Scripture, Firmament and the Ancient World Picture
Earth Fixed and Unmovable
Psalm 93:1
Source: King James Version (1611)
“The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.”
Psalm 96:10
Source: King James Version (1611)
“Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.”
Psalm 104:5
Source: King James Version (1611)
“Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.”
1 Chronicles 16:30
Source: King James Version (1611)
“Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.”
Foundations and Pillars of the Earth
Job 9:6
Source: King James Version (1611)
“Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.”
Job 38:4-6
Source: King James Version (1611)
“Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof?”
1 Samuel 2:8
Source: King James Version (1611)
“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.”
The Firmament and Structure of Heaven
Genesis 1:6-8
Source: King James Version (1611)
“And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven.”
Job 37:18
Source: King James Version (1611)
“Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?”
Psalm 19:1
Source: King James Version (1611)
“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.”
Ends and Corners of the Earth
Isaiah 11:12
Source: King James Version (1611)
“And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.”
Revelation 7:1
Source: King James Version (1611)
“And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth.”
Matthew 4:8
Source: King James Version (1611)
“Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them.”
Movement of the Sun and Moon
Joshua 10:12-13
Source: King James Version (1611)
“Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies.”
Ecclesiastes 1:5
Source: King James Version (1611)
“The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.”
Psalm 19:4-6
Source: King James Version (1611)
“In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it.”