The Bible and the Zodiac
Image via Wikipedia "Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. Which maketh Arcturus , Orion , and Pleiades , and the chambers of the south." ( Job 9:8-9 ) The book of Job is the oldest book in the Bible . It is not surprising, therefore, that it contains a number of references to creation and the Flood, for these great events were still relatively fresh in the thinking of Job and his contemporaries. The first of these creation references in Job is our text above, and it is remarkable that it centers especially on the stars and their constellations . Still another constellation is mentioned in Job 26:13 : "By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent." Finally: "Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven...