Birds

Created by God Ge 1:20,21; 2:19

Created for the glory of God Ps 148:10

Herb of the field given as food to Ge 1:30

Differ in flesh from beasts and fishes 1Co 15:39

Power over given to man Ge 1:26; Ps 8:8

Names given to, by Adam Ge 2:19,20

Instinctively fear man Ge 9:2

Instinct of, inferior to man's reason Job 35:11

Lessons of wisdom to be learned from Job 12:7

Can all be tamed Jas 3:7

Given as food to man Ge 9:2,3

The blood of, not to be eaten Le 7:26

The property of God Ps 50:11

God provides for Ps 104:1-12; Mt 6:26; Lu 12:23,24

CALLED

• Fowls of the air Ge 7:3
• Fowls of heaven Job 35:11
• Feathered fowl Eze 39:17
• Winged fowl De 4:17
• Birds of the air Mt 8:20

Many kinds of, graniverous Mt 13:4

Many kinds of, carnivorous Ge 15:11; 40:19; De 28:26

Furnished with claws Da 4:33

Propagated by eggs De 22:6; Jer 17:11

Make, and dwell in nests Mt 8:20

Are hostile to strange kinds Jer 12:9

Have each their peculiar note or song Ps 104:12; Ec 12:4; So 2:12

Fly above the earth Ge 1:20

Rapid flight of, alluded to Isa 31:5; Ho 9:11; 11:11

Many kinds of, migratory Jer 8:7

Often remove from places suffering calamities Jer 4:25; 9:10

Rest on trees Da 4:12; Mt 13:32

INHABIT

• Mountains Ps 50:11
• Deserts Ps 102:6
• Marshes Isa 14:23
• Deserted Cities Isa 34:11,14,15

MAKE THEIR NESTS

• In trees Ps 104:17; Eze 31:6
• On the ground De 22:6
• In clefts of rocks Nu 24:21; Jer 48:28
• In deserted cities Isa 34:15
• Under the roofs of houses Ps 84:3

Early distinguished into clean and clean Ge 8:20

CLEAN

• Dove Ge 8:8
• Turtle Le 14:22; So 2:12
• Pigeon Le 1:14; 12:6
• Quail Ex 16:12,13; Nu 11:31,32
• Sparrow Le 14:4; Mt 10:29-31
• Swallow Ps 84:3; Isa 38:14
• Cock and Hen Mt 23:37; 26:34,74
• Partridge 1Sa 26:20; Jer 17:11
• Crane Isa 38:14; Jer 8:7
• To be eaten De 14:11,20
• Offered in sacrifice Ge 8:20; Le 1:14

UNCLEAN

• Eagle Le 11:13; Job 39:27
• Ossifrage Le 11:13
• Osprey Le 11:13
• Vulture Le 11:14; Job 28:7; Isa 34:15
• Glede De 14:13
• Kite Le 11:14
• Raven Le 11:15; Job 38:41
• Owl Le 11:16; Job 30:29
• Nighthawk Le 11:16
• Cuckoo Le 11:16
• Hawk Le 11:17; Job 39:26
• Little owl Le 11:17
• Cormorant Le 11:17; Isa 34:11
• Great owl Le 11:17
• Swan Le 11:18
• Pelican Le 11:18; Ps 102:6
• Gier Eagle Le 11:18
• Stork Le 11:19; Ps 104:17
• Heron Le 11:19
• Lapwing Le 11:19
• Bat Le 11:19; Isa 2:20
• Ostrich Job 39:13,18
• Bittern Isa 14:23; 34:11
• Peacock 1Ki 10:22; Job 39:13
• Not to be eaten Le 11:13,17; De 14:12

Not to be eaten with their young De 22:6,7

Taken in snares or nets Pr 1:17

Often suffered for man's sin Ge 6:7; Jer 12:4; Eze 38:20; Ho 4:3

Solomon wrote the history of 1Ki 4:33

Confinement of, in cages alluded to Jer 5:27

No likeness of, to be made for worship De 4:17

Often worshipped by idolaters Ro 1:23

ILLUSTRATIVE

• Of cruel and rapacious kings Isa 46:11
• Of hostile nations Jer 12:9
• Of people of different countries Eze 31:6; Mt 13:32
• Of unsettled person, &c Pr 27:8; Isa 16:2
• Of the devil and his spirits Mt 13:4,19
• (Snaring,) of death Ec 9:12
• (Snaring,) of designs of the wicked Ps 124:7; Pr 1:10-17; 7:23