Orion and Pleiades

 

In the quoted scriptures below, I have made some additional thoughts in parenthesis, derived directly from the Hebrew interlinear.

Job 9:"8 He alone spreads out the heavens (Isa.40:22; 42:5; 44:24; 66:1),

And treads on the waves of the sea; (Isa.57:20; Job 38:8-9,10-11; Ps.65:7; James 4:6; Matt.14:22-23,24-25,26-27; Mark 4:35-39) (Ps.2:1-3,4-5; Rev.11:18; Jer.25:31; Isa.24:21-22)

9 He made the 

   Bear [lit. Osh (save)], 

   Orion [Kesel (A deep trust and confidence that inspires hope and resilience, 

                          even in the face of uncertainty)]

   and the Pleiades [Kimah (cluster of stars/known as the 7 sisters) (Rev.17:5,9)

And the chambers of the south" (Job 37:9; Isa.21:1-3)

Job 38: "4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?

Tell Me, if you have understanding.

5 Who determined its measurements?

Surely you know!

Or who stretched the measuring line upon it? (Zech.2:1-2; 1:16; Isa.28:17; Rev.11:1; 21:15)

6 To what were its foundations fastened?

Or who laid its cornerstone, (Rev.21:14; Eph.2:20-22; Matt.7:24-25)

7 When the morning stars sang together, (Phil.2:15; Dan.12:3) 

    (Jude 1:13; Rev.8:10-11; 12:4; Matt.24:29; Isa.13:10

And all the sons of God shouted for joy? (Gal.3:26; John 1:12-13)

30 The waters harden like stone (and hide themselves),

And the surface (opening/door) of the abyss is frozen [Imprisoned/locked].

31 “Can you bind the (sweet influences/luxuries) of the Pleiades [seven stars/daughters]?,

Or (attractions of Orion, are you unloosing?) loose the belt of Orion? (Eph.6:14; Isa.11:1-3,4-5; Dan.10:4-6,14)

32 Can you bring out Mazzaroth (12 constellations) in its season? (Acts 1:7) Or can you guide [female Bear with sons that need divine guidance]

the Great Bear with its cubs?

33 Do you know the ordinances (statutes) of the heavens?

Can you set their dominion over the earth?"

Amos 5: 

"1 Hear this word which I take up against you, a lamentation, O house of Israel:

 2 The virgin of Israel has fallen;

She will rise no more.

She lies forsaken (abandoned) on her land;

There is no one to raise her up.

 3 For thus says the Lord God:

“The city that goes out by a thousand

Shall have a hundred left,

And that which goes out by a hundred

Shall have ten left to the house of Israel.”

 4 For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel:

“Seek Me and live;

 5 But do not seek Bethel (house of God),

Nor enter Gilgal (removed),

Nor pass over to Beersheba (well of 7/well of the oath);

For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity (deported),

And Bethel shall come to nothing (come to lawlessness).

 6 Seek the Lord and live,

Lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph,

And devour it,

With no one to quench it in Bethel—

 7 You who turn to wormwood,

And lay justice and righteousness to rest in the earth!”

 8 He made the Pleiades and Orion;

He turns the shadow of death into morning

And makes the day dark as night;

He calls for the waters of the sea

And pours them out on the face of the earth; (Rev.20:13; 2Pet.3:10)

The Lord is His name.

 9 He [flashes forth destruction] rains ruin upon the strong (gladness over devastation),

So that fury comes upon the fortress."

In the verses above we learn some things about the star groups, Orion and Pleiades.

It is also helpful to look at the context of their mention.

In the context of Job 9:8-9 we see God's Word makes a contrast between the heavens of His dwelling, and the Sea which symbolizes the realm of darkness and evil, and those who belong to that realm. Also mentioned is the chamber of the South. A chamber is usually a private, inner room (Matt.24:26).

At Job 9:30-31, The luxuries of Pleiades seem associated with the realm of deception and being locked there. It speaks of Orion's supportive warrior's belt being set fast and firm, unmovable by man (Eph.6:14; 1Cor.15:58).

Job 9:32-33 make reference to the seasons and timing when various star clusters are seen in the sky. The Great Bear and her sons are mentioned as receiving guidance that cannot come from men. The very next verse mentions the ordinances of heaven, which are rules of guidance. God's statutes have dominion over the earth, from the heavens.

Amos 5:1-3 speaks of the desolation of the house of Israel, and the small number of the remnant.

Amos 5:4-7 shows us the reason for this sweeping desolation. The cities which the populace depend upon are in moral ruin. Only God can be a source of salvation. He warns against turning away from Him. It is made clear, that the house of God (Bethel) who rely on wormwood, cause justice and righteousness to perish.

Amos 5:8 makes contrasts. 

Orion and Pleiades are first compared... then the work of God to turn light into dark, and dark into light 

(Luke 8:18; Isa.59:10-11; Matt.6:22-23; James 1:5; Rev.2:7; 22:17). 

Then God takes the waters of the dark sea, and pours them out on the face of the earth. All that it contains is then seen and judged. The weak and humble are raised up and the proud and prominent are brought low.

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