Sun: Worship of, Forbidden
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Deuteronomy 4:19
And lest you lift up your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, should be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD your God has divided to all nations under the whole heaven.
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Deuteronomy 17:3
And has gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;
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For, Like Some Others, You are under the Delusion that Our God is ...
... place was permitted to the priests alone, while all vision was forbidden to others ...
Sun-day to rejoicing, from a far different reason than Sun-worship, we have ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/apology/chapter xvi for like some.htm

All Association with Idols is to be Avoided.
... to shine upon them, but not for worship; although the ... a Christian, not to swear by
the sun, or by ... Judaic corruption, and on that account was forbidden; and if ...
/.../constitutions of the holy apostles/sec ii all association with idols.htm

The Worship of the Church. The Religion of the Primitive ...
... met together, before the rising of the sun, to "sing ... to increase the pomp of public
worship; in some ... Now, the making of images was forbidden, and no picture ...
//christianbookshelf.org/killen/the ancient church/chapter i the worship of.htm

The Unity of God
... The Persians worshipped the sun; the Egyptians the lion and elephant; the
Grecians worshipped Jupiter. ... Angel-worship is forbidden. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a body of divinity/11 the unity of god.htm

The Balance of Powers in Nature Shews that it is not God, Either ...
... proper limits, and it in its turn is forbidden by autumn to ... to combine, the name
of gods, or to worship them with ... It is not then likely that the sun or the moon ...
/.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/section 29 the balance of.htm

Whether the Production of Light is Fittingly Assigned to the First ...
... creatures; for they would have paid them Divine worship, since they were prone to
worship as gods even the sun, moon, and stars, which was forbidden them (Dt.4 ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the production of light.htm

Letter Xlvii. (AD 398. )
... use was absolutely forbidden, or they were forbidden to carry ... us from using the light
of the sun, because wicked men continually worship that luminary ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter xlvii a d 398.htm

In Regard to the Persians, we have Already Said that Though they ...
... regard to the Persians, we have already said that though they do not build temples,
yet they worship the sun and the other works of God. This is forbidden to us ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter lxv in regard to.htm

What Manner of Life and Death the Roman Kings Had.
... him commanded the Roman people to worship him as ... happened during an eclipse of the
sun." Here you ... was afterwards banished by the Romans, and forbidden the city ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 15 what manner of life.htm

The Lord's Day --The Worship of the Apostolic Church --Its ...
... But in the worship of the primitive Christians there was ... their Father in heaven who
"maketh his sun to rise ... members of the Church were not forbidden to speak ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/killen/the ancient church/chapter i the lords daythe.htm

Resources
How could there be light on the first day of Creation if the sun was not created until the fourth day? | GotQuestions.org

What does it mean that there is nothing new under the sun? | GotQuestions.org

What does it mean that the Shulammite had dark skin (Song of Solomon 1:6)? | GotQuestions.org

Sun: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Sun

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Sun: Created

Sun: Diurnal Motion of

Sun: Does not Shine in Heaven

Sun: Figurative

Sun: Kings of Judah Dedicate Horses To

Sun: Miracles Concerning: Darkening of

Sun: Rising and Setting of

Sun: Shadow of Went Back on the Sun-Dial of Ahaz

Sun: Stood Still

Sun: Worship of, Forbidden

Sun: Worshiped

Tanning

Tanning: General Scriptures Concerning

The Sun of Christ's Coming

The Sun of God's Favour

The Sun of Supreme Rulers

The Sun of the Glory of Christ

The Sun: (Before or in Sight of) of Public Ignominy

The Sun: (Darkened) of Severe Calamities

The Sun: (Going Down at Noon) of Premature Destruction

The Sun: (Its Brightness) of the Future Glory of Saints

The Sun: (Its Clearness) of the Purity of the Church

The Sun: (Its Power) of the Triumph of Saints

The Sun: (No More Going Down) of Perpetual Blessedness

The Sun: Called the Greater Light

The Sun: Clearness of Its Light Alluded To

The Sun: Compared to a Bridegroom Coming Forth from his Chamber

The Sun: Compared to a Strong Man Rejoicing to Run a Race

The Sun: Diffuses Light and Heat to all the Earth

The Sun: God: Appointed to Divide Seasons

The Sun: God: Appointed to Rule the Day

The Sun: God: Causes to Know Its Time of Setting

The Sun: God: Causes, to Rise Both on Evil and Good

The Sun: God: Created

The Sun: God: Exercises Sovereign Power Over

The Sun: God: Placed in the Firmament

The Sun: Indicates the Hours of the Day by the Shadow on the Dial

The Sun: Made to Praise and Glorify God

The Sun: Miracles Connected With: Darkened at the Crucifixion

The Sun: Miracles Connected With: Shadow Put Back on the Dial

The Sun: Miracles Connected With: Standing Still for a Whole Day in the Valley of Ajalon

The Sun: The Jews: Commenced Their Day With the Rising of

The Sun: The Jews: Commenced Their Evening With the Setting of

The Sun: The Jews: Consecrated Chariots and Horses, As Symbols of

The Sun: The Jews: Expressed the East by Rising of

The Sun: The Jews: Expressed the West by Setting of

The Sun: The Jews: Expressed the Whole Earth By, from Rising of, to Setting of

The Sun: The Jews: Forbidden to Worship

The Sun: The Jews: Made Images of

The Sun: The Jews: Worshipped

The Sun: The Power and Brilliancy of Its Rising Alluded To

The Sun: The Rays of Change the Colour of the Skin

The Sun: The Rays of Frequently Destructive to Human Life

The Sun: The Rays of Pleasant to Man

The Sun: The Rays of Produce and Ripen Fruits

The Sun: The Rays of Soften and Melt some Substances

The Sun: The Rays of Wither and Burn up the Herbs of the Field

The Sun: Worshippers of, Turned Their Faces Towards the East

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