Question: Did the constellations correspond with the tribes of Israel?

Question: During the past Sunday evening Bible study, the following was presented: Some [astrological] constellations corresponded with the tribes of Israel: Judah—Leo; Dan—Scorpio; Benjamin—Gemini. Further, the tribes in the wilderness were arranged around the Tabernacle according to the “mirror reflection” of where their corresponding constellation was located in the heavens. How does one research whether or not these things are true?

Response: First of all, is this idea anywhere taught in Scripture? Certainly not! Secondly, it has been pointed out numerous times that the “Signs of the Zodiac correspond to the position of the sun relative to constellations as they appeared more than 2,200 years ago” (https://bit.ly/3CsoGxi). However, practitioners of Astrology, and in particular those who make their living on it, would say (without any evidence) that this makes no difference. Further, their argument is in direct conflict with verifiable science as much as it is with the Word of God.

Indeed, the Lord says in Jeremiah:10:2Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
See All..., “Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.”

Regarding science, over the centuries the position of the “Zodiac” has changed, since “The first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere was once marked by the zero point of the Zodiac. For instance, those born between March 21 and April 19 consider themselves to be Aries. Today, the sun is no longer within the constellation of Aries during much of that period. From March 11 to April 18, the sun is actually in the constellation of Pisces!” (https://bit.ly/3CsoGxi)

While some writers in the Talmud consider this to be a biblical use of “astronomy,” it is clear that other influences crept in. This has been a deviation from Scripture for many with even believers such as astronomers Sir Isaac Newton and Johannes Kepler having some regard for astrology and actually sought to reconcile it with the Bible. The Wise Men who came from the East who saw the star and came to see the newborn King still needed the Scriptures to learn where He was born.