Genesis 1:16
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Cross-reference
Psalm 148:3 calls sun, moon, and shining stars to praise — the same celestial bodies God fashioned in creation.
In Revelation 21:23, the city needs no sun because God's glory is its light, supplanting the created luminaries.
In Revelation 16:8, the sun scorches people with fire, turning the light-giver into an instrument of judgment.
In Matthew 27:45, darkness covers the land while Jesus is on the cross, echoing cosmic signs accompanying God's acts.
In Matthew 24:29, the sun and moon are darkened, a reversal of their original created purpose as signs of order.
Isaiah 13:10 envisions the sun darkened and moon dimmed — a reversal of the light God established at creation.
Psalm 148:5 explains why they praise: God commanded and they were created — pointing back to this creative act.
Psalm 136:9 references the moon and stars governing the night — matching this verse's account of the lesser light and stars.
Psalm 136:8 recalls the sun's purpose 'to govern the day' — directly echoing this verse's description of the greater light.
Psalm 136:7 uses the same 'great lights' phrasing from the creation account, celebrating God's lovingkindness in making them.
Psalm 74:16 echoes this moment directly: God 'established' sun and moon — the same creative act of making the two great lights.
Psalm 8:3 names the moon and stars God 'established' (kun) — the same creative act described here — prompting the psalmist's awe at God's care for humanity amid such grandeur.
Job 31:26-27 mentions the sun and moon shining — the same luminaries — and confesses that being enticed to worship them would be a sin, directly tied to their created splendor.
Deuteronomy 4:19 warns Israel not to worship the sun, moon, and stars God made. The very luminaries named here become a temptation to idolatry — a caution rooted in their creation.
Isaiah 24:23 envisions God's own radiance replacing sun and moon in the eschaton — surpassing the created lights.
Joshua 10:12-13 commands these same sun and moon to stand still. The Creator who set them in place exercises sovereign authority over them for Israel's deliverance.
In Habakkuk 3:11, the sun and moon stand still at God's command, reinforcing their role as created servants under divine control.
Job 38:7 describes morning stars singing and angels shouting at creation — celestial joy at the very moment these great luminaries were brought into being.
Psalm 19:6 poetically depicts the sun's daily circuit and warmth — expanding on the governing function God assigned it in creation.
Isaiah 45:7 claims God creates darkness too — expanding beyond the luminaries to all aspects of the created order.
In 1 Corinthians 15:41, the sun and moon illustrate different kinds of glory, using these created lights as a metaphor.
In Job 9:9, the same celestial bodies are listed as part of God's magnificent, unfathomable creation.