Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
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Bible References
Causeth
Psalm 145:15
Everyone's eyes are on you, as you give them their food in due time.
Psalm 147:8
He shields the heavens with clouds, preparing rain for the earth and making grass grow on the hills.
Genesis 1:11
Then God said, "Let vegetation sprout all over the earth, including seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each kind containing its own seed!" And that is what happened:
Genesis 2:5
no shrubs had yet grown in the meadows of the earth and no vegetation had sprouted, because the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and there were no human beings to work the ground.
1 Kings 18:5
Ahab had instructed Obadiah, "Go throughout the land to all of the water springs and to all of the valleys. Maybe we'll find some grass to keep the horses and mules alive. Also, maybe we won't have to kill some of our cattle."
Jeremiah 14:5
Even the doe in the field gives birth and then abandons her young because there is no grass.
Joel 2:22
Stop being afraid, beasts of the field, because the desert pastures will bloom, the trees will bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine will deliver their wealth.
Herb
Genesis 1:29
God also told them, "Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant that grows throughout the earth, along with every tree that grows seed-bearing fruit. They will produce your food.
Genesis 2:9
The LORD God caused every tree that is both beautiful and suitable for food to spring up out of the ground. The tree of life was also in the middle of the garden, along with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 3:18
It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you'll eat the plants from the meadows.
Genesis 9:3
"Every living, moving creature will be food for you. Just as I gave you green plants before, so now you have everything.
That he
Psalm 136:25
He gives food to all creatures, for his gracious love is everlasting.
Genesis 4:12
Whenever you work the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you, and you'll wander throughout the earth as a fugitive."
Job 28:5
"While the ground produces food, underneath it is torn up and burning hot,
1 Corinthians 3:7
So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is significant, but God, who keeps everything growing, is the one who matters.
General references
Genesis 1:30
I have given all green plants as food for every wild animal of the earth, every bird that flies, and to every living thing that crawls on the earth." And that is what happened.
1 Corinthians 15:38
But God gives the plant the form he wants it to have, and to each kind of seed its own form.