A bird of prey Job 9:26; Mt 24:28
Different kinds of Le 11:13,18; Eze 17:3
Called the eagle of the heavens La 4:19
DESCRIBED AS
Long-sighted Job 39:29
Swift 2Sa 1:23
Soaring to heaven Pr 23:5
Strength of its feathers alluded to Da 4:33
Greatness of its wings alluded to Eze 17:3,7
Peculiarity of its flight alluded to Pr 30:19
Delights in the lofty cedars Eze 17:3,4
Dwells in the high rocks Job 39:27,28
Feeds her young with blood Job 39:29,30
ILLUSTRATIVE
Of wisdom and zeal of God's ministers Eze 1:10; Re 4:7
Of great and powerful kings Eze 17:3; Ho 8:1
(Renewed strength and beauty of,) of the renewal of saints Ps 103:5
(Mode of teaching her young to fly,) of God's care of his church Ex 19:4; De 32:11
(Wings of,) of protection afforded to the church Re 12:14
(Upward flight of,) of the saint's rapid progress toward heaven Isa 40:31
(Swiftness of,) of the melting away of riches Pr 23:5
(Swiftness of,) of the swiftness of hostile armies De 28:49; Jer 4:13; 48:40; La 4:19
(Height and security of its dwelling,) of the fancied but fatal security of the wicked Jer 49:16; Ob 1:4
(Increase baldness of, in the moulting season,) of calamities Mic 1:16
(Hasting to the prey,) of the swiftness of man's days Job 9:26
Was the standard of the Roman armies Mt 24:15,28