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All living creatures and plants were made by God and are sustained by him.

Animal life

Animals were created by God

Genesis 2:19; Psalm 104:24 See also Genesis 1:20-25

Animals are cared for by God

Psalm 145:15-16; Matthew 6:26 pp Luke 12:24 See also Deuteronomy 22:7; Psalm 104:10-12,14,17-18,21,27; Psalm 136:25; Psalm 147:9; Jonah 4:11; Matthew 10:29

Animal life is controlled by God

Daniel 6:22 See also Numbers 22:28; Jonah 1:17; Hebrews 11:33

Animal life has been placed under human care

Genesis 1:26 See also Genesis 1:28; Genesis 2:19; Genesis 9:2; Psalm 8:6-8; Daniel 2:38; Hebrews 2:8; James 3:7

Animals serve human needs

Genesis 3:21; Matthew 21:1-3 pp Mark 11:1-3 pp Luke 19:29-31

Animal life saved by Noah from the flood

Genesis 6:19-22

Animals subsequently given to humanity for food

Genesis 9:3-4; Deuteronomy 12:20-25

Clean and unclean animals

Genesis 7:2-3; Leviticus 11:47

Animals used in sacrifice

Genesis 4:4 See also Genesis 8:20; Leviticus 17:11; Hebrews 9:22

Animal life glorifies God

Psalm 148:7; Psalm 150:6

Plant life

Plants were created by God

Genesis 1:11-12

Plant life is often short-lived

Matthew 6:30 pp Luke 12:28 See also Psalm 90:5-6; Psalm 103:15-16; Isaiah 37:27; Isaiah 51:12; 1 Peter 1:24; Isaiah 40:6-8

Plants are provided for food

Genesis 1:29-30 See also Genesis 2:16-17; Genesis 3:2; Genesis 9:3; 1 Kings 18:5; Job 28:5; Psalm 104:14; Psalm 147:8-9; Daniel 4:32; Joel 2:22

Plant life glorifies God

Psalm 96:12-13

See also

1105  God, power of
4005  creation
4241  Garden of Eden
4402  plants
4404  food
4528  trees
4603  animals
5375  law
6614  atonement
7314  blood
8664  praise