Bible Verses About The Zodiac And Astrology

Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

Direct condemnation of astrologers and stargazers.

And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.

Direct warning against worshiping sun, moon, and stars.

Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.

Explicit warning not to learn the way of the nations or signs of heaven.

And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

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He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

God determines and names the stars, emphasizing sovereignty.

For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.

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And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

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A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

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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.

Creation text naming the stars as God-made lights.

Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.

General ban on divination and soothsaying.

Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.

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And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:

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And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

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The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.

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For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

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They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

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And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

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And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:

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There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

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And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

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For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

States the Lord has not appointed such practices for Israel.

And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

Warns against familiar spirits and wizards.

And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

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And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

Creation passage about lights serving signs and seasons; helpful background, not a direct anti-astrology text.

Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.

Often used to warn against fixing religious life to days and times.

And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.

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And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

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But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

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Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

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Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

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Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

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The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.

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