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VERSES ABOUT NATURE
Think about this: God created everything. The earth, the sky, the whole world—it all belongs to Him. He made it all, just like Exodus 20:11 says: "For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it." He created it all perfectly, and He deserves all the praise for the amazing things He's done.
You know, we should really stand in awe of God and give Him glory. The time is coming when He will judge the world, so let's worship the One who made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and the springs of water.
When you're out enjoying nature – at the beach, in the mountains, or just looking at a beautiful tree – remember who made it all so beautiful and perfect. Let's give God all the glory He deserves.
God said, “Now we will make humans, and they will be like us. We will let them rule the fish, the birds, and all other living creatures.”
Look at the birds in the sky! They don't plant or harvest. They don't even store grain in barns. Yet your Father in heaven takes care of them. Aren't you worth much more than birds?
If a donkey is overloaded and falls down, you must do what you can to help, even if it belongs to someone who doesn't like you.
Your decisions are always fair. They are firm like mountains, deep like the sea, and all people and animals are under your care.
but the seventh day of each week belongs to me, your God. No one is to work on that day—not you, your children, your slaves, your animals, or the foreigners who live in your towns.
Wolves and lambs will graze together; lions and oxen will feed on straw. Snakes will eat only dirt! They won't bite or harm anyone on my holy mountain. I, the Lord, have spoken!
You lazy people can learn by watching an anthill.Ants don't have leaders,but they store up food during harvest season.
Our Lord, by your wisdom you made so many things; the whole earth is covered with your living creatures.
And I will agree to let you live in peace—you will no longer be attacked by wild animals and birds or by weapons of war.
In that city of Nineveh there are more than 120,000 people who cannot tell right from wrong, and many cattle are also there. Don't you think I should be concerned about that big city?
As you walk along the road, you might see a bird's nest in a tree or on the ground. If the mother bird is in the nest with either her eggs or her baby birds, you are allowed to take the baby birds or the eggs, but not the mother bird. Let her go free, and the Lord will bless you with a long and successful life.
Work the first six days of the week, but rest and relax on the seventh day. This law is not only for you, but for your oxen, donkeys, and slaves, as well as for any foreigners among you.
Leopards will lie down with young goats, and wolves will rest with lambs. Calves and lions will eat together and be cared for by little children.
but let the land rest during the seventh year. The poor are to eat what they want from your fields, vineyards, and olive trees during that year, and when they have all they want from your fields, leave the rest for wild animals.
You belong to the Lord your God, so if you happen to find a dead animal, don't eat its meat. You may give it to foreigners who live in your town or sell it to foreigners who are visiting your town. Don't boil a young goat in its mother's milk.
Every animal in the forest belongs to me, and so do the cattle on a thousand hills.I know all the birds in the mountains, and every wild creature is in my care.
The Lord cares for his nation, just as shepherds care for their flocks. He carries the lambs in his arms, while gently leading the mother sheep.
You let us rule everything your hands have made. And you put all of it under our power—the sheep and the cattle, and every wild animal,the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea, and all ocean creatures.
Afterwards, Jesus asked the people, “If your son or ox falls into a well, wouldn't you pull him out at once, even on the Sabbath?”
Every wild animal honors me, even jackals and owls. I provide water in deserts— streams in thirsty lands for my chosen people.
and went over to him. He treated his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put him on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him.
Although you offer sacrifices and always bring gifts,I won't accept your offerings of bulls and goats.
Like animals we breathe and die, and we are no better off than they are. It just doesn't make sense.
Owls will nest there to raise their young among its shadows, while families of vultures circle around.
Jesus answered, “If one of your sheep fell into a ditch on the Sabbath, wouldn't you lift it out?People are worth much more than sheep, and so it is right to do good on the Sabbath.”
When do mountain goats and deer give birth? Have you been there when their young are born? *
He fills the sky with clouds and sends rain to the earth, so that the hills will be green with grass.
Cows and bears will share the same pasture; their young will rest side by side. Lions and oxen will both eat straw.
Suppose someone's ox or donkey is killed by falling into an open pit that you dug or left uncovered on your property.You must pay for the dead animal, and it becomes yours.
So the Lord took some soil and made animals and birds. He brought them to the man to see what names he would give each of them. Then the man named the tame animals and the birds and the wild animals. That's how they got their names. None of these was the right kind of partner for the man.
Look at the crows! They don't plant or harvest, and they don't have storehouses or barns. But God takes care of them. You are much more important than any birds.
God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.
I'll throw you and the fish into the desert, and your body will fall on the hard ground. You will be left unburied, and wild animals and birds will eat your flesh.
Nothing harmful will take place on the Lord's holy mountain. Just as water fills the sea, the land will be filled with people who know and honor the Lord.
But those who trust the Lord will find new strength. They will be strong like eagles soaring upward on wings; they will walk and run without getting tired.
