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To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food." And it was so.
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God Feeds His Children
Commentators like Spurgeon and Henry point out a powerful lesson: if God meticulously provides abundant food for every animal, from cattle to sparrows, His children can confidently trust Him for their own needs. As Matthew Henry puts it, 'He who feeds His birds will not starve His babes.' This verse is a call to cast our anxieties upon a caring Provider.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
24. בהמה behēmâh — “cattle; dumb, tame beasts.”
רמשׂ remeś — “creeping (small or low) animals…
19th Century
Anglican
EXCURSUS B: ON THE NAMES ELOHIM AND JEHOVAH-ELOHIM.
Throughout the first account of creation (Genesis 1:1 to Ge…
Baptist
Now you see God's system of supply. He has not made all these creatures in order to starve them, but he has supplied them with great variety and ab…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And to every beast of the earth Wild or tame, the cattle on a thousand hills; God took care and provided for these, being…
Herbs and fruits must be food for people, including corn and all the products of the earth. Let God's people cast their care upon Him, and not be t…
