Ecclesiasticus 43:2 Description The sun is a vessel admirable of the Most High, burning the mountains, breathing forth fiery rays. Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation) Verse 16: And God Made Two Great Lights — Description of sun, moon, and stars from Sirach as instruments of God ""The sun," he says, "is a vessel," that is, an instrument, a tool, "admirable of the Most High, burning the mountains, breathing forth fiery rays. The moon, an indicator of the season and a sign of the age. "