圣经中羽毛的含义:鸟类覆盖微小之物



  • 在圣经中,羽毛几乎只出现在一个意象中:鸟儿用自己的身体覆盖弱小的生命。
  • 诗篇 91:4 将羽毛与盾牌和堡垒放在同一句话中——柔软的覆盖与真实的保护,两者并不冲突。
  • 波阿斯祝福路得投靠在上帝的翅膀下(2:12);后来她请求他展开衣襟遮盖她,在希伯来语中,这与“翅膀”是同一个词。她是在请求他亲自回应自己的祝福。
  • 申命记 32:11 描述鹰搅动巢穴,然后展开翅膀承接雏鹰——这是摩西五经中对旷野岁月唯一温柔的描写。
  • 马太福音 23:37 用母鸡——一种最不起眼的鸟——作比喻,却以被拒绝告终。捡到羽毛并非圣经中的征兆;圣经从未描述天使长有羽毛。

Feathers appear in Scripture almost entirely in one image, and it is a maternal one: a bird covering something small with its own body. Finding a feather is not a sign. That belief is modern and has no biblical basis. What the Bible does with feathers is better. The verse He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. (Psalm 91:4) Two images in one sentence,…

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