Eagle, The

A bird of prey — Job 9:26; Mt 24:28.

Unclean — Le 11:13; De 14:12.

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.