Can you name the brightest stars in the night sky? They have names and meanings so old that they go back to the time before the beginning of written language. The 25 brightest stars in the sky are (shown with their current names):
But what were their original names? What constellations are they part of? And what do their names mean? In this blog, I will go through the 25 brightest stars in the sky, starting with the brightest of them all - which is now called Sirius.
Hebrew name: Sar, meaning "Prince" (a title of Christ).
Where this star name is found in Scripture:
Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His Shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
Sirius (Sar) is located in the Big Dog constellation (where shown in the drawing above), anciently known as Ze'eb (meaning "Wolf"), but now called Canis Major (Big Dog).
The Marriage Supper of the Lamb is foretold in the tenth star-family, the primary constellation of which is Ta'am (now called Gemini). This is the Bridal Couple, as will be explained in more detail in a few months (or in my book, God's Amazing Star Secret).
A rabbit is notoriously powerless. It is at the bottom of the food-chain—the prey of choice for many a predator. Similarly, after our King returns, the devil will be bound (Revelation 20:2) for a thousand years. This process of binding the devil renders him powerless, like a rabbit in a snare.
It is interesting also to notice the surroundings of the devil-rabbit shown in the sky. The placement of this constellation adds to its message and meaning. First, the hare has no where to run for it is guarded by two “dogs”, which are actually wolves—a predator of the rabbit. The greater and lesser wolf are the next two decans of this amazing star-family.
Additionally, one will note that the hare
constellation is positioned under the feet of Orion (Keisyl). This is to show the fulfillment of Scripture, which says:
“And ye shall tread down the wicked...” Malachi 4:3
“Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.” Psalm 91:13The remaining two decans of Ta’am are Ze’eb (Canis Major) and Shalem (Canis Minor).
Today, these constellations are depicted as two dogs, with Ze’eb (Canis Major) being the larger of the two. But the portrayal of these two constellations as dogs is incorrect, according to the ancient star-depictions. In fact, in the ancient star-charts there is some conflict as to the
correct portrayal of Ze’eb (Canis Major) and its lesser partner (Shalem).
In the Dendera Zodiac Ze’eb is shown as a hawk, which is a different kind of predator which still preys upon rabbits. Then in the Persian Planesphere, Ze’eb is shown as a wolf. Plutarch is more specific, referring to Ze’eb as the “leader” (alpha wolf). For the purposes of this blog (and in my book), the depictions of Ze’eb and Shalem will be showing a leader wolf and a lesser wolf, both of whom are guarding the rabbit.
The alpha wolf, called Ze’eb (Canis Major),
portrays Christ in His Role of defeating,
binding, and stripping the power from the devil. As Scripture says, it is Yahshua (the Strongest Man) who binds the “strong man”, which is the devil (Psalm 19:5; Matthew 12:29).
So why are there two wolves shown in this sky-picture? Certainly one wolf is sufficient to take care of a trembling rabbit - especially since the alpha wolf in this sky-picture is Christ Himself! But, the lesser wolf represents the people of God who have been perfect (whole-hearted) in their love for Him (Shalem). After Christ’s Return, the Bride is shown working alongside the Bridegroom. So, as He Works in Judgment, she joins Him in this work (1 Corinthians 6:3). But there is more to this star-message...
I will go more in-depth into this tenth star-family in October, the month in which this star-family will be featured. Until then, we have gone sufficiently into the constellation of Ze'eb (Canis Major) to show the significance of the brightest star in our sky: Sar (now called Sirius).
Here are are few fun facts about Sirius:
1) Sirius (which looks like one star with the naked eye) is actually a two-star system made up of Sirius A and Sirius B.
3) Sirius A is 71% larger than our sun, having a radius of 740,000 miles (1.2 million km). Sirius B has a radius of only 3,650 miles (5,900 km) making it slightly smaller than planet Earth.
4) Sirius A has twice the mass of our Sun. But Sirius B has about the same mass as our Sun. Considering that Sirius B is about the same size as Earth, the fact that its mass nearly equals the Sun's means that Sirius B is a very dense object!
5) Sirius A has a surface temperature of around 18,000 degrees Fahrenheit (10,000 degrees Celsius). This is almost twice as hot as our Sun. But Sirius B is hotter still, being almost five times hotter than our Sun.
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Prayng to be a lesser wolf!
ReplyDeleteContemplating how much we would weigh on Sirius B even though we would burn up instantly.
How powerful is our Yah anyway!