God’s Word: Celestial, Written, and Living

Note: This begins a 12-part series on God’s Word in the heavens that will include:

1. God’s Word: Celestial, Written, and Living
2. God’s Celestial Word: The Book of Job
3. God’s Celestial Word: An Overview of Job 4:1—41:34
4. God’s Celestial Word: God’s Power and Greatness in Job 38:1-30
5. God’s Celestial Word: Messiah versus the Serpent, The Great Conflict
6. God’s Celestial Word: All 48 Constellations
7. God’s Celestial Word: The Story Told
8. God’s Celestial Word: The Zodiac in Job 38:1—39:30
9. God’s Celestial Word: The Adversary’s Devices and Kingdom in Job 40:1—41:34
10. God’s Celestial Word: For Signs
11. God’s Celestial Word: For Seasons
12. God’s Celestial Word: Myth vs. Truth

God’s Word to Mankind

What is God’s “word” or communication to mankind? Where is it found? The answer is simple: in the great celestial dome above us, in the written words of those who spoke for God on earth, and in the one sinless person who walked among us.

Hebrews 1:1,2:
God, who at sundry times [polumeros, many portions] and in divers manners [polutropos, many manners] spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds.

This is the only place in the Greek New Testament where either of the words polumeros or polutropos is used. It is deeply significant. God has spoken in many different “portions,” or degrees. And God has spoken in many different “manners,” or arrangements. What were these degrees and arrangements of His speaking? The answers lie right within these two verses.

God, in His foreknowledge of all things, knew that man would need a redeemer. Even before Adam fell, God “in times past” had the story of this redeemer written in the stars above. Adam and his descendants learned of the “promised seed,” the Branch that was to come, the Messiah, and his victorious life as declared in the stars. “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge” (Psalms 19:1,2).

And God spoke “unto the fathers by the prophets,” in what they said and wrote. Abraham was called a prophet. David was called a prophet. God promised Adam that He would send a “seed” to redeem mankind (Genesis 3:15). God promised Abraham that in his “seed” all nations would be blessed (Genesis 26:4). God promised that David’s “son” would be on the throne forever (I Chronicles 22:10). The Messiah is the great subject of the scriptures.

Finally, God has “in these last days spoken unto us by his Son.” Jesus Christ was God’s Word made flesh, and he dwelt among us (John 1:14). As God’s only begotten Son, he showed the Father’s glory. Jesus Christ, the promised Messiah, was “full of grace and truth.” Anyone who saw Jesus, saw his Father. He was all that God could speak to mankind in a living, breathing human.

God’s Word: Celestial

God spoke celestial bodies into being for a number of reasons.

Genesis 1:14:
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.

The sun, moon, planets, and stars all have important functions. They divide day and night. They are for “signs,” which in Hebrew means “a mark of something important to come.” They are also for “seasons,” which in Hebrew means a “fixed or appointed time.”

Celestial bodies are amazingly accurate “clocks” that keep track of days, months, years, and eons. They also describe the “times” of God and the significant events that He promises. The coming of the Messiah and his great work are the most significant events of all time.

Psalms 147:4:
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

God named the stars and “spoke” through them–specifically in the constellations. The zodiac shows 12 major aspects and times in relation to the Messiah. Each of these 12 signs has 3 associated constellations to add depth to its story.

Psalm 19 is divided into three sections. The first records God’s Word in the heavens. The second records God’s Word written by his prophets. The third records God’s living Word, His servant, the Messiah. Let’s look at the first part.

Psalms 19:1-6:
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

Verse 3 in Hebrew reads: “No speech nor language, their voice is not heard.” The stars do not utter a sound, but their pictures tell the greatest story of all time.

Verse 4 says the stars have “words” that are visible to the end of the world. And these words are a “tabernacle” (tent, dwelling) for the sun. What group of stars does the sun pass through and dwell in? The twelve constellations called the zodiac. This word means “living way.” Who is the true and living way? The Messiah, Jesus Christ (John 14:6). The zodiac tells of the coming redeemer.

