping the heavenly bodies, such as the Sun, Moon, and stars. The practice of star worship also thrived under the Assyrians and especially the Chaldeans. As they gazed upon the stars, they looked with eyes seeking familiar objects.īoth the Egyptians and the Babylonians assigned stars to their myriad of deities. Void of modernity’s artificial light pollution, the network of stars that filled the night sky must have been stunning to the ancient mind. The ancients enjoyed the most unobstructed celestial view. Meanwhile, the Moon dominated the night, providing adequate lighting for travel and leisure activities.īut it is the stars that invoked humanity’s greatest creative and intricate legends and myths. After all, the Sun dominated the sky during the day, giving life to their crops. In ancient times, it was not uncommon for the illiterate and unlearned masses to worship heavenly bodies. Stars in the Bible are a common occurrence. The Bible makes several mentions of “stars,” comparing them to Old Testament saints, angels, and even church leaders.

Throughout most of the Old Testament, the word “ star” is translated from the Hebrew word, kokab. Learn 12 important Biblical lessons about stars derived from 60 different Bible verses in this in-depth word study by Jerry Robinson.

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