Birds · Torrey

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

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