But where does the story begin? The twelve signs form a circle in the heavens. The ancient sphinx gives the key. This comes from the Greek word meaning to “join” together. What is joined together? The celestial story that God spoke. The sphinx has the head of a woman (Virgo) and the tail of a lion (Leo). The head or beginning of the story is Virgo, the tail or end of the story is Leo. This is the heavenly story of the redeemer, conceived of a woman (Luke 1:31) and called the “the Lion of the tribe of Judah” (Revelation 5:5).

We will see that the original names God gave the stars and constellations, especially the zodiac, tell of the Messiah. This is how God spoke in many degrees by many arrangements.

See Our Father’s Loving Design: Part 3, Foundational Principles and The Heavens Declare the Glory of God for further details.

God’s Word: Written

We know from the book of Hebrews that God “spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets.” These were holy men of God who spoke as they were moved by God, the Holy Spirit. They wrote what He wanted them to write.

II Peter 1:20,21:
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

See We Can Trust God’s Word, Part 1; We Can Trust God’s Word, Part 2; and Jesus Christ, the Subject of God’s Word for further details.

Let’s go back to Psalm 19 to see the next section, which records God’s written Word.

Psalms 19:7-10:
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

God’s written Word is perfect, sure, right, pure, clean, and true. It converts the soul, makes wise the simple (humble), rejoices the heart, enlightens the eyes, endures forever, and is righteous altogether (in every way). It is God speaking, and it tells of God’s great plan of salvation through the Messiah, Jesus Christ. That is why it is more to be desired than the finest gold. The story of the Messiah is sweeter than honey from the comb. Let’s see how God promised to send His Son, as recorded in the scriptures.

After Adam and Eve fell, God immediately promised to send the redeemer. He told the serpent that a champion would come who would bruise his head.

Genesis 3:15:
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Since a woman physically has no “seed,” this promise would need to be a miracle. A woman would someday believe to have God’s Son without having sexual relations. This came to pass in the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. Mary was of the lineage of David and Abraham. Abraham had been promised that the Messiah would be in his family line.

Genesis 26:4:
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.

This promised seed would be like the “stars of heaven.” Abraham’s offspring would be of great number, and Abraham’s “seed,” the Messiah (Galatians 3:16), would be as the stars in heaven proclaimed him to be. In the Messiah, all nations of the earth have been blessed.

David was a descendant of Abraham, and a great king. God told David that the Messiah would be His “son,” and would be on the throne of God’s kingdom forever.

I Chronicles 22:10:
He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

God’s Word: Living

Jesus Christ was God’s Word made flesh. He came to fulfill the Word of God. All of the Old Testament writings spoke of him. He is the mediator between God and man.

John 1:14:
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Matthew 5:17:
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Luke 24:44:
And he [Jesus] said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

I Timothy 2:5:
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.

Let’s look at the third section of Psalm 19 to see what it says about God’s servant, the Messiah.

Psalms 19:12-14:
Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

David’s prayer was to serve God in a sinless manner and to be upright and innocent. He wanted the words of his mouth and the inner thoughts of his heart to be pleasing to God. This prayer was answered in the “son of David,” Jesus Christ. The Messiah was born with innocent blood, and he lived a life without ever sinning.

See The Father Sent His Son so We Can Have Holy Spirit, Part 2 and Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 26 for further details.

The Celestial, Written, and Living Word in the Scriptures:

God reveals in the Bible how He has spoken in the heavens, in writing, and through His Son. The following scriptures show 35 common characteristics of God’s Word “spoken” in all three ways. The Hebrew words common to each are given in boldface brackets.

God’s established Word

Celestial

Psalms 119:89:
For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled [natsab] in heaven.

Written

Proverbs 8:2:
She [Wisdom, written truth] standeth [natsab] in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.

Living

Psalms 41:12:
And as for me, thou upholdest me [David’s son, the Messiah] in mine integrity, and settest [natsab] me before thy face for ever.

God’s spiritually breathed Word

Celestial

Psalms 33:6:
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath [ruach] of his mouth.

Written

II Timothy 3:16:
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God [God breathed], and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.

Proverbs 1:23:
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit [ruach] unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

Isaiah 59:21:
As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord; My spirit [ruach] that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.

Zechariah 7:12:
Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit [ruach] by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts.

Living

Isaiah 11:1-3:
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch [the Messiah] shall grow out of his roots:
And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;
And shall make him of quick understanding [ruach] in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears.

God’s made Word

Celestial

Genesis 1:16:
Then God made [asah] two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.

Written

Psalms 146:7:
Which executeth [asah] judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners.

Living

Genesis 1:26:
And God said, Let us make [asah] man [the Messiah is the “son of Adam” and the “second Adam”] in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

God’s given Word

Celestial

Genesis 1:17:
God set [nathan] them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth.

Written

Deuteronomy 9:10:
And the Lord delivered [nathan] unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the Lord spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.

Living

John 3:16:
For God so loved the world, that he gave [the Hebrew word nathan means to “give”] his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

God’s sealed Word

Celestial

Job 9:7:
Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up [chatham] the stars.

Written

Isaiah 8:16:
Bind up the testimony, seal [chatham] the law among my disciples. 

Living

Daniel 9:24:
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up [chatham] the vision and prophecy, and to anoint [mashach, or Messiah] the most Holy.

John 6:27:
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

God’s reckoned Word

Celestial

Psalms 147:4:
He telleth [manah] the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

Written

Psalms 61:7:
He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare [manah] mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

Living

Genesis 13:16:
And I will make thy [Abraham’s] seed [Galatians 3:16 clarifies that Abraham’s seed “is Christ”] as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered [manah].

God’s called-forth Word

Celestial

Psalms 147:4:
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth [qara’] them all by their names.

Written

Isaiah 61:1:
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim [qara’] liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.

Living

Jeremiah 23:6:
In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called [qara’], THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

See “Following the Lord Jesus Christ: #3 On Down the Line” for further details.

God’s ordained Word

Celestial

Jeremiah 31:35:
Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances [chuqqah] of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name.

Written

Psalms 119:16:
I will delight myself in thy statutes [chuqqah]: I will not forget thy word.

Living

Acts 10:42:
And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he [Jesus Christ] which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.

God’s own Word

Celestial

Genesis 14:19:
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor [qanah] of heaven and earth.

Written

Proverbs 8:22:
The Lord possessed [qanah] me [Wisdom, written truth] in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

Living

I John 4:9:
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

God’s dew-like Word

Celestial

Genesis 27:28:
Therefore God give thee of the dew [tal] of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine.

Written

Deuteronomy 32:2:
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew [tal], as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass.

Living

Psalms 133:3:
As the dew [tal] of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing [the Messiah, who brings eternal life], even life for evermore.

God’s blessed Word

Celestial

Genesis 49:25:
Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings [berakah] of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

Written

Joshua 8:34:
And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings [berakah] and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law.

Living

Psalms 133:3:
As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing [berakah], even life for evermore [the Messiah brings eternal life].

God’s testified Word

Celestial

Deuteronomy 30:19:
I call heaven and earth to record [‘uwd] this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.

Written

Nehemiah 9:34:
Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify [‘uwd] against them.

Living

John 12:46:
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

John 18:37:
Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

God’s living Word

Celestial

Nehemiah 9:6:
Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest [chayah – to make alive, living] them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

Written

John 6:63:
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

Hebrews 4:12:
For the word of God is quick [alive, living], and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Living

John 11:25:
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.

John 14:6:
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

God’s witnessed Word

Celestial

Job 16:19:
Also now, behold, my witness [ed] is in heaven, and my record is on high.

Written

Deuteronomy 31:19:
Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness [ed] for me against the children of Israel.

Living

John 8:18:
I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

God’s well-formed Word

Celestial

Job 26:13:
By his spirit he hath garnished [shiphrah] the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

Written

Psalms 16:6:
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly [shaphar] heritage.

Living

John 10:14:
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

God’s glorious Word

Celestial

Psalms 19:1:
The heavens declare [caphar] the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Written

Psalms 96:3:
Declare [caphar] his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.

Living

John 17:24:
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

God’s declared Word

Celestial

Psalms 19:1:
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth [nagad] his handywork.

Psalms 50:6:
And the heavens shall declare [nagad] his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.

