Birds
1. Created by God. Ge 1:20,21; 2:19.
2. Created for the glory of God. Ps 148:10.
3. Herb of the field given as food to. Ge 1:30.
4. Differ in flesh from beasts and fishes. 1Co 15:39.
5. Power over given to man. Ge 1:26; Ps 8:8.
6. Names given to, by Adam. Ge 2:19,20.
7. Instinctively fear man. Ge 9:2.
8. Instinct of, inferior to man’s reason. Job 35:11.
9. Lessons of wisdom to be learned from. Job 12:7.
10. Can all be tamed. Jas 3:7.
11. Given as food to man. Ge 9:2,3.
12. The blood of, not to be eaten. Le 7:26.
13. The property of God. Ps 50:11.
14. God provides for. Ps 104:1-12; Mt 6:26; Lu 12:23,24.
15. Called
a. Fowls of the air. Ge 7:3.
b. Fowls of heaven. Job 35:11.
c. Feathered fowl. Eze 39:17.
d. Winged fowl. De 4:17.
e. Birds of the air. Mt 8:20.
16. Many kinds of, graniverous. Mt 13:4.
17. Many kinds of, carnivorous. Ge 15:11; 40:19; De 28:26.
18. Furnished with claws. Da 4:33.
19. Propagated by eggs. De 22:6; Jer 17:11.
20. Make, and dwell in nests. Mt 8:20.
21. Are hostile to strange kinds. Jer 12:9.
22. Have each their peculiar note or song. Ps 104:12; Ec 12:4; Song 2:12.
23. Fly above the earth. Ge 1:20.
24. Rapid flight of, alluded to. Isa 31:5; Ho 9:11; 11:11.
25. Many kinds of, migratory. Jer 8:7.
26. Often remove from places suffering calamities. Jer 4:25; 9:10.
27. Rest on trees. Da 4:12; Mt 13:32.
28. Inhabit
a. Mountains. Ps 50:11.
b. Deserts. Ps 102:6.
c. Marshes. Isa 14:23.
d. Deserted Cities. Isa 34:11,14,15.
29. Make their nests
a. In trees. Ps 104:17; Eze 31:6.
b. On the ground. De 22:6.
c. In clefts of rocks. Nu 24:21; Jer 48:28.
d. In deserted cities. Isa 34:15.
e. Under the roofs of houses. Ps 84:3.
30. Early distinguished into clean and clean. Ge 8:20.
31. Clean
a. Dove. Ge 8:8.
b. Turtle. Le 14:22; Song 2:12.
c. Pigeon. Le 1:14; 12:6.
d. Quail. Ex 16:12,13; Nu 11:31,32.
e. Sparrow. Le 14:4; Mt 10:29-31.
f. Swallow. Ps 84:3; Isa 38:14.
g. Cock and Hen. Mt 23:37; 26:34,74.
h. Partridge. 1Sa 26:20; Jer 17:11.
i. Crane. Isa 38:14; Jer 8:7.
j. To be eaten. De 14:11,20.
k. Offered in sacrifice. Ge 8:20; Le 1:14.
32. Unclean
a. Eagle. Le 11:13; Job 39:27.
b. Ossifrage. Le 11:13.
c. Osprey. Le 11:13.
d. Vulture. Le 11:14; Job 28:7; Isa 34:15.
e. Glede. De 14:13.
f. Kite. Le 11:14.
g. Raven. Le 11:15; Job 38:41.
h. Owl. Le 11:16; Job 30:29.
i. Nighthawk. Le 11:16.
j. Cuckoo. Le 11:16.
k. Hawk. Le 11:17; Job 39:26.
l. Little owl. Le 11:17.
m. Cormorant. Le 11:17; Isa 34:11.
n. Great owl. Le 11:17.
o. Swan. Le 11:18.
p. Pelican. Le 11:18; Ps 102:6.
q. Gier Eagle. Le 11:18.
r. Stork. Le 11:19; Ps 104:17.
s. Heron. Le 11:19.
t. Lapwing. Le 11:19.
u. Bat. Le 11:19; Isa 2:20.
v. Ostrich. Job 39:13,18.
w. Bittern. Isa 14:23; 34:11.
x. Peacock. 1Ki 10:22; Job 39:13.
y. Not to be eaten. Le 11:13,17; De 14:12.
33. Not to be eaten with their young. De 22:6,7.
34. Taken in snares or nets. Pr 1:17.
35. Often suffered for man’s sin. Ge 6:7; Jer 12:4; Eze 38:20; Ho 4:3.
36. Solomon wrote the history of. 1Ki 4:33.
37. Confinement of, in cages alluded to. Jer 5:27.
38. No likeness of, to be made for worship. De 4:17.
39. Often worshipped by idolaters. Ro 1:23.
40. Illustrative
a. Of cruel and rapacious kings. Isa 46:11.
b. Of hostile nations. Jer 12:9.
c. Of people of different countries. Eze 31:6; Mt 13:32.
d. Of unsettled person, &c. Pr 27:8; Isa 16:2.
e. Of the devil and his spirits. Mt 13:4,19.
f. (Snaring,) of death. Ec 9:12.
g. (Snaring,) of designs of the wicked. Ps 124:7; Pr 1:10-17; 7:23.