Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 4000 Creation » 4600 Living beings » 4690 wings Limbs which enable flight. In Scripture these are mainly used either of angelic beings or in various symbolic senses, especially of God's protection. Wings of birds or insects Genesis 7:14; Leviticus 1:17; Job 39:13,26; Isaiah 18:1 Clean and unclean winged creatures Leviticus 11:13-25; Deuteronomy 14:11-20; Acts 10:12-15 Wings of angelic beings Cherubim Exodus 25:20 See also Exodus 37:9; 1 Kings 8:6-7 pp 2 Chronicles 5:7-8; 1 Chronicles 28:18; 2 Chronicles 3:11-13; Ezekiel 1:5-25; Ezekiel 3:13; Ezekiel 10:5-22 Other angelic beings Isaiah 6:2 See also Isaiah 6:6; Revelation 4:8 Wings as a metaphor of protection Birds protect their young Deuteronomy 32:11; Isaiah 34:15; Matthew 23:37 pp Luke 13:34 God's protection likened to a bird's wings Psalm 91:4 See also Exodus 19:4; Ruth 2:12; Psalm 17:8; Psalm 36:7; Psalm 57:1; Psalm 61:4; Psalm 63:7; Isaiah 31:5 Egypt's protection likened to an eagle's wings Ezekiel 17:7 Zedekiah's fruitless appeal to Egypt for help against Babylon Wings as a metaphor for God's judgment Judgment on Israel Deuteronomy 28:49 See also Isaiah 8:7-8; Ezekiel 17:3-4; Hosea 8:1; Habakkuk 1:8; Zechariah 5:9 Judgment on others Jeremiah 48:40; Jeremiah 49:22; Revelation 9:9 Other figurative uses of wings God rides on the wings of the wind 2 Samuel 22:11 pp Psalm 18:10 See also Psalm 104:3 God renews his people's strength Israel described as a winged bird See also Psalm 68:13; Isaiah 10:14 Wings symbolise the ability to escape Psalm 55:6 See also Revelation 12:14 Wings symbolise instability Proverbs 23:5 See also Ecclesiastes 10:20 Wings symbolise strength Daniel 7:6 See also Daniel 7:4 Wings of the dawn Wings of the sun Malachi 4:2 God is likened to the rays of the sun. See also
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