Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Animals » God's care of
For it is written in the Law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain [to keep it from eating the grain].” Is it [only] for oxen that God cares?
“You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing [to prevent him from eating any of the grain].
Behold, I establish My covenant or pledge with you and with your descendants after you And with every living creature that is with you -- "whether the birds, the livestock, or the wild beasts of the earth along with you, as many as came out of the ark -- "every animal of the earth.
“Who provides prey for the raven
When its young cry to God
And wander about without food?
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God,
Your judgments are like the great deep.
O Lord, You preserve man and beast.
They give drink to every beast of the field;
The wild donkeys quench their thirst there.
He gives to the beast its food,
And to the young ravens that for which they cry.
Should I not have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 [innocent] persons, who do not know the difference between their right and left hand [and are not yet accountable for sin], as well as many [blameless] animals?”
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Ravens
He gives to the beast its food,
And to the young ravens that for which they cry.
and he sent out a raven, which flew here and there until the waters were dried up from the earth.
You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to sustain you there [with food].”
The eye that mocks a father
And scorns a mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young vultures will devour it.
Birds » Divine care of
“Who provides prey for the raven
When its young cry to God
And wander about without food?
He gives to the beast its food,
And to the young ravens that for which they cry.
Food » From God
It is good [to do the right thing and] not eat meat or drink wine, or do anything that offends your brother and weakens him spiritually.
He gives to the beast its food,
And to the young ravens that for which they cry.
Who forbid people to marry and [teach them] to abstain from [certain kinds of] foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and have [an increasingly clear] knowledge of the truth. For everything God has created is good, and nothing is to be thrown away or refused if it is received with thanksgiving. For it is hallowed and consecrated by the Word of God and by prayer.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You have anointed and refreshed my head with
My cup overflows.
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; I give you everything, as I gave you the green plants and vegetables.
Both supply and support, the whole supply of bread
And the whole supply of water;
Then Jacob (Israel) blessed Joseph, and said,
“The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked [in faithful obedience],
The God who has been my Shepherd [leading and caring for me] all my life to this day,
The God who has been my Shepherd [leading and caring for me] all my life to this day,
He has given food to those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence];
He will remember His covenant forever.
I know and am convinced [as one] in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean [ritually defiled, and unholy] in itself; but [nonetheless] it is unclean to anyone who thinks it is unclean.
Who satisfies your years with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the [soaring] eagle.
So God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of the entire earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you;
Who gives food to all flesh,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
The eyes of all look to You [in hopeful expectation],
And You give them their food in due time.
And God said, See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the land and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. And to all the animals on the earth and to every bird of the air and to everything that creeps on the ground -- "to everything in which there is the breath of life -- "I have given every green plant for food. And it was so.
He causes vegetation to grow for the cattle, and all that the earth produces for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food out of the earth -- " And wine that gladdens the heart of man, to make his face shine more than oil, and bread to support, refresh, and strengthen man's heart.
Keep deception and lies far from me;
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the food that is my portion,
He causes grass to grow for the cattle,
And all that the earth produces for cultivation by man,
So that he may bring food from the earth—
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Providing for his creatures
He gives to the beast its food,
And to the young ravens that for which they cry.
Who gives food to all flesh,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
They all wait for You
To give them their food in its appointed season.
Ravens » God provides food for
“Who provides prey for the raven
When its young cry to God
And wander about without food?
He gives to the beast its food,
And to the young ravens that for which they cry.