Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 4000 Creation » 4600 Living beings » 4630 dog Although used by shepherds and occasionally kept as pets, in Bible times most dogs were semi-wild scavengers. The animal Exodus 11:7; Judges 7:5; Job 30:1 Dogs as scavengers Exodus 22:31; 1 Kings 14:11; Kings 16:4; Kings 21:19,23; Kings 22:38; 2 Kings 9:10,36; Psalm 59:6,14; Psalm 68:23 Dogs as dangerous and bloodthirsty Jeremiah 15:3; Psalm 22:16,20; 2 Peter 2:22 Dogs in the teaching of Jesus Christ Matthew 7:6; Matthew 15:26-27 pp Mark 7:27-28 See also Luke 16:21 Dogs in proverbs Proverbs 26:11,17; Ecclesiastes 9:4 Dogs used as a term of abuse or low esteem 1 Samuel 17:43; Samuel 24:14; 2 Samuel 9:8; Samuel 16:9; 2 Kings 8:13; Isaiah 56:10-11; Philippians 3:2; Revelation 22:15 See also
4604 animals |
  |