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Hi there, many others like you have asked. What does the Bible say about the eagle?

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Eagles have always symbolized freedom, strength, and power. They are considered the kings of the sky and were adopted by several ancient cultures, including

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Rome, as a symbol of that country's leadership and immortality. The United States declared the bald eagle as its national bird in 1792 due to the eagle's long lifespan and majestic presence.

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The Bible's first mention of the eagle is in Leviticus. Eagles along with vultures and other unclean birds were prohibited as food for the

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Israelites. God gave the newly formed nation of Israel dietary laws to set them apart from pagan nations and were also given, for health reasons as God promised, to put none of the diseases on you which

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I have put on the Egyptians. Eagles are birds of prey that sometimes act as scavengers, eating dead flesh as vultures do.

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Eagles could carry diseases harmful to humans. God protected Israel at a time of limited medicines and inadequate sterilization procedures.

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The next time an eagle is mentioned is in Deuteronomy 32 as part of the song

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God instructed Moses to teach the Israelites. In that song, God compares his care for his people to that of a mother eagle who spreads her wings to cover her young and carry them away from danger.

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Throughout scripture, eagles represent God's handiwork, such as in Proverbs which says that the way of an eagle in the sky is an example of God's wondrous creation.

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But eagles also symbolize power. God often used the imagery of an eagle in issuing warnings to Israel and other nations who did evil.

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He chose the bird they considered powerful and unstoppable to demonstrate his sovereign control over everything.

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Isaiah 40, 31 is the most familiar biblical reference to eagles. But they that wait upon the

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Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mound up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint.

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This verse is the conclusion of a chapter detailing the greatness of God. It reminds the reader that the strongest of men may stumble and fall, but those who trust in the

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Lord have a strength that this world cannot offer. In conclusion, when we see an eagle in flight soaring on invisible air currents, we can be reminded that the creator who supplies the eagle's strength will also strengthen those who call upon his name.

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