In biblical literature, the concept of "horizons" is not explicitly mentioned as a distinct term, but the idea is often implied through various passages that describe the boundaries and limits of the earth and the heavens. The horizon, as understood in a physical sense, is the line where the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet. In a theological context, it can symbolize the limits of human understanding and the vastness of God's creation.

Creation and the Natural World

The Bible frequently speaks of the earth and the heavens in ways that suggest a horizon, emphasizing the grandeur and order of God's creation. In Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth," the vastness of creation is introduced, setting the stage for the unfolding of God's creative work. The horizon can be seen as a metaphor for the boundary between the known and the unknown, the visible and the invisible.

In Job 26:10, the horizon is poetically described: "He has inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness." This passage highlights the divine order established by God, marking the limits of day and night, and by extension, the limits of human perception.

Divine Sovereignty and Human Limitations

The horizon also serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and the limitations of human understanding. In Isaiah 40:22, it is written, "He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in." This imagery underscores the majesty of God, who is beyond the confines of the earth and its horizons, and whose perspective is infinitely greater than that of humanity.

The Book of Ecclesiastes reflects on the human quest for knowledge and the inherent limitations faced by mankind. Ecclesiastes 3:11 states, "He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work God has done from beginning to end." Here, the horizon can be seen as a metaphor for the boundary of human understanding, beyond which lies the mystery of God's eternal plan.

Eschatological Horizons

In eschatological terms, the horizon can symbolize the future fulfillment of God's promises and the ultimate realization of His kingdom. The prophetic literature often speaks of a future time when God's purposes will be fully revealed. In Revelation 21:1, John describes a new creation: "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more." This vision points to a horizon beyond the present world, where God's redemptive plan reaches its culmination.

Spiritual Horizons

The concept of horizons can also be applied to the spiritual journey of believers. The Apostle Paul, in Philippians 3:13-14, encourages believers to press on toward their spiritual goals: "Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have laid hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus." Here, the horizon represents the future hope and calling that believers strive toward, ever seeking to grow in faith and understanding.

In summary, while the term "horizons" is not directly used in the Bible, the concept is woven throughout Scripture, illustrating the boundaries of creation, the limits of human understanding, and the promise of future fulfillment in God's divine plan.8064. shamayim -- heaven, sky
... of heavens (1), heavenly (3), heavens (151), heavens and the highest (1), highest
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The Soul of Prayer
... And it is good to pace the Italian paving, to tread the fragrance from the alyssum
in the seams, to brood upon the horizons of the far, long wolds, with their ...
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Rondelet, {7} the Huguenot Naturalist {8}
... All around vast horizons and enchanting sites"meadows, vines, olives, green champaigns;
mountains and hills, rivers, brooks, lagoons, and the sea. ...
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Completeness and Universality of his Character.
... The influence of these great men may and does extend far beyond their respective
national horizons; yet they can never furnish a universal model for imitation. ...
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To Catarina of the Hospital and Giovanna Di Capo
... CAPO. From the comparative quiet of her home Catherine looks off to far
horizons, surveying the religious and political world. She ...
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March 12, 1899.
... figure of this world passeth away" [200] "soon we shall see new skies"a more radiant
sun will light with its splendour crystal seas and infinite horizons. ...
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April 26, 1891
... Father Who art in heaven"? How consoling is this divine word, and what
vast horizons it opens before us! My darling C??line, you ...
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May 5. "If Ye Then be Risen" (Col. Iii. 1).
... for every ready and willing heart with a touch of life and power that will lift
our lives to higher pleasures and offer to our vision grander horizons of hope ...
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The Bishop's Burthen
... of the young man who followed the hunts at Thagaste, and who held forth on literature
and philosophy in a select company before the beautiful horizons of the ...
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Appendix.
... The entire prophecy, as it runs through the several chapters from the first of which
the text is taken, finds its two horizons, so to speak, in the First and ...
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Synopsis. --The Gradual Narrowing of the Miraculous Element in the ...
... idols of the tribe" whose power alike over civilized and uncivilized men is broken
less by argument than by the ascent of man to wider horizons of knowledge. ...
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Horizons (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Horizons (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 13:5 They come
from a far country, from the farthest part of heaven, even ...
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Horizon (4 Occurrences)

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Hormah (9 Occurrences)

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