Birds

Created by God Genesis 1:20,21; 2:19
Created for the glory of God Psalm 148:10
Herb of the field given as food to Genesis 1:30
Differ in flesh from beasts and fishes 1 Corinthians 15:39
Power over given to man Genesis 1:26; Psalm 8:8
Names given to, by Adam Genesis 2:19,20
Instinctively fear man Genesis 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 James 3:7
Given as food to man Genesis 9:2,3
The blood of, not to be eaten Leviticus 7:26
The property of God Psalm 50:11
God provides for Psalm 104:1-12; Matthew 6:26; Luke 12:23,24
CALLED
- Fowls of the air Genesis 7:3
- Fowls of heaven Job 35:11
- Feathered fowl Ezekiel 39:17
- Winged fowl Deuteronomy 4:17
- Birds of the air Matthew 8:20
Many kinds of, graniverous Matthew 13:4
Many kinds of, carnivorous Genesis 15:11; 40:19; Deuteronomy 28:26
Furnished with claws Daniel 4:33
Propagated by eggs Deuteronomy 22:6; Jeremiah 17:11
Make, and dwell in nests Matthew 8:20
Are hostile to strange kinds Jeremiah 12:9
Have each their peculiar note or song Psalm 104:12; Ecclesiastes 12:4; Song of Solomon 2:12
Fly above the earth Genesis 1:20
Rapid flight of, alluded to Isaiah 31:5; Hosea 9:11; 11:11
Many kinds of, migratory Jeremiah 8:7
Often remove from places suffering calamities Jeremiah 4:25; 9:10
Rest on trees Daniel 4:12; Matthew 13:32
INHABIT
- Mountains Psalm 50:11
- Deserts Psalm 102:6
- Marshes Isaiah 14:23
- Deserted Cities Isaiah 34:11,14,15
MAKE THEIR NESTS
- In trees Psalm 104:17; Ezekiel 31:6
- On the ground Deuteronomy 22:6
- In clefts of rocks Numbers 24:21; Jeremiah 48:28
- In deserted cities Isaiah 34:15
- Under the roofs of houses Psalm 84:3
Early distinguished into clean and clean Genesis 8:20
CLEAN
- Dove Genesis 8:8
- Turtle Leviticus 14:22; Song of Solomon 2:12
- Pigeon Leviticus 1:14; 12:6
- Quail Exodus 16:12,13; Numbers 11:31,32
- Sparrow Leviticus 14:4; Matthew 10:29-31
- Swallow Psalm 84:3; Isaiah 38:14
- Cock and Hen Matthew 23:37; 26:34,74
- Partridge 1 Samuel 26:20; Jeremiah 17:11
- Crane Isaiah 38:14; Jeremiah 8:7
- To be eaten Deuteronomy 14:11,20
- Offered in sacrifice Genesis 8:20; Leviticus 1:14
UNCLEAN
- Eagle Leviticus 11:13; Job 39:27
- Ossifrage Leviticus 11:13
- Osprey Leviticus 11:13
- Vulture Leviticus 11:14; Job 28:7; Isaiah 34:15
- Glede Deuteronomy 14:13
- Kite Leviticus 11:14
- Raven Leviticus 11:15; Job 38:41
- Owl Leviticus 11:16; Job 30:29
- Nighthawk Leviticus 11:16
- Cuckoo Leviticus 11:16
- Hawk Leviticus 11:17; Job 39:26
- Little owl Leviticus 11:17
- Cormorant Leviticus 11:17; Isaiah 34:11
- Great owl Leviticus 11:17
- Swan Leviticus 11:18
- Pelican Leviticus 11:18; Psalm 102:6
- Gier Eagle Leviticus 11:18
- Stork Leviticus 11:19; Psalm 104:17
- Heron Leviticus 11:19
- Lapwing Leviticus 11:19
- Bat Leviticus 11:19; Isaiah 2:20
- Ostrich Job 39:13,18
- Bittern Isaiah 14:23; 34:11
- Peacock 1 Kings 10:22; Job 39:13
- Not to be eaten Leviticus 11:13,17; Deuteronomy 14:12
Not to be eaten with their young Deuteronomy 22:6,7
Taken in snares or nets Proverbs 1:17
Often suffered for man's sin Genesis 6:7; Jeremiah 12:4; Ezekiel 38:20; Hosea 4:3
Solomon wrote the history of 1 Kings 4:33
Confinement of, in cages alluded to Jeremiah 5:27
No likeness of, to be made for worship Deuteronomy 4:17
Often worshipped by idolaters Romans 1:23
ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of cruel and rapacious kings Isaiah 46:11
- Of hostile nations Jeremiah 12:9
- Of people of different countries Ezekiel 31:6; Matthew 13:32
- Of unsettled person, &c Proverbs 27:8; Isaiah 16:2
- Of the devil and his spirits Matthew 13:4,19
- (Snaring,) of death Ecclesiastes 9:12
- (Snaring,) of designs of the wicked Psalm 124:7; Proverbs 1:10-17; 7:23

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