Lord God All-Powerful, my King and my God, sparrows find a home near your altars; swallows build nests there to raise their young.
God did not forget about Noah and the animals with him in the boat. So God made a wind blow, and the water started going down.
The angel said, “You had no right to treat your donkey like that! I was the one who blocked your way, because I don't think you should go to Moab.If your donkey had not seen me and stopped those three times, I would have killed you and let the donkey live.”
Take into the boat with you a male and a female of every kind of animal and bird, as well as a male and a female of every reptile. I don't want them to be destroyed.
Oxen and donkeys that carry heavy loads can stumble and fall, and be unable to get up by themselves. So as you walk along the road, help anyone who is trying to get an ox or donkey back on its feet.
and the first-born of your cattle and sheep. Let the animals stay with their mothers for seven days, then on the eighth day give them to me, your God.
He fills the sky with clouds and sends rain to the earth, so that the hills will be green with grass.He provides food for cattle and for the young ravens, when they cry out.
to say to the community of Israel: You may eatThe only winged insects you may eat are locusts, grasshoppers, and crickets. All other winged insects that crawl are too disgusting for you to eat.Don't even touch the dead bodies of animals that have divided hoofs but don't chew the cud. And don't touch the dead bodies of animals that have paws. If you do, you must wash your clothes, but you are still unclean until evening.Moles, rats, mice, and all kinds of lizards are unclean.any animal that has divided hoofs and chews the cud.
On this earth four things are small but very wise:Ants, who seem to be feeble, but store up food all summer long;
You can drink water from the creek, and eat the food I've told the ravens to bring you.”
Take seven pairs of every kind of animal that can be used for sacrifice and one pair of all others.Not a bird, animal, reptile, or human was left alive anywhere on earth.The Lord destroyed everything that breathed. Nothing was left alive except Noah and the others in the boat.A hundred fifty days later, the water started going down.Also take seven pairs of every kind of bird with you. Do this so there will always be animals and birds on the earth.
From then on, you must give him every first-born son from your families and every first-born male from your animals, because these belong to him.
but the seventh day of the week belongs to me, your God. No one is to work on that day—not you, your children, your oxen or donkeys or any other animal, not even those foreigners who live in your towns. And don't make your slaves do any work.
she gave birth to her first-born son. She dressed him in baby clothes and laid him on a bed of hay, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Then I ask, “Why do you care about us humans? Why are you concerned for us weaklings?”You made us a little lower than you yourself, and you have crowned us with glory and honor.You let us rule everything your hands have made. And you put all of it under our power—the sheep and the cattle, and every wild animal,the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea, and all ocean creatures.
and I have given them to you for food. From now on, you may eat them, as well as the green plants that you have always eaten.But life is in the blood, and you must not eat any meat that still has blood in it.
To everyone who is thirsty, he gives something to drink; to everyone who is hungry, he gives good things to eat.
Did you give horses their strength and the flowing hair along their necks?How long are they pregnantDid you make them able to jump like grasshoppers or to frighten people with their snorting?Before horses are ridden into battle, they paw at the ground, proud of their strength.Laughing at fear, they rush toward the fighting,while the weapons of their riders rattle and flash in the sun.Unable to stand still, they gallop eagerly into battle when trumpets blast.Stirred by the distant smells and sounds of war, they snort in reply to the trumpet.
Breed your livestock animals only with animals of the same kind, and don't plant two kinds of seed in the same field or wear clothes made of different kinds of material.
Three or four creatures really strut around:I never was wise, and I don't understand what God is like.”Those fearless lions who rule the jungle,those proud roosters, those mountain goats, and those rulers who have no enemies.
Who really knows if our spirits go up and the spirits of animals go down into the earth?
God said, “I command the earth to give life to all kinds of tame animals, wild animals, and reptiles.” And that's what happened.
The life of every living creature is in its blood. That's why I have forbidden you to eat blood and why I have warned you that anyone who does will no longer belong to my people.
You sacrifice oxen to me, and you commit murder; you sacrifice lambs to me and dogs to other gods; you offer grain to me and pigs' blood to idols; you burn incense to me and praise your idols. You have made your own choice to do these disgusting things that you enjoy so much.
You let the earth produce grass for cattle, plants for our food,wine to cheer us up, olive oil for our skin, and grain for our health.
An ostrich proudly flaps her wings, but not because she loves her young. She abandons her eggs and lets the dusty ground keep them warm.And she doesn't seem to worry that the feet of an animal could crush them all.She treats her eggs as though they were not her own, unconcerned that her work might be for nothing.I myself made her foolish and without common sense.But once she starts running, she laughs at a rider on the fastest horse.
His Spirit gave them rest, just as cattle find rest when led into a valley. The name of the Lord was praised for doing these things.