Orion

seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night; who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name,

“Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?

He makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the rooms of the south.

“Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion? — read the full passage →

He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.

A great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. — read the full passage →

Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their army by number. He calls them all by name. by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power, Not one is lacking.

Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens! — read the full passage →

For the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened in its going out, and the moon will not cause its light to shine.

Can you lead the constellations out in their season? Or can you guide the Bear with her cubs?

When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;

Then Job answered, — read the full passage →

The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork. — read the full passage →

He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come. — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

and lest you lift up your eyes to the sky, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the army of the sky, you are drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Yahweh your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole sky.

Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind, — read the full passage →

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

It is he who builds his rooms in the heavens, and has founded his vault on the earth; he who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth; Yahweh is his name.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels: let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save you from the things that shall come on you.

“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish hook, or press down his tongue with a cord? — read the full passage →

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, who laid the nations low!

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

The third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there. — read the full passage →

The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;

God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture? — read the full passage →

The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.

For, behold, he who forms the mountains, and creates the wind, and declares to man what is his thought; who makes the morning darkness, and treads on the high places of the earth: Yahweh, the God of Armies, is his name.”

You make darkness, and it is night, in which all the animals of the forest prowl.

Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you establish its dominion over the earth?

God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years; — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen.

After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was “The Twin Brothers.”

He seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years,

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →

He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young, wild ox.

Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.

By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed, and were created!”

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

“Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke out of the womb,

when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

The beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who worked the signs in his sight, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;

The woman whom you saw is the great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth.”

I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.

Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

She doted on their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of donkeys, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world.He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

“You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.

“Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.”

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.

Listen to this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel. — read the full passage →

I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they shall know that I am Yahweh, when I shall lay my vengeance on them.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of Yahweh; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn’t it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster?

You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels: let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save you from the things that shall come on you. — read the full passage →

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

The wild oxen will come down with them, and the young bulls with the mighty bulls; and their land will be drunken with blood, and their dust made greasy with fat.

For Egypt helps in vain, and to no purpose; therefore have I called her Rahab who sits still.

Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.

Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.

To him who made the great lights; for his loving kindness endures forever: — read the full passage →

This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!

He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.