Of him also the Spirit causes Isaiah to say, “In that day, shall this song be sung in the land of Judah”;— “In that day the Lord, with his sore, and great, and strong sword, Shall punish leviathan the piercing (R.V. swift) serpent, Even leviathan that crooked serpent; And he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.” (Isa. xxvi. 1; xxvii. 1.) This is exactly what is foreshadowed by this constellation of _Draco_. Its name is from the Greek, and means _trodden on_, as in the Septuagint of Ps. xci. 13: “The dragon shalt thou trample under feet,” from the Hebrew דָּרַךְ, _Dahrach_, _to tread_. [Illustration] Plate 15: DRACO (the Dragon Cast down) In the Zodiac of Denderah it is shown as a serpent under the fore‐feet of Sagittarius, and is named _Her‐fent_, which means _the serpent accursed_! There are 80 stars in the constellation; four of the 2nd magnitude, seven of the 3rd magnitude, ten of the 4th, etc. The brightest star, α (in one of the latter coils), is named _Thuban_ (Heb.), _the subtle_. Some 4,620 years ago it was the Polar Star. It is manifest, therefore, that the Greeks could not have invented this constellation, as is confessed by all modern astronomers. It is still a very important star in nautical reckonings, guiding the commerce of the seas, and thus “the god of this world” is represented as winding in his contortions round the pole of the world, as if to indicate his subtle influence in all worldly affairs. The next star, β (in the head), is called by the Hebrew name _Rastaban_, and means _the head of the subtle_ (_serpent_). In the Arabic it is still called _Al Waid_, which means _who is to be destroyed_. The next star, γ (also in the head), is called _Ethanin_, _i.e._, _the long serpent_, or _dragon_. The Hebrew names of other stars, not identified, are _Grumian_, _the subtle_; _Giansar_, _the punished enemy_. Other (Arabic) names are _Al Dib_, _the reptile_; _El Athik_, _the fraudful_; _El Asieh_, _the bowed down_. And thus the combined testimony of every star (without a single exception) of each constellation, and the constellations of each sign, accords with the testimony of the Word of God concerning the coming Seed of the woman, the bruising of His heel, the crushing of the serpent’s head, “the sufferings of Christ, and the glory which should follow.” “From far I see the glorious day, When He who bore our sins away, Will all His majesty display. A Man of Sorrows once He was, No friend was found to plead His cause, As all preferred the world’s applause. He groaned beneath sin’s awful load, For in the sinner’s place He stood, And died to bring him back to God. But now He waits, with glory crowned. While angel hosts His throne surround, And still His lofty praises sound. To few on earth His name is dear, And they who in His cause appear, The world’s reproach and scorn must bear