18 Bijbelverzen over vogels, van Noachs duif tot Elia’s raven

In Scripture, birds mostly illustrate God’s care for his creatures, from the ravens he feeds to the sparrow nesting at his altar. In Matthew, Jesus says “look at the birds of the air”; Luke’s version of the saying names ravens, which the law counted unclean (Leviticus 11:15). Birds also appear at turning points in the story: Noah’s dove returns with an olive leaf, the Spirit descends like a dove at Jesus’ baptism, and ravens feed Elijah during a drought. The…