True Science Series - Biblical Cosmology
The Lights in the Firmament: Signs, Seasons, and Warnings
"And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth" — Genesis 1:15
This workbook uses the 6 Rs Learning Method for deep understanding:
"The heavens declare the glory of Elohim; and the firmament showeth his handywork." — Psalm 19:1
The sun, moon, and stars were created on the fourth day—AFTER the earth, and AFTER light already existed.
Fill in the blanks:
1. The lights are placed __________ the firmament.
2. They are for: signs, __________, days, and __________.
3. The greater light (sun) rules the __________.
4. The lesser light (moon) rules the __________.
5. The sun was created on Day __________.
6. But light already existed on Day __________.
Close this workbook. Write what was created on Day 4, where it was placed, and why.
Explain to someone why the sun is NOT the source of all light (Day 1 vs Day 4).
Person: Date:
"And Elohim made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also."
The sun, moon, and stars have specific purposes assigned by Yahuah.
The lights signal prophetic events, warnings, and Yahuah's appointed times.
Fill in the blanks:
1. The Hebrew word for "signs" is __________ (Strong's #226).
2. The Hebrew word "mowed" means __________ times.
3. The __________ marks the seasons (appointed times).
4. The lights also define __________ and __________.
Close this workbook. List the 4 purposes of the lights from Genesis 1:14.
Explain to someone that "seasons" in Genesis 1:14 means Yahuah's feast days, not weather seasons.
Person: Date:
"He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down."
Scripture describes the sun as having a circuit—a set path it travels across the sky.
Critical Point: Joshua commanded the SUN to stand still—not the earth. This proves the sun moves, not the earth.
Fill in the blanks:
1. Yahuah set a __________ for the sun.
2. The sun runs a __________ (circuit).
3. Joshua commanded the __________ to stand still.
4. If the earth rotates, Joshua would have commanded the __________ to stop.
Close this workbook. Describe the sun's movement according to Psalm 19 and Joshua 10.
Explain to someone why Joshua 10 proves the sun moves, not the earth.
Person: Date:
"His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it."
Modern science teaches the moon reflects the sun's light. Scripture says the moon IS a light.
Observable Evidence: The moon's light is COLD, not warm like the sun. Moonlight is measurably cooler than moon-shadow—proving the moon generates its own cold light!
Fill in the blanks:
1. Elohim made two great __________.
2. The Hebrew word "ma'owr" means __________ source.
3. In Isaiah 30:26, the moon has its own __________.
4. The moon's light is __________ (cold/warm).
Close this workbook. Write why the moon is a light source, not a reflector.
Explain to someone the Hebrew definition of "ma'owr" and the cold moonlight evidence.
Person: Date:
"To him that made great lights... The sun to rule by day... The moon and stars to rule by night."
Modern science claims stars are massive suns trillions of miles away. Scripture says otherwise.
Notice: The stars are mentioned almost as an afterthought—"he made the stars also." If stars were billions of massive suns, wouldn't they deserve more attention?
Fill in the blanks:
1. The stars are set __________ the firmament.
2. The stars will __________ unto the earth.
3. They fall like __________ from a fig tree.
4. In Judges 5:20, stars have __________ (set paths).
Close this workbook. Explain why stars must be small lights, not distant suns.
Explain to someone how Revelation 6:13 disproves the idea of massive distant stars.
Person: Date:
"And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs."
Scripture repeatedly warns against worshiping the sun, moon, and stars.
Fill in the blanks:
1. Do not __________ the sun, moon, and stars.
2. They are called the __________ of heaven.
3. Worshiping the host of heaven was punishable by __________.
4. Modern astrology is a form of __________ worship.
Close this workbook. List the warnings against worshiping the host of heaven.
Explain to someone why astrology and horoscopes are forbidden.
Person: Date:
"Lest thou... be driven to worship them, and serve them, which Yahuah thy Elohim hath divided unto all nations."
While we must not worship the lights, we SHOULD observe them and recognize Yahuah's handiwork.
Fill in the blanks:
1. The heavens __________ the glory of Elohim.
2. The firmament __________ His handiwork.
3. Yahuah knows the __________ of the stars.
4. He calls them all by __________.
Close this workbook. List the constellations mentioned in Job 38.
Explain to someone how the heavens declare Yahuah's glory.
Person: Date:
"The heavens declare the glory of Elohim; and the firmament showeth his handywork."
What we observe confirms Scripture's description of the sun, moon, and stars.
Close this workbook. List 5 observable evidences that confirm biblical cosmology.
Explain the cold moonlight experiment to someone.
Person: Date:
"Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?"
| Modern Astronomy Says | Scripture Says |
|---|---|
| Sun is 93 million miles away | Sun is IN the firmament (Genesis 1:17) |
| Moon reflects sunlight | Moon is a light source (Genesis 1:16) |
| Stars are distant suns | Stars will fall to earth (Revelation 6:13) |
| Earth orbits the sun | Sun has a circuit (Psalm 19:6) |
Close this workbook. List the contradictions between Scripture and modern astronomy.
Explain to someone why you trust Scripture over modern astronomy.
Person: Date:
"And Elohim set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth."
Scripture prophesies that the sun, moon, and stars will be signs of the end times.
Fill in the blanks:
1. The sun shall be turned into __________.
2. The moon shall become as __________.
3. The stars shall __________ from heaven.
4. The heaven departed as a __________.
Close this workbook. Describe what happens to the sun, moon, stars, and firmament at the end.
Explain to someone the end-times signs in the heavens.
Person: Date:
"The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahuah come."
Review each lesson at these intervals for maximum retention:
| Lesson | Done | D1 | D3 | D7 | D21 | D60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Creation of Lights | ||||||
| 2. Purpose of Lights | ||||||
| 3. Sun's Circuit | ||||||
| 4. Moon as Light | ||||||
| 5. Stars in Firmament | ||||||
| 6. Warnings Against Worship | ||||||
| 7. Lights Declare Glory | ||||||
| 8. Observable Evidence | ||||||
| 9. Challenging Astronomy | ||||||
| 10. Prophetic Signs |
Lesson 1: IN, seasons/years, day, night, 4, 1
Lesson 2: owth, appointed, moon, days/years
Lesson 3: tabernacle, race/circuit, sun, earth
Lesson 4: lights, light, light, cold
Lesson 5: in, fall, figs, courses
Lesson 6: worship, host, death, host/astrology
Lesson 7: declare, showeth, number, names
Lesson 10: darkness, blood, fall, scroll