Eagle, the

Eagle, the

A bird of prey
Job 9:26 ; Matthew 24:28
Unclean
Leviticus 11:13 ; Deuteronomy 14:12
Different kinds of
Leviticus 11:13 Leviticus 11:18 ; Ezekiel 17:3
Called the eagle of the heavens
Lamentations 4:19
DESCRIBED AS
- Long-sighted
  Job 39:29
- Swift
  2 Samuel 1:23
- Soaring to heaven
  Proverbs 23:5
Strength of its feathers alluded to
Daniel 4:33
Greatness of its wings alluded to
Ezekiel 17:3 Ezekiel 17:7
Peculiarity of its flight alluded to
Proverbs 30:19
Delights in the lofty cedars
Ezekiel 17:3 Ezekiel 17:4
Dwells in the high rocks
Job 39:27 Job 39:28
Feeds her young with blood
Job 39:29 Job 39:30
ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of wisdom and zeal of Gods ministers
  Ezekiel 1:10 ; Revelation 4:7
- Of great and powerful kings
  Ezekiel 17:3 ; Hosea 8:1
- (Renewed strength and beauty of,) of the renewal of saints
  Psalms 103:5
- (Mode of teaching her young to fly,) of Gods care of his church
  Exodus 19:4 ; Deuteronomy 32:11
- (Wings of,) of protection afforded to the church
  Revelation 12:14
- (Upward flight of,) of the saints rapid progress toward heaven
  Isaiah 40:31
- (Swiftness of,) of the melting away of riches
  Proverbs 23:5
- (Swiftness of,) of the swiftness of hostile armies
  Deuteronomy 28:49 ; Jeremiah 4:13 ; 48:40 ; Lamentations 4:19
- (Height and security of its dwelling,) of the fancied but fatal security of the wicked
  Jeremiah 49:16 ; Obadiah 1:4
- (Increase baldness of, in the moulting season,) of calamities
  Micah 1:16
- (Hasting to the prey,) of the swiftness of mans days
  Job 9:26
Was the standard of the Roman armies
Matthew 24:15 Matthew 24:28

Bibliography Information

Torrey, R.A., Reverand. "Entry for 'Eagle, the'". "The New Topical Text Book". . 1897.

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