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, 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

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Birds, like other animals, were divided by Moses into clean and unclean; the former might be eaten, the latter not. The general ground of distinction is, that those which feed on grain or seeds are clean; while those which devour flesh, fish, or carrion, are unclean. Turtledoves, young pigeons, and perhaps some other kinds of birds, were prescribed in the Mosaic law as offerings, Le 5:7-10 14:4-7 Lu 2:24. There is great difficulty in accurately determining the different species of birds prohibited in Le 11:13-19 De 14:11-20, and the proper version of the Hebrew names. The information we have respecting them may be found under the names by which they are translated in our Bible. Moses, to inculcate humanity on the Israelites, ordered them, if they found a bird’s nest, not to take the dam with the young, but to suffer the old one to fly away, and to take the young only, De 22:6,7. Cages for singing birds are alluded to in Jer 5:27; and snares in Pr 7:23 Ec 9:12. Birds of prey are emblems of destroying hosts, Isa 46:11 Jer 12:9 Eze 32:4 Re 19:17-19; and the Lord comes to the defense of his people with the swiftness of the eagle, Isa 31:5.

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BIRDS. → Creation of, on the fifth creative day Ge 1:20-30 → Man's dominion over Ge 1:26,28; 9:2,3; Ps 8:5-8; Jer 27:6; Da 2:38; Jas 3:7 → Appointed for food Ge 9:2,3; De 14:11-20 → What species were unclean Le 11:13-20; De 14:12-19 → Used for sacifice
* See DOVE

→ See PIGEON → Divine care of Job 38:41; Ps 147:9; Mt 10:29; Lu 12:6,24 → Songs of, at the break of day Ps 104:12; Ec 12:4; So 2:12 → Domesticated Job 41:5; Jas 3:7 → Solomon's proverbs of 1Ki 4:33 → Nests of Ps 104:17; Mt 8:20; 13:32 → Instincts of Pr 1:17 → Habits of Job 39:13-18,26-30 → Migrate Jer 8:7 → Moses' law protected the mother from being taken with the young De 22:6,7 → Cages of Jer 5; 27; Re 18:2 → See SNARES → FIGURATIVE Isa 16:2; 46:11; Jer 12:9; Eze 39:4
* Symbolical Da 7:6
* See BITTERN
* See CHICKEN
* See CORMORANT
* See CRANE
* See CUCKOO
* See DOVE
* See EAGLE
* See FALCON
* See GLEDE
* See HAWK
* See HEN
* See HERON
* See KITE
* See LAPWING
* See NIGHT HAWK
* See OSPREY
* See OSSIFRAGE
* See OSTRICH
* See OWL
* See PARTRIDGE
* See PEACOCK
* See PELICAN
* See PIGEON
* See QUAIL
* See RAVEN
* See SPARROW
* See STORK
* See SWALLOW
* See SWAN
* See VULTURE

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(1) General References to Ge 1:20,26; 9:2; Le 11:13; De 14:11; 22:6; Ps 8:8; Da 2:38 (2) God's Care for De 22:6; Mt 6:26; Lu 12:6 (3) The Nests of Ps 84:3; 104:17; Isa 34:15; Mt 8:20 (4) The Singing of Ps 104:12; Ec 12:4; So 2:12 (5) Names of Cormorants Le 11:17; De 14:17; Isa 34:11; Zep 2:14 Doves, a type of purity Ps 68:13; So 6:9; Mt 3:16; 10:16 --Used as Sacrifices. See BIRDS Eagles, a type of swiftness Ex 19:4; 2Sa 1:23; Job 9:26; Pr 23:5; Isa 40:31 Hawks Le 11:16; De 14:15; Job 39:26 Ostriches Job 39:13; La 4:3 Owls Le 11:16; De 14:16; Isa 34:14 Peacocks 1Ki 10:22; Job 39:13 Pelicans Le 11:18; De 14:17; Ps 102:6 Pigeons, offered in sacrifice Ge 15:9; Le 1:14; 5:7; 12:8; 14:22; Lu 2:24 Quails Ex 16:13; Nu 11:31; Ps 105:40 Ravens Ge 8:7; De 14:14; 1Ki 17:4; Ps 147:9; Pr 30:17; Lu 12:24 Sparrows Ps 84:3; 102:7; Mt 10:29; Lu 12:6 Storks Le 11:19; Ps 104:17; Jer 8:7; Zec 5:9 Swallows Ps 84:3; Isa 38:14; Jer 8:7 Turtle Doves, offered in sacrifice Ge 15:9; Le 1:14; Nu 6:10; Lu 2:24 Vultures Le 11:14; De 14:13; Job 28:7; Isa 34:15