Libra,
meaning "The Blood of Christ - the
Price which Covers" is our next sign.
It isn't particularly a bright sign in the sky, and has
only a few significant
known stars, but is nonetheless meaningful.
It is portrayed as "scales or balances". We read in Daniel
5:27, "Thou art weighed
in the balances and are found wanting." Referring to
Belshazzar where he failed
to fulfill the righteous demands of God to cover his own
sin.
The brightest star of the
three identified is Zuben Al
Genubi, which means
"the Price which is
Deficient." This
probably refers to man and his feeble
attempt to pay for his own salvation.
Another bright star is
Zuben Al
Chemali, which means
"the Price which
Covers." Obviously
this alludes to Christ Himself and the
price He paid through His blood on calvary to cover our
sins.
1 Peter 1:18 &19 and Revelation 5:9 speak of Christ
being
"the Price that
Covered" and redeemed
us to God by His blood.
The final star is
Zuben
Akrabi, which
means "the Price of the
Conflict".
This reminds us of the conflict that took place, being the
cross and
the great price that was paid.
Also, within each "sign",
there are three other symbols called "decans".
In Libra, those decans are
Crux, "Christ cut off in
death", Lupus, "Christ the victim slain",
and Corona, "Crown for the worthy redeemer."
I would again recommend Kenneth C. Fleming's book,
"God's Voice in the Stars" for additional study and
clarification.
Libra, with its symbolic
scales, points to Christ, the seed of the woman,
which balanced the scales through His conflict and
sacrifice in our behalf.
