A Bible Searching

From: Messages of God's Love: 1987

• 1 min. read • grade level: 9

Swift “steed of the desert,” thy name must be told (Gen. 24:64⁶⁴And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. (Genesis 24:64)),

Whose hair clothed a preacher, both faithful and bold (Mark 1:6⁶And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; (Mark 1:6)).

Bird — type of sinner, by nature unclean.

The friend of corruption, you know what I mean (Gen. 8:7⁷And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. (Genesis 8:7)).

Majestic and powerful, the strength of thy wing

Like the way which the Lord His people did bring (Ex. 19:4⁴Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself. (Exodus 19:4)).

A reptile so subtle so deadly its sting,

The horse and its rider to earth it can bring (Gen. 49:17¹⁷Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. (Genesis 49:17)).

Pure, gentle and harmless, thy blood must he spilt

Ere the sinner can have a remission of guilt (Lev. 14:22²²And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering. (Leviticus 14:22)).

With head reared on high, and a beat of the wing,

The swiftest pursuers to scorn thou dost bring (Job 39:13-18¹³Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? ¹⁴Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, ¹⁵And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. ¹⁶She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labor is in vain without fear; ¹⁷Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. ¹⁸What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider. (Job 39:13‑18)).

So graceful thy form, so quick is thine ear.

Thou’rt off like the wind when danger is near (1 Chron. 12:8⁸And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains; (1 Chronicles 12:8)).

Now then, dear young readers, with Bible in hand,

Set down the initials, and then understand

That the name thus evolved remembered should be

In the days of thy youth, ere its precious years flee.

ML-05/10/1987

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Messages of God's Love: 1987

• Muddy Mess, The

• Good Day's Catch, A

• Wallaby From "Down Under": Part 2, The

• Weasel, The

• Doll That Grew, The

• Elephants at School

• "Be Ye Therefore Ready"

• Tree Climbers

• Charming Ocelot, The

• "Arrest That Man!"

• Spectacular Humpbacked Whale: Part 1, The

• "Bear" And the Porcupine

• "No Trespassing!"

• Spectacular Humpbacked Whale: Part 2, The

• In Trouble Without Knowing It

• Mary's Two Bibles

• No Love for Fire Ants

• Appointed Day, The

• Little Stowaway, The

• Bluefin Tuna, The

• He Took My Place

• Brought Through the Storm

• Gazelles and Gerenuks

• Stuck in the Ice

• Mother Bird's Care, A

• Nature's Janitors: Part 1

• Mike

• Stuck in a Well

• Bible Searching, A

• Nature's Janitors: Part 2