Psalms 97:6:
The heavens declare [nagad] his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.

Written

Psalms 22:31:
They shall come, and shall declare [nagad] his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.

Living

Proverbs 12:17:
He that speaketh truth [Jesus Christ always spoke the truth, John 8:32,36] sheweth forth [nagad] righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

God’s finger-wrought Word

Celestial

Psalms 8:3:
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers [‘estba], the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained.

Written

Exodus 31:18:
And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger [‘estba] of God.

Living

Psalms 144:1:
Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my [Messiah, the son of David] fingers [‘estba] to fight.

Exodus 29:12:
And thou [the high priest, compare Jesus Christ, Hebrews 3:1] shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger [‘estba], and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.

God’s uttered Word

Celestial

Psalms 19:2:
[The heavens] Day unto day uttereth [naba’] speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

Written

Psalms 78:2:
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter [naba’] dark sayings of old.

Living

Psalms 119:171:
My [Messiah, the blessed one, Psalm 119:1] lips shall utter [naba’] praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

God’s voiced Word

Celestial

Psalms 19:3:
There is no speech nor language, where their [the heavens] voice [qowl] is not heard.

Written

Psalms 103:20:
Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice [qowl] of his word.

Living

Isaiah 50:10:
Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice [qowl] of his servant [the Messiah], that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.

God’s merciful Word

Celestial

Psalms 36:5:
Thy mercy [chesed], O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

Written

Psalms 85:10,11:
Mercy [chesed] and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

Living

Isaiah 55:3:
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies [chesed] of David.

Acts 13:34:
And as concerning that he raised him [Jesus] up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

God’s just Word

Celestial

Psalms 76:8:
Thou didst cause judgment [diyn] to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still.

Written

Proverbs 31:5:
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment [diyn] of any of the afflicted.

Living

Proverbs 20:8:
A king [David’s son, the Messiah, Proverbs 1:1] that sitteth in the throne of judgment [diyn] scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

God’s faithful Word

Celestial

Psalms 89:2:
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness [emunah] shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

Written

Psalms 119:90:
Thy faithfulness [emunah]  is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.

Isaiah 33:6:
And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability [emunah] of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.

Living

Proverbs 28:20:
A faithful [emunah] man [Jesus Christ is the faithful one, Revelation 1:5] shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

Habakkuk 2:4:
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just [Jesus Christ, the righteous one, I John 2:1] shall live by his faith [emunah] .

God’s handmade Word

Celestial

Psalms 102:25:
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands [ma’aseh yad].

Written

Psalms 111:7:
The works of his hands [ma’aseh yad] are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.

Living

Psalms 8:6:
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands [ma’aseh yad]; thou hast put all things under his feet.

Hebrews 2:7-9:
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

God’s stretched-forth Word

Celestial

Psalms 104:2:
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out [natah] the heavens like a curtain.

Isaiah 40:22:
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out [natah] the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in.

Isaiah 44:24:
Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth [natah] the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself.

Isaiah 45:12:
I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched  out [natah] the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.

Isaiah 51:13:
And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth [natah] the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

Jeremiah 10:12:
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out [natah] the heavens by his discretion.

Jeremiah 51:15:
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out [natah] the heaven by his understanding.

Zechariah 12:1:
The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth  forth [natah] the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.

Written

Proverbs 1:20,24:
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched [natah] out my hand, and no man regarded.

Living

Matthew 14:31:
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

God’s established Word

Celestial

Proverbs 3:19:
The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established [kuwn] the heavens.

Psalms 8:3:
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained [kuwn].

Proverbs 8:27:
When he prepared [kuwn] the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth.

Written

Psalms 99:4:
The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish [kuwn] equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

Living

II Samuel 7:13:
He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish [kuwn] the throne of his [Messiah’s] kingdom for ever.

I Chronicles 17:12:
He shall build me an house, and I will stablish [kuwn] his [Messiah’s] throne for ever.

God’s balanced Word

Celestial

Isaiah 40:12:
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted  out [takan] heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

Written

Ezekiel 18:29:
Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal [takan] are not your ways unequal?

