Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Animals » God's care of
For in the Law of Moses it is written, "You must not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain." God is not only concerned about oxen, is he?
Look at the birds in the sky. They don't plant or harvest or gather food into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. You are more valuable than they are, aren't you?
Consider the crows. They don't plant or harvest, they don't even have a storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!
"Don't muzzle an ox while it is threshing grain."
"Pay attention! I'm establishing my covenant with you and with your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you the flying creatures, the livestock, and all the wildlife of the earth that are with you all the earth's animals that came out of the ark.
Who prepares food for the raven, when its offspring cry out to God as they wander for lack of food?"
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your justice is like the great depths of the sea. You deliver both people and animals, LORD.
They give water for animals of the field to drink; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
He gives wild animals their food, including the young ravens when they cry.
So why shouldn't I be concerned about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 human beings who do not know their right hand from their left, as well as a lot of livestock?
"Two sparrows are sold for a penny, aren't they? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's permission.
"Five sparrows are sold for two pennies, aren't they? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
Birds » Divine care of
Consider the crows. They don't plant or harvest, they don't even have a storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!
Who prepares food for the raven, when its offspring cry out to God as they wander for lack of food?"
He gives wild animals their food, including the young ravens when they cry.
"Two sparrows are sold for a penny, aren't they? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's permission.
"Five sparrows are sold for two pennies, aren't they? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
Birds » Unclean » Raven
Who prepares food for the raven, when its offspring cry out to God as they wander for lack of food?"
God » Providence of » General references to
Look at the birds in the sky. They don't plant or harvest or gather food into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. You are more valuable than they are, aren't you?
Who prepares food for the raven, when its offspring cry out to God as they wander for lack of food?"
"Two sparrows are sold for a penny, aren't they? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's permission.
He will never let your foot slip, nor will your guardian become drowsy.
so that you will become children of your Father in heaven, because he makes his sun rise on both evil and good people, and he lets rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous.
divine Providence » Mysteries of providing » General references to
Look at the birds in the sky. They don't plant or harvest or gather food into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. You are more valuable than they are, aren't you?
Who prepares food for the raven, when its offspring cry out to God as they wander for lack of food?"
"Two sparrows are sold for a penny, aren't they? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's permission.
He will never let your foot slip, nor will your guardian become drowsy.
so that you will become children of your Father in heaven, because he makes his sun rise on both evil and good people, and he lets rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Ravens » God provides food for
Consider the crows. They don't plant or harvest, they don't even have a storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!
Who prepares food for the raven, when its offspring cry out to God as they wander for lack of food?"
He gives wild animals their food, including the young ravens when they cry.