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The horizon, as understood in a biblical context, represents the boundary between the earth and the sky, a line that marks the limit of human vision and understanding. It serves as a metaphor for the infinite nature of God's creation and the mysteries that lie beyond human comprehension.<br><br><b>Creation and the Natural World</b><br><br>The horizon is a testament to the grandeur of God's creation. In <a href="/bsb/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, the creation narrative emphasizes the separation of the heavens and the earth, which can be symbolically associated with the horizon. The vast expanse of the sky meeting the earth reflects the order and beauty established by God. In <a href="/job/26-10.htm">Job 26:10</a>, the Berean Standard Bible states, "He has inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness." This verse poetically describes the horizon as a boundary set by God, highlighting His sovereignty over creation.<br><br><b>Divine Majesty and Human Limitation</b><br><br>The horizon also serves as a reminder of human limitations in contrast to divine majesty. In <a href="/job/38-12.htm">Job 38:12-14</a>, God questions Job, saying, "Have you ever commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place, that it might spread to the ends of the earth and shake the wicked out of it? The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment." Here, the imagery of the horizon at dawn underscores the power and authority of God, who alone commands the natural order.<br><br><b>Symbol of Hope and Promise</b><br><br>In a metaphorical sense, the horizon can symbolize hope and the promise of God's faithfulness. As the sun rises and sets on the horizon, it marks the passage of time and the constancy of God's presence. <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a> states, "Because of the LORD’s loving devotion we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!" The daily renewal of the horizon at dawn serves as a reminder of God's unchanging mercy and faithfulness.<br><br><b>Eschatological Significance</b><br><br>The horizon also holds eschatological significance, representing the anticipation of Christ's return and the fulfillment of God's promises. In <a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27</a> , Jesus says, "For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man." The horizon, stretching from east to west, symbolizes the universality and certainty of Christ's return, a future event that will transcend the limits of the present world.<br><br>In summary, while the term "horizon" is not directly mentioned in the Bible, its concept is woven throughout Scripture as a symbol of God's creation, human limitation, hope, and eschatological promise. The horizon serves as a powerful metaphor for the divine mysteries and the eternal nature of God's plan.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) The circle which bounds that part of the earth's surface visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent junction of the earth and sky.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) A plane passing through the eye of the spectator and at right angles to the vertical at a given place; a plane tangent to the earth's surface at that place; called distinctively the sensible horizon.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) A plane parallel to the sensible horizon of a place, and passing through the earth's center; -- called also rational / celestial horizon.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) The unbroken line separating sky and water, as seen by an eye at a given elevation, no land being visible.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) The epoch or time during which a deposit was made.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) The chief horizontal line in a picture of any sort, which determines in the picture the height of the eye of the spectator; in an extended landscape, the representation of the natural horizon corresponds with this line.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3724.htm"><span class="l">3724. horizo -- to mark off by boundaries, to determine</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [The English term "" ("" comes from 3724 (), "to set ." 4309 ("-<b>horizon</b>, -determine")<br> emphasizes God's with, as operating in His perfect wisdom, absolute <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3724.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2329.htm"><span class="l">2329. chug -- vault, <b>horizon</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 2328, 2329. chug. 2330 . vault, <b>horizon</b>. Transliteration: chug Phonetic<br> Spelling: (khoog) Short Definition: circle. Word Origin <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2329.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6183.htm"><span class="l">6183. ariph -- a cloud</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from araph Definition a cloud NASB Word Usage clouds (1). heaven. From<br> araph; the sky (as dropping at the <b>horizon</b>) -- heaven. see HEBREW araph. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6183.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_prayer/the_broad_inner_horizon.htm"><span class="l">The Broad Inner <b>Horizon</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Prayer the Greatest Outlet of Power The Broad Inner <b>Horizon</b>. <b>...</b> The <b>horizon</b> of this<br> room is as broad as the globe. God's presence with this man makes it so. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on prayer/the broad inner horizon.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_the_crowned_christ_of_revelation/viii_watching_the_horizon.htm"><span class="l">Watching the <b>Horizon</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> VIII."WATCHING THE <b>HORIZON</b>. "Thy Kingdom Come." <b>...</b> But their eyes are never lifted to<br> the outer <b>horizon</b>. They are settled in an even, contented round. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../quiet talks on the crowned christ of revelation/viii watching the horizon.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_j/looking_to_the_hills.htm"><span class="l">Looking to the Hills</span></a> <br><b>...</b> from no part of that long-extended plain where he dwelt; and he might have looked<br> till he wore his eyes out, ere he could have seen them on the <b>horizon</b> of sense <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/looking to the hills.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_xli_the_angel_of.htm"><span class="l">The Angel of Death</span></a> <br><b>...</b> not marked by any eminence. With Pa-Ramesu behind him, a wide unbroken<br> <b>horizon</b> belted the dusky landscape. The lights winked out <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xli the angel of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/meyer/john_the_baptist/iii_his_schools_and_schoolmasters.htm"><span class="l">His Schools and Schoolmasters.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> We can believe in the wonder-working power of God on the distant <b>horizon</b> of the<br> past, or on the equally distant <b>horizon</b> of the future; but that He should have <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../meyer/john the baptist/iii his schools and schoolmasters.htm</font><p><a href="/library/brown/christ_the_way_the_truth_and_the_life/the_author_to_the_reader.htm"><span class="l">The Author to the Reader.