![]() ![]() Sparrows have also been used as symbols of liberty, particularly the freedom for humans to use their free will and choose between good and evil. God’s mercy and compassion are so deep and vast that they reach out to the tiniest creatures up to the largest, including humans. However, it was the sparrow that Jesus used to illustrate our value to God. They were considered unimportant and irritating. Sparrows were looked down upon in biblical times as they were noisy and busy. Seeds, green buds, tiny insects, and worms make up the sparrow’s diet. They like to make their nests in vineyards and bushes and the eaves of houses and other hidden places. Sparrows are little brown and gray birds who prefer company to solitude. Additionally, sparrows are clean birds safe for human consumption and sacrifice (Leviticus 14). This Hebrew term appears in the Old Testament more than forty times but only twice in the New Testament. The Hebrew term for sparrow is “tzippor,” which refers to any little bird. Sparrows are one of the most frequently mentioned birds in the Bible. If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? I move that prayer imploring the assistance of Heaven be held every morning before we proceed to business.” Benjamin Franklin “Gentlemen, I have lived a long time and am convinced that God governs in the affairs of men. “He, who counts the very hairs of our heads and suffers not a sparrow to fall without him, takes note of the minutest matters that can affect the lives of his children, and regulates them all according to his perfect will, let their origin be what they may.” Hannah Whitall Smith But it was left for man, the most favored of all creatures to mistrust his God.” The angels never doubt Him, nor the devils. The very cattle trust Him, and even in days of drought, you have seen them when they pant for thirst, how they expect the water. They sweetly sing at night as they go to their roosts, though they know not where tomorrow’s meal shall be found. “There is only one creature that God has made that ever doubts Him.
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