Living

Isaiah 40:13:
Who hath directed [takan] the Spirit of the Lord [Jesus was anointed with holy spirit and power, Acts 10:38], or being his counsellor hath taught him?

God’s song-filled Word

Celestial

Job 38:7:
When the morning stars sang [ranan] together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Isaiah 44:23:
Sing [ranan], O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

Written

Proverbs 1:20:
Wisdom crieth [ranan] without; she uttereth her voice in the streets.

Living

Psalm 59:16:
But I [David’s son, the Messiah, Psalms 59:1] will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud [ranan] of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

God’s poured-forth Word

Celestial

Isaiah 45:8:
Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down [nazal] righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the Lord have created it.

Written

Deuteronomy 32:2:
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil [nazal] as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass.

Living

Psalms 78:16:
He brought streams also out [nazal] of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

I Corinthians 10:4:
And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

God’s unfailing Word

Celestial

Isaiah 40:26:
Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth [‘adar].

Written

Isaiah 34:16:
Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read: no one of these shall fail [‘adar], none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.

Living

Zephaniah 3:5:
The just Lord is in the midst [Jesus Christ was the king in the midst of Israel, Zephaniah 3:15] thereof; he [Jesus Christ who knew no sin, II Corinthians 5:21] will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth [‘adar] not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.

God’s prosperous Word

Celestial

Isaiah 55:9:
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Written

Isaiah 55:11:
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Living

Isaiah 55:12:
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

God’s revealed Word

Celestial

Nehemiah 4:21:
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared [yatsah].

Written

Isaiah 55:11:
So shall my word be that goeth forth [yatsah] out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Living

Isaiah 51:4,5:
Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law [Jesus Christ fulfilled the law, Matthew 5:17] shall proceed [yatsah] from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.
My righteousness is near; my salvation [God’s salvation, Jesus Christ, Acts 4:12] is gone forth [yatsah], and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.

Micah 5:2:
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [yatsah] have been from of old, from everlasting.

Matthew 2:6:
And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

God’s lofty Word

Celestial

Job 22:12:
Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high [rum] they are!

Written

Proverbs 24:7:
Wisdom is too high [rum] for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

Living

Psalms 18:48:
He delivereth me [David’s son, the Messiah, Psalms 18:1] from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest [rum] me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

Psalms 75:6,7:
For promotion [rum] cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up [rum] another [Jesus Christ, the righteous, Psalms 75:10].

Isaiah 52:13:
Behold, my servant [Jesus Christ, “the salvation of our God” who sprinkled “many nations,” Isaiah 52:10,15] shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted [rum] and extolled, and be very high.

God’s enlightening Word

Celestial

Psalms 148:3:
Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light [ore].

Written

Psalms 119:105:
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light [ore] unto my path.

Living

Isaiah 9:2:
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light [ore]: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light [ore] shined.

Matthew 4:16:
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

God’s eternal Word

Celestial

Daniel 12:3:
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever [olam] and ever.

Psalms 119:89:
For ever [olam], O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.

Written

Psalms 33:11:
The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever [olam], the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

Psalms 119:152:
Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever [olam].

Psalms 119:160:
Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever [olam].

Living

II Samuel 7:25,29:
And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever [olam], and do as thou hast said.
Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever [olam] before thee: for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever [olam].

II Samuel 23:5:
Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting [olam] covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.

I Kings 9:5:
Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever [olam], as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.

I Chronicles 7:12:
He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever [olam].

Psalms 21:4:
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever [olam] and ever.

Psalms 89:36,37:
His seed shall endure for ever [olam], and his throne as the sun before me.
It shall be established for ever [olam] as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

Psalms 110:4:
The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever [olam] after the order of Melchizedek [fulfilled in Jesus Christ, Hebrews 5:6,10; 6:20; 7:1,10,11,15,17,21].

Psalms 133:3:
As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing [the Messiah, who brings eternal life], even life for evermore [olam].

God has given us His Word in the heavens, in writing, and in His Son. Enjoy God’s love and power–as you gaze at the starry night sky, as you open your Bible and bask in truth, and as you walk with “Christ in you, the hope of glory”!

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