Interesting Astronomy

Since fifth grade when a friend of my parents loaned me her books, I have been hooked on Bodie and Brock Thoene's writing. This spring their sixth book (Sixth Covenant) skillfully and historically dramatizing the life of Christ is due to be released. Brock is a historian, and digs up most of the facts. Bodie tells stories, drawing you into the lives of their characters. Together they spend hundreds of hours in Bible study for every book, searching in the original languages for treasures of knowledge. Then, happily, they weave these insights into their stories.

I don't know about tunnels under Jerusalem. Mary Magdalene was probably not Lazarus' sister. Jesus' eyes may not have been brown flecked with gold. Nevertheless, I learned history from them, and traditions the Jews held, and Hebrew. Their most recent novels have employed the astronomy likely occuring just prior to and following Jesus' birth.

Genesis 1:14,

"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:"

Luke 21:11,

"And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,

and famines, and pestilences;

and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven."

Put all this together, and take a look at the article presented on the Thoene's website. Then enjoy the show on March 3, when there is a lunar eclipse. Don't forget to praise the God who reveals His eternal power and godhead in creation.

To God be all glory.