Connect Ezekiel 32:8 with other scriptures about God's control over nature. \Ezekiel 32:8—God Turns Off the Lights\ “All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you and bring darkness upon your land,” declares the Lord GOD. (Ezekiel 32:8) \A Pattern Seen from Genesis to Revelation\ • God’s power over light begins at creation: “And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” (Genesis 1:3) • He remains sovereign in judgment: “I form the light and create darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity.” (Isaiah 45:7) • The closing pages of Scripture echo the theme: “The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun, moon, and stars were struck, so that a third of them were darkened.” (Revelation 8:12) \Commanding Sun, Moon, and Stars\ • Joshua called on God, and “the sun stood still and the moon stopped.” (Joshua 10:13) • Job heard the Creator ask, “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen Orion’s belt?” (Job 38:31) • Jeremiah affirmed, “He appoints the sun for light by day; He decrees the moon and stars for light by night.” (Jeremiah 31:35) \Steering Wind, Water, and Weather\ • At the flood “all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.” (Genesis 7:11) • At the Exodus “the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind.” (Exodus 14:21) • Christ rebuked a Galilean storm: “Then He arose, rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.” (Luke 8:24) \Shaking Earth and Sky\ • Sinai quaked: “The whole mountain trembled violently.” (Exodus 19:18) • Nahum pictured mountains melting before Him. (Nahum 1:5) • At the cross “the earth quaked, and the rocks were split.” (Matthew 27:51) \Bringing Darkness for Judgment, Light for Restoration\ • Egypt’s ninth plague: “So there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days.” (Exodus 10:22) • Amos warned of a day when the sun would go down at noon. (Amos 8:9) • Yet promise follows: “The LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.” (Isaiah 60:19) \Living in the Light of His Sovereignty\ • Scripture repeatedly shows that every element—from starlight to storm surge—moves only at God’s command. • Ezekiel 32:8 stands as one more witness: when darkness falls, it does so by His decree. • The same hand that dims the heavens also promises an unending dawn to those who trust Him. |
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