Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Animals » God's care of
for in the law of Moses it hath been written, 'thou shalt not muzzle an ox treading out corn;' for the oxen doth God care?
look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they?
'Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls?
'Thou dost not muzzle an ox in its threshing.
'And I, lo, I am establishing My covenant with you, and with your seed after you, and with every living creature which is with you, among fowl, among cattle, and among every beast of the earth with you, from all who are going out of the ark -- to every beast of the earth.
Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food.
Thy righteousness is as mountains of God, Thy judgments are a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah.
Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
and I -- have not I pity on Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than twelve myriads of human beings, who have not known between their right hand and their left -- and much cattle!'
'Are not two sparrows sold for an assar? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father;
'Are not five sparrows sold for two assars? and one of them is not forgotten before God,
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Ravens
'Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls?
Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
and he sendeth forth the raven, and it goeth out, going out and turning back till the drying of the waters from off the earth.
and it hath been, from the brook thou dost drink, and the ravens I have commanded to sustain thee there.'
An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.
Birds » Divine care of
'Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls?
Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food.
Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
'Are not two sparrows sold for an assar? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father;
'Are not five sparrows sold for two assars? and one of them is not forgotten before God,
Food » From God
Right it is not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything in which thy brother doth stumble, or is made to fall, or is weak.
look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they?
Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
forbidding to marry -- to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth, because every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received, for it is sanctified through the word of God and intercession.
Thou arrangest before me a table, Over-against my adversaries, Thou hast anointed with oil my head, My cup is full!
Every creeping thing that is alive, to you it is for food; as the green herb I have given to you the whole;
'Our appointed bread give us to-day.
For, lo, the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Is turning aside from Jerusalem, And from Judah, stay and staff, Every stay of bread, and every stay of water.
And he blesseth Joseph, and saith, 'God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked habitually: God who is feeding me from my being unto this day:
Prey He hath given to those fearing Him, He remembereth to the age His covenant.
I have known, and am persuaded, in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself, except to him who is reckoning anything to be unclean -- to that one it is unclean;
Who is satisfying with good thy desire, Renew itself as an eagle doth thy youth.
And God saith, 'Lo, I have given to you every herb sowing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree sowing seed, to you it is for food;
Giving food to all flesh, For to the age is His kindness.
The eyes of all unto Thee do look, And Thou art giving to them their food in its season,
And God saith, 'Lo, I have given to you every herb sowing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree sowing seed, to you it is for food; and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to every creeping thing on the earth, in which is breath of life, every green herb is for food:' and it is so.
Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth, And wine -- it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread -- the heart of man it supporteth.
Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,
Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Providing for his creatures
look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they?
Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
Giving food to all flesh, For to the age is His kindness.
All of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its season.
Ravens » God provides food for
'Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls?
Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food.
Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.