Moon

The moon created by God

Psalm 8:3 See also Psalm 74:16

When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place —

The moon listed among the heavenly bodies

Genesis 37:9; Psalm 148:3; Ecclesiastes 12:2; 1 Corinthians 15:41

The moon as a basis for the calendar

The moon governs the night

Genesis 1:16–18 See also Psalm 136:7–9; Jeremiah 31:35

God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well. God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth, to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

Seasons marked by the moon

Psalm 104:19 See also Genesis 1:14

He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.

Months marked by the new moon

Numbers 28:14; 1 Chronicles 23:31; Isaiah 66:23

The moon as a symbol of permanence

Psalm 89:37 See also Psalm 72:5, Psalm 72:7ISA Psalm 60:19–20; Revelation 21:23

like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

Idolatrous worship of the moon

Deuteronomy 4:19 See also Deuteronomy 17:3; 2 Kings 23:5; Job 31:26; Jeremiah 8:2

When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars— all the host of heaven— do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.

Signs in the moon indicating divine intervention

At the close of history

Isaiah 13:10, Isaiah 30:26; Joel 2:10, Joel 2:31; Acts 2:20; Matthew 24:29 parallel Mark 13:24–25; Revelation 6:12, Revelation 12:1

Other examples

Joshua 10:12–13; Ezekiel 32:7

The moon thought to affect the mind

Psalm 121:6 The moon is indicated as a source of danger; Matthew 4:24 The Greek expression translated “having seizures” originally meant “moonstruck”.