o | is his going forth (egress)
o | and his revolution (regress)
n | unto their ends (regress):
j | and there is nothing hid from his heat (i.e., from him)[10]
Surely there is something more referred to here than a mere wonder excited by the works of the Creator! When we read the whole passage and mark its structure, and note the words employed, we are emphatically told that the heavens contain a revelation from God; they prophesy, they show knowledge, they tell of God's glory, and set forth His purposes and counsels.
It is a remarkable fact that it is in the Book of Job, which is generally allowed to be the oldest book in the [pg 007] Bible,[11] if not in the world, that we have references to this Stellar Revelation. This would be at least 2,000 years before Christ. In that book the signs of the Zodiac and the names of several stars and constellations are mentioned, as being ancient and well-known.
In Isa. xl. 26 (r.v.) we read:—
“Lift up your eyes on high,
And see who hath created these,
That bringeth out their host by number: