He giveth to the beast his food
Through the plenty of grass growing upon the mountains, by the
rain falling from the clouds of heaven upon them: these cannot
provide for themselves, but the Lord feeds them; and they wait
upon him for their food, and receive it of him, ( Psalms
104:27 Psalms
104:28 ) . How much more will he feed his own people, both
with temporal and spiritual food; though in their fallen state
they are become like the beasts, of which they are sensible when
called by grace, and own and acknowledge it! ( Psalms 49:12
) ( 73:22
) ( Proverbs
30:2 ) ; [and] to the young ravens which
cry:
which are particularly mentioned, because contemptible creatures,
and of no use and service to men, and by the ceremonial law were
impure to the Jews; and the rather, because, as naturalists
observe, they are very early turned out of their nests, or
forsaken by their dams: and this particular instance of the care
of Providence is elsewhere observed, ( Job 38:41 ) ( Luke 12:24 ) . Arama
takes notice of the preservation of this creature in the ark, and
the use of it to Elijah. The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic,
and Arabic versions, render it, "that call upon him"; that is,
upon God and to him; they are expressly said to cry, ( Job 38:41 ) . The ancient
fathers interpret this figuratively; and by the "ravens"
understand the Gentiles; and by their "young ones" Christians
that spring from them, who call upon the true God.