The concept of planets, as understood in modern astronomy, is not explicitly detailed in the Bible. However, the celestial bodies, including the stars and heavenly hosts, are frequently mentioned, reflecting the ancient understanding of the cosmos. The Bible often speaks of the heavens as a testament to God's creation and majesty.

Creation and Order:

The creation account in Genesis provides the foundation for understanding the cosmos from a biblical perspective. Genesis 1:14-19 states, "And God said, 'Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.' And it was so. God made two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and He made the stars as well. God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good."

While the text does not specifically mention planets, it establishes the order and purpose of celestial bodies, which would include planets as part of the "lights" in the sky.

Heavenly Hosts:

The Bible often refers to the "heavenly hosts," which can be understood to include stars, planets, and other celestial entities. In passages such as Psalm 33:6 , "By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth," the vastness and complexity of the heavens are attributed to God's creative power.

Signs and Seasons:

The celestial bodies, including planets, are described as serving as signs and for marking time. This is seen in Genesis 1:14, where they are to "serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years." This reflects the ancient practice of using the movements of celestial bodies for calendrical and navigational purposes.

Worship and Idolatry:

The Bible warns against the worship of celestial bodies, which was a common practice among neighboring cultures in biblical times. Deuteronomy 4:19 cautions, "And when you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven." This underscores the biblical view that while the planets and stars are part of God's creation, they are not to be objects of worship.

God's Sovereignty:

Throughout Scripture, the heavens declare the glory of God and His sovereignty over creation. Psalm 19:1 proclaims, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands." This reflects the belief that the order and beauty of the cosmos, including the planets, are a testament to God's power and divine nature.

Symbolism and Prophecy:

In biblical prophecy and apocalyptic literature, celestial phenomena often symbolize significant events or divine intervention. For example, in Joel 2:30-31 , "I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD." Such imagery may include references to planetary movements or eclipses as signs of God's impending action.

In summary, while the Bible does not explicitly mention planets as distinct entities, it provides a framework for understanding the heavens as part of God's orderly and purposeful creation. The celestial bodies serve as signs, declare God's glory, and are not to be objects of worship, reflecting the biblical worldview of the cosmos.Psalm 19:1
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handiwork.
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Genesis 1:14
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
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Isaiah 47:13-14
You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save you from these things that shall come on you.
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Psalm 104:5
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
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Psalm 8:3
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
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Amos 5:8
Seek him that makes the seven stars and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night: that calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:
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Deuteronomy 4:19
And lest you lift up your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, should be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD your God has divided to all nations under the whole heaven.
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Revelation 21:1
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
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That the Supreme Cause and Author of all Things must of Necessity ...
... it to be, as the world itself, according to their system, was greater than Archimedes's
sphere?"the exquisite regularity of all the planets' motions, without ...
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Chronology of the Life of Christ.
... In the autumn of the same year (Oct.10) he observed near the planets Saturn, Jupiter
and Mars a new (fixed) star of uncommon brilliancy, which appeared "in ...
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Concerning the Heaven.
... And its nature, they say, is of extreme fineness, like that of smoke, and
each zone contains one of the planets. For there are said ...
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Psalm.
... PSALM. [Matthew 6:9-14] Um Erden wandeln Monde. Round their planets roll the moons,.
Planets round their sun,. ... Compassed with suns and planets and their moons; ...
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The Mystic Meaning of the Tabernacle and Its Furniture.
... The lamp, too, was placed to the south of the altar of incense; and by it were shown
the motions of the seven planets, that perform their revolutions towards ...
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Concerning Light, Fire, the Luminaries, Sun, Moon and Stars.
... There are, we are told, seven planets amongst these luminaries, and these move in
a direction opposite to that of the heaven: hence the name planets. ...
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The Imperfection of Human Knowledge
... Are they so many suns that illuminate their respective planets? ... Are they planets
not fully formed? or planets destroyed by a conflagration? ...
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What is Man?
... Including, beside that vast body, the sun, so immensely larger that the earth, the
whole train of primary and secondary planets; several of which (I mean, of ...
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There Is, Then, in the First Year, the New Moon of the First Month ...
... twelfth part), and the equinox, and the beginning of months, and the head of the
cycle, and the starting-point [1164] of the course of the planets. ...
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The Lamb of God, the Great Atonement
... order. He commanded the sun to shine, and the planets to roll. The immensity
of creation is far beyond the reach of our conceptions. ...
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