The Bible references celestial bodies, including constellations, as part of God's creation, reflecting His power and majesty. The constellations are often mentioned in the context of God's sovereignty over the universe and His control over the natural order.

Job 9:9 · "He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, of the Pleiades and the constellations of the south." This verse highlights God's creative authority over the heavens, naming specific constellations known in the ancient world. The Bear likely refers to Ursa Major, while Orion and the Pleiades are well-known star clusters. The "constellations of the south" may refer to other star formations visible in the southern hemisphere.

Job 38:31-32 · "Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion? Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs?" Here, God challenges Job, emphasizing human limitations compared to divine omnipotence. The rhetorical questions underscore God's control over the cosmos, as He alone can govern the stars and their movements.

Amos 5:8 · "He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth—the LORD is His name." This passage attributes the creation and maintenance of the constellations to the LORD, linking His creative acts to His ongoing governance of the natural world.

Isaiah 13:10 · "For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light; the rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light." In this prophetic context, the dimming of the constellations symbolizes divine judgment and cosmic upheaval. The imagery conveys the severity of God's intervention in human affairs.

Isaiah 47:13 · "You are wearied by your many counselors; let them stand up and save you—those who divide the heavens and gaze at the stars, who predict by the new moons what will happen to you." This verse critiques the reliance on astrology and divination, practices associated with interpreting the stars and constellations for guidance. It contrasts human attempts to discern the future with God's ultimate authority.

The biblical references to constellations serve as reminders of God's grandeur and the order He established in creation. They reflect a worldview that sees the heavens as a testament to divine craftsmanship and a domain under God's sovereign rule.Isaiah 13:10
For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
Nave's Topical Index

Of the Argument Drawn from 1 Cor. xi. 5-16.
... is the custom to argue even from the Scriptures in opposition ... is to the general
(because the general is prior ... in it,"sun and moon, and constellations and stars ...
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Appendix v. Rabbinic Theology and Literature
... of Holy Writings' given to the Scriptures, but also ... the mode of creation, and, in
general, its boundaries. ... and formed of them the twelve constellations in the ...
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Christ
... Again and again the Scriptures teach us that forgiveness ... these names shining like
stars and constellations in the ... a cellular part of a general whole"called ...
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Acts II
... The stars of heaven, and the constellations thereof, shall ... is rejected by the Protestant
sects in general. ... in the inspiration of the Old Testament scriptures. ...
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The Old Testament and Comparative Religion
... When the comparative study of the Scriptures was first ... outline will give at least
a general notion of ... The stars, their images, as the constellations he fixed ...
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Homiletical.
... On general education it is said, [605] "The acquisition ... the Lord, as by some bright
constellations, keep thine ... what is in harmony with the Scriptures, what is ...
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Jefferson -- the Reconciliation
... The constellations were the same at the opening of our ... who was an earnest student
of the Scriptures, and he ... morning simply to outline in a general way some of ...
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Book ii.
... succession, the setting and rising of constellations, the ending ... to belief in
resurrection in general, but as ... or not befitting the dignity of the Scriptures. ...
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Of Antichrist, and his Ruin: and of the Slaying the Witnesses.
... heaven [shall be darkened], and the constellations thereof shall ... understand, the
church of Antichrist in general; yet by ... is sealed up in the scriptures of truth ...
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Answer to Eunomius' Second Book .
... and divine,"these wise folk, on the contrary, convicting men in general of want ... and
whence, on these points they are silent; so, too, concerning God Himself ...
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