What Is A Solar Eclipse? Episode 30
Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible
Eryn Lynum
4.8 • 619 Ratings
🗓️ 2 April 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
What would you think if the sun suddenly disappeared? I’m sharing my story of one of the most amazing things I have ever experienced: a total solar eclipse—and what it showed me about our Creator God.
Here’s our trail map:
- What happens during a solar eclipse?
- How did scientists discover solar eclipses?
- What is a “Totality Zone” and how can you see a solar eclipse?
- How does a solar eclipse reveal God?
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Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:
“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the skies announce what his hands have made.” Psalm 19:1 (NCV)
“For in him (Jesus) all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” Colossians 1:16-17 (NIV)
“So don’t worry, because I am with you. Don’t be afraid, because I am your God. I will make you strong and will help you; I will support you with my right hand that saves you.” Isaiah 41:10 (NCV)
Terms Learned in This Episode:
Solar: Something coming from or having to do with the sun. When you hear “solar,” think sun!
Eclipse: Something moving in front of or blocking out something else.
Solar Eclipse: When the moon moves in front of the sun, so it is between earth and the sun, and blocks out our view of the sun.
Our Solar System: The collection of eight planets and their moons, along with our sun. All of these are bound together by an invisible force called gravity. Our solar system is our special place within the universe.
Elliptical Orbit: An oval-shaped path. The moon has an elliptical orbit moving in a sort of oval path around earth.
Astronomers and Mathematicians: Astronomers are scientists who specialize in space. Mathematicians specialize in math.
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Mentioned in this episode:
Magnify: A Wild & Wonderful Summer Adventure by Nat Theo
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Have you downloaded the free coloring sheet for this lesson? |
| 0:03.9 | Click the link in our show notes to print and color along as you listen. |
| 0:08.0 | And join the Nat Theo Club at the link in our show notes to receive a full lesson and activity guide |
| 0:13.5 | and a bonus video of content every single week so you can dive deeper into every lesson. |
| 0:20.0 | Explore God's wild and wonderful world in the Nat Theo Club |
| 0:23.5 | at Aaron Linum.com slash club or at the link in our show notes. |
| 0:31.7 | Hello world. Wake me up to another good good morning time to go. |
| 0:43.9 | Are you ready to explore God's wild and wonderful world? |
| 0:46.5 | Welcome to the Nat Theo podcast. |
| 0:48.7 | I'm your host, Aaron Linum. |
| 0:52.6 | I'm a certified master naturalist, Bible teacher, and author. |
| 0:56.7 | And I am so excited to dive into God's written word, |
| 0:59.9 | the Bible, and his created world with you. |
| 1:18.7 | What would you do if in the middle of the day you were playing outside, maybe climbing a tree or finding some fun insects or sticks or building with mud and rocks? And suddenly the sun disappeared. |
| 1:31.1 | What if it was about lunchtime and everything became dark and stars shone in the sky? Would you be confused or scared or curious? I am so excited |
| 1:42.8 | to tell you my story about the day the sun disappeared. It was one of |
| 1:48.5 | the most special days of my life, and it was a very important day for my faith, because what I |
| 1:55.9 | experienced taught me a whole lot about God. But before I share that story with you, I want you to raise your |
| 2:04.6 | hand if you enjoy learning math. I imagine some of you might have your hands raised right now, |
| 2:11.8 | and others of you might not. I have struggled with math, both I was a young girl and as I've gotten older. |
| 2:20.3 | But what does math have to do with nature? It ends up quite a lot. |
| 2:26.3 | Coming soon, we will have a bonus episode for you all about math in nature and how God created math and then used math to make so many |
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