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Tri-colored Heron (Egretta tricolor) by Dan

Torrey’s Topical Textbook – Birds

Created by God — Genesis 1:20, 21; Genesis 2:19.

Created for the glory of God — Psalms 148:10.

Herb of the field given as food to — Genesis 1:30.

Differ in flesh from beasts and fishes — 1 Corinthians 15:39.

Power over given to man — Genesis 1:26; Psalm 8:8.

Names given to, by Adam — Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20.

Instinctively fear man — Genesis 9:2.

Instinct of, inferior to man’s reason — Job 35:11.

Lessons of wisdom to be learned from — Job 12:7.

Can all be tamed — James 3:7.

Given as food to man — Genesis 9:2-3.

The blood of, not to be eaten — Leviticus 7:26.

The property of God — Psalms 50:11.

God provides for — Psalms 104:12; Matthew 6:26; Luke 12:23-24.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird by Ray's Wildlfie

Called

• Fowls of the air. — Genesis 7:3.
• Fowls of heaven. — Job 35:11.
• Feathered fowl. — Ezekiel 39:17.
• Winged fowl. — Deuteronomy 4:17.
• Birds of the air. — Matthew 8:20.

Many kinds of, graniverous — Matthew 13:4.

Many kinds of, carnivorous — Genesis 15:11; Genesis 40:19; Deuteronomy 28:26.

Furnished with claws — Daniel 4:33.

Propagated by eggs — Deuteronomy 22:6; Jeremiah 17:11.

Make, and dwell in nests — Matthew 8:20.

Are hostile to strange kinds — Jeremiah 12:9.

Have each their peculiar note or song — Psalms 104:12; Ecclesiastes 12:4; Song of Solomon 2:12.

Fly above the earth — Genesis 1:20.

Rapid flight of, alluded to — Isaiah 31:5; Hosea 9:11; Hosea 11:11.

Many kinds of, migratory — Jeremiah 8:7.

Often remove from places suffering calamities — Jeremiah 4:25; Jeremiah 9:10.

Rest on trees — Daniel 4:12; Matthew 13:32.

Inhabit

• Mountains. — Psalms 50:11.
• Deserts. — Psalms 102:6.
• Marshes. — Isaiah 14:23.
• Deserted Cities. — Isaiah 34:11, Isaiah 38:14, Isaiah 34:15.

Make their nests

• In trees. — Psalms 104:17; Ezekiel 31:6.
• On the ground. — Deuteronomy 22:6.
• In clefts of rocks. — Numbers 24:21; Jeremiah 48:28.
• In deserted cities. — Isaiah 34:15.
• Under the roofs of houses. — Psalms 84:3.

Early distinguished into clean and clean — Genesis 8:20.

Clean

• Dove. — Genesis 8:8.
• Turtle. — Leviticus 14:22; Song of Solomon 2:12.
• Pigeon. — Leviticus 1:14; Leviticus 12:6.
• Quail. — Exodus 16:12-13; Numbers 11:31-32.
• Sparrow. — Leviticus 14:4; Matthew 10:29Matthew 10:30-31.
• Swallow. — Psalms 84:3; Isaiah 38:14.
• Cock and Hen. — Matthew 23:37; Matthew 26:34, Matthew 26:74.
• Partridge. — 1 Samuel 26:20; Jeremiah 17:11.
• Crane. — Isaiah 38:14; Jeremiah 8:7.
• To be eaten. — Deuteronomy 14:11, Deuteronomy 14:20.
• Offered in sacrifice. – Genesis 8:20; Leviticus 11:14.

Unclean

• Eagle. — Leviticus 11:13; Job 39:27.
• Ossifrage. — Leviticus 11:13.
• Osprey. — Leviticus 11:13.
• Vulture. — Leviticus 11:14; Job 28:7; Isaiah 34:15.
• Glede. — Deuteronomy 14:13.
• Kite. — Leviticus 11:14.
• Raven. — Leviticus 11:15; Job 38:41.
• Owl. — Leviticus 11:16; Job 30:29.
• Nighthawk. — Leviticus 11:16.
• Cuckoo. — Leviticus 11:16.
• Hawk. — Leviticus 11:17Job 39:26.
• Little owl. — Leviticus 11:17.
• Cormorant. — Leviticus 11:17; Isaiah 34:11.
• Great owl. — Leviticus 11:17.
• Swan. — Leviticus 11:18.
• Pelican. — Leviticus 11:18; Psalms 102:6.
• Gier Eagle. — Leviticus 11:18.
• Stork. — Leviticus 11:19; Psalms 104:17.
• Heron. — Leviticus 11:19.
• Lapwing. — Leviticus 11:19.
• Bat. — Leviticus 11:19; Isaiah 2:20.
• Ostrich. — Job 39:13,Job 39:13.
• Bittern. — Isaiah 14:23; Isaiah 34:11.
• Peacock. – 1 Kings 10:22; Job 39:13.
• Not to be eaten. — Leviticus 11:11,17; Deuteronomy 14:12.

Not to be eaten with their young — Deuteronomy 22:6-7.

Taken in snares or nets — Proverbs 1:17.

Often suffered for man’s sin — Genesis 6:7; Jeremiah 12:4; Ezekiel 38:20; Hosea 4:3.

Solomon wrote the history of — 1 Kings 4:33.

Confinement of, in cages alluded to — Jeremiah 5:27.

No likeness of, to be made for worship — Deuteronomy 4:17.

Often worshipped by idolaters — Romans 1:23.

Illustrative

• Of cruel and rapacious kings. — Isaiah 46:11.
• Of hostile nations. — Jeremiah 12:9.
• Of people of different countries. — Ezekiel 31:6; Matthew 13:32.
• Of unsettled person, &c. — Proverbs 27:8; Isaiah 16:2.
• Of the devil and his spirits. — Matthew 13:4, Matthew 13:19.
• (Snaring,) of death. – Ecclesiastes 9:12.
• (Snaring,) of designs of the wicked. — Psalms 124:7; Proverbs 1:10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17; Proverbs 7:23.

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