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Wherefore (and who can think it strange, if it be so?) the Lord seemeth to be about<br> to contend with us, by covering our <b>horizon</b> with Egyptian darkness; many <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../brown/christ the way the truth and the life/the author to the reader.htm</font><p><a href="/library/naylor/heart_talks/talk_thirty-five_the_practical_side.htm"><span class="l">The Practical Side of Religion</span></a> <br><b>...</b> TALK THIRTY-FIVE. THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF RELIGION. The sun was slowly sinking toward<br> the western <b>horizon</b> while I wended my way up the rugged hillside. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../naylor/heart talks/talk thirty-five the practical side.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_service/an_active_life_of_service.htm"><span class="l">An Active Life of Service.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Some people are bounded by the <b>horizon</b> of the town where they live, some by the<br> particular church to which they belong, some the denomination, some the state <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gordon/quiet talks on service/an active life of service.htm</font><p><a href="/library/methodius/the_banquet_of_the_ten_virgins_or_concerning_chastity/chapter_xiv_the_doctrine_of_mathematicians.htm"><span class="l">The Doctrine of Mathematicians not Wholly to be Despised, when <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> back from the circles which surround it, of which the meridian is the greatest;<br> and the second, which divides it into two equal parts, is the <b>horizon</b>; and the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter xiv the doctrine of mathematicians.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_ephesians_peter/partakers_of_the_divine_nature.htm"><span class="l">Partakers of the Divine Nature</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The arched heaven, though high above us, it is not inaccessible in its serene and<br> cloudless beauty, but it touches earth all round the <b>horizon</b>, and man is made <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../partakers of the divine nature.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/h/horizon.htm"><span class="l"><b>Horizon</b> (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> spectator and at right angles to the vertical at a given place; a plane tangent<br> to the earth's surface at that place; called distinctively the sensible <b>horizon</b><b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/horizon.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/low.htm"><span class="l">Low (216 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> a low fence. 9. (superl.) Near the <b>horizon</b>; as, the sun is low at four<br> o'clock in winter, and six in summer. 10. (superl.) Sunk <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/low.htm - 39k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/elevation.htm"><span class="l">Elevation (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4. (n.) The distance of a celestial object above the <b>horizon</b>, or the arc of a vertical<br> circle intercepted between it and the <b>horizon</b>; altitude; as, the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/elevation.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/level.htm"><span class="l">Level (31 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> n.) A horizontal line or plane; that is, a straight line or a plane which is tangent<br> to a true level at a given point and hence parallel to the <b>horizon</b> at that <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/level.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/rise.htm"><span class="l">Rise (417 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 13. (v.) To appear above the <b>horizon</b>, as the sun, moon, stars, and the like. 14. <b>...</b><br> 38. (n.) Appearance above the <b>horizon</b>; as, the rise of the sun or of a planet. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rise.htm - 39k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/slope.htm"><span class="l">Slope (29 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> another. 2. (vi) Any ground whose surface forms an angle with the plane of<br> the <b>horizon</b>. 3. (a.) Sloping. 4. (adv.) In a sloping manner. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/slope.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/steep.htm"><span class="l">Steep (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6. (vt) Making a large angle with the plane of the <b>horizon</b>; ascending or descending<br> rapidly with respect to a horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/steep.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/battle.htm"><span class="l">Battle (282 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Next, the moon appeared to be associated with the valley of Aijalon; that is, it<br> must have been low down on the <b>horizon</b> in that direction, and since Aijalon is <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/battle.htm - 55k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cosmological.htm"><span class="l">Cosmological</span></a><br><b>...</b> its mountains, valleys and rivers, may have been conceived of as encircled by an<br> ocean-the circular form being naturally suggested by the outline of the <b>horizon</b><b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cosmological.htm - 33k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bethhoron.htm"><span class="l">Bethhoron (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Next, the moon appeared to be associated with the valley of Aijalon; that is, it<br> must have been low down on the <b>horizon</b> in that direction, and since Aijalon is <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bethhoron.htm - 30k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/black-holes.html">Does the Bible say anything about the existence of black holes? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/artificial-intelligence-AI.html">Is artificial intelligence (AI) biblically possible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-overthinking.html">What does the Bible say about overthinking? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/horizon.htm">Horizon: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Horizon (4 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/17-24.htm">Luke 17:24</a></span><br />For just as the lightning, when it flashes, shines from one part of the <span class="boldtext">horizon</span> to the opposite part, so will the Son of Man be on His day.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9</a></span><br />but if you return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet will I gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/26-10.htm">Job 26:10</a></span><br />He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Proverbs 8:27</a></span><br />When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep: <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/h/horizon.htm">Horizon</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/horizon.htm">Horizon (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hormah.htm">Hormah (9 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/h/horites_or_horim.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Horites or Horim"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Horites or Horim" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/h/horizons.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Horizons"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Horizons" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>