Astronomy and the Bible;

CHAPTERXVI

ArcturuswithHisSons

*iy^>|ANSTthouguideArcturus withhissons?"

(^1) Job 38 :32. This quotation from the an-
^^^ cientbookofJob is a marvelous one,and
thefactsbroughtoutbymodernastronomyrevealits
importinamannerboth strikingand significant. In
this thirty-eighth chapter of the book of Job, God
challengesthemightandwisdomofmenascontrasted
with His own perfectpower and unlimited wisdom.
Hepointstoexamplesof Hismarvelousworkingin
theuniverse,andbidsusthinkhowlittleisallthatwe
candoasmatchedagainsttheinfiniteaccomplishments
oftheCreator.
We should also learn another lesson from these
words oftheancientbook. Theywerewritten ata
time when astronomical knowledge was extremely
meager. Letusconsidersomeoftheknowledgeneces-
sarytousethislanguageandconformittofacts.
Onewhowishedtospeakthuswouldhavetoknow
first of allthatthe stars were in motion. This of
itself,atthattime,wouldhavebeenastartlinggener-
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