Job 31:26
If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
Cross-reference
Genesis 1:16-18 establishes the sun and moon as created lights — the very objects Job refused to worship as divine.
Deuteronomy 4:19 explicitly warns against worshiping the sun and moon — the sin Job claims he avoided.
Deuteronomy 17:3 lists worshiping the sun or moon as a capital offense — underscoring the seriousness of what Job says he did not do.
2 Kings 23:5 describes priests burning incense to the sun and moon — the very idolatry Job denies in his oath of innocence.
2 Kings 23:11 mentions horses and chariots dedicated to the sun — illustrating the sun worship Job disavows.
Psalm 8:3 looks at the moon as God's handiwork — contrasting with Job's denial of worshiping it as a deity.
Jeremiah 8:2 speaks of those who loved and served the sun and moon — the same astral worship Job claims to have avoided.
Jeremiah 44:17 mentions worship of the queen of heaven (often linked to the moon) — parallel to the idolatry Job rejects.
Ezekiel 8:16 shows men bowing to the sun in the temple — a direct example of the sun worship Job denies.
2 Kings 21:3 describes Manasseh worshiping the host of heaven — the same astral worship Job denies.
Psalm 104:19 credits God with making the moon for seasons — contrasting with Job's denial of worshiping it.
Jeremiah 7:18 condemns worship of the queen of heaven, a parallel to the astral worship Job denies.
Acts 7:42 recounts Israel's worship of the host of heaven, directly paralleling the idolatry Job denies.
Isaiah 40:26 calls to look at the stars and recognize God as Creator, contrasting Job's warning against worshiping them.
Psalm 136:9 praises God as creator of the moon, contrasting Job's denial of worshiping it.
Romans 1:20 says creation reveals God's attributes, contrasting Job's rejection of worshiping creation itself.