SPECIAL TOPIC: GOD CARES FOR ANIMALS

In Exodus 23:10-11,12 we see that God cares for the animals.

1.  makes a covenant with them ‒ Gen. 9:10; Hosea 2:18
2.  hears their cry ‒ Job 38:41 (cf. Luke 12:24); Ps. 104:21
3.  gives food ‒ Ps. 104:21; 136:25; 147:7; Joel 1:20; Matt. 10:29
4.  remembers in mercy ‒ Gen. 8:1; Jonah 4:11
5.  will be part of the eschaton ‒ Isa. 11:6-9; 65:25

The NIDOTTE, vol. 1, p. 613, has an interesting list that shows God's concern with animals.

1. made a covenant with them ‒ Gen. 9:10; Hosea 2:18
2. cares for animals on the Sabbath ‒ Exod. 23:12
3. animals in distress cry to God ‒ Job 38:41; Ps. 104:21
4. He feeds them ‒ Ps. 147:9; 136:25
5. animals receive mercy along with human beings ‒ Gen. 8:1; Jonah 3:8; 4:11

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