4690 wings
Dictionary of Bible Themes

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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

Isaiah 40:31

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

Psalm 139:9

Wings of the sun

Malachi 4:2 God is likened to the rays of the sun.

See also

4110  angels
4150  cherubim
4180  seraphim
4612  birds
4660  insects
4860  wind
5126  arm
5480  protection
7306  ark of the covenant
7340  clean and unclean
7396  Most Holy Place
9210  judgment, God's



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