Would you believe there is a message for us in the stars?...or are they just
like paint splattered on the ceiling? Many Christians dismiss this as
astrology, but the more I researched by looking at what can be seen in our
night-sky and what the Bible has to say about it, the more I was convinced of
this despite the corruption of mythology. In the process of publishing ‘Message
in the Stars’ in a 26-part series by Facebook/blog, I came to a sudden stop
early one morning in June 2013. In discussing the constellations associated
with faint Cancer the crab, I noticed that various translations of the Bible
disagreed at Job 38:32…
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| Arcturus is on Bootes' thigh |
“Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season, or can you guide…” apparently
referring to the 12 constellations of the Zodiac, then going on to refer to either:
‘the Great Bear with its cubs’, or ‘the Big Dipper and Little Dipper’, or ‘Arcturus
and his sons’ (KJV), depending on which translation.
None of this made sense – the Great Bear has a ridiculously long tail
because Zeus was supposed to have thrown him up there (!), there is only one
cub, and Arcturus is a giant star in the constellation of Bootes the shepherd.
I was confused and it seems like I haven’t been alone in that. What to do? Job is long dead so I can’t call him
on the phone or message him. There is only one way to solve this – ask the One
who said this to Job. So, these are the exact words of that early morning
conversation from my study…
“Lord, You were the One who said that to Job all those years ago. What did you
mean?” Instantly the response was:“The star you call Arcturus is the brightest in the north.”
Wowee!!
Bear in mind, I did not know this nor do I even have access to a telescope now. I reached for my 2013 astronomy guide to see if the Lord knew what he was talking about, by looking up the ‘30 brightest stars’ table to find 9 of these are north of the ecliptic line, with Arcturus at the top of the list as the brightest 'among his sons’!
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| A birds-eye view of Arcturus and 'his sons' in the North |
By the way, the second last star on the handle of
the Big Dipper is a compound star called Mizar, which was used as an eye-sight
test by the Roman army.
A bit far-fetched??
I did not know the answer, the words of the response were not what I would think to myself, no-one else was down-stairs with me that morning, Job is long dead, the translators have been obviously baffled, and the answer was correct......Who else but our Creator God spoke to me?
Notice too that it would seem that most if not all modern translations since the 1610 King James Version are corrupted by mythology. That also came as a shock, having been brought up with John Nelson Darby's translation, widely used by Brethren assemblies world-wide.
A bit far-fetched??
I did not know the answer, the words of the response were not what I would think to myself, no-one else was down-stairs with me that morning, Job is long dead, the translators have been obviously baffled, and the answer was correct......Who else but our Creator God spoke to me?
Notice too that it would seem that most if not all modern translations since the 1610 King James Version are corrupted by mythology. That also came as a shock, having been brought up with John Nelson Darby's translation, widely used by Brethren assemblies world-wide.
Images courtesy of Stellarium
