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For she leaves her eggs on the earth, Warms them in the dust,
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A Unique Parenting Style
Commentators clarify that the ostrich does not simply abandon her eggs. She lays them in the sand and uses a unique co-parenting strategy with the earth itself. She incubates them at night, while the sun-warmed sand assists during the day. This unique method highlights the incredible variety and ingenuity found in God's creation.
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18th Century
Theologian
Which leaves her eggs in the earth - That is, she does not build a nest, as most birds do, but deposits her eggs in the sand. The o…
19th Century
Bishop
Which leaves her eggs. —The ostrich only sits upon her eggs at night, when the cold would chill and destroy them; by day the heat …
17th Century
Pastor
Which leaveth her eggs in the earth Lays them and leaves them there. Aelianus, agreeably to this, says F23
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In these questions, the Lord continued to humble Job. In this chapter, several animals are spoken of whose nature or situation particularly shows t…