Eagles are majestic birds known for their strength, keen eyesight, and ability to soar to great heights. Throughout the Bible, eagles are used as symbols of strength, renewal, and God’s protection. Their characteristics often serve as metaphors for the qualities believers should strive to embody in their spiritual journey. Let’s explore twenty Bible verses that mention eagles and reflect on the lessons they impart to us.
Exodus 19:4 (NIV)
“‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.”
Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
“but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
Deuteronomy 32:11 (NIV)
“Like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them aloft.”
Psalm 103:5 (NIV)
“who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
Proverbs 30:18-19 (NIV)
“There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand: the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman.”
Job 39:27-30 (NIV)
“Does the eagle soar at your command and build its nest on high? It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night; a rocky crag is its stronghold. From there it looks for food; its eyes detect it from afar. Its young ones feast on blood, and where the slain are, there it is.”
Jeremiah 49:16 (NIV)
“The terror you inspire and the pride of your heart have deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks, who occupy the heights of the hill. Though you build your nest as high as the eagle’s, from there I will bring you down,” declares the Lord.
Micah 1:16 (NIV)
“Shave your head in mourning for the children in whom you delight; make yourself as bald as the vulture, for they will go from you into exile.”
Matthew 24:28 (NIV)
“Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”
Job 9:26 (NIV)
“They skim past like boats of papyrus, like eagles swooping down on their prey.”
Proverbs 23:5 (NIV)
“Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.”
Hosea 8:1 (NIV)
“Put the trumpet to your lips! An eagle is over the house of the Lord because the people have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law.”
Lamentations 4:19 (NIV)
“Those who pursued us were swifter than eagles; they chased us over the mountains and lay in wait for us in the desert.”
Obadiah 1:4 (NIV)
“Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down,” declares the Lord.
Revelation 4:7 (NIV)
“The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.”
Job 39:26 (NIV)
“Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom and spread its wings toward the south?”
Ezekiel 17:3 (NIV)
“Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: A great eagle with powerful wings, long feathers and full plumage of varied colors came to Lebanon. Taking hold of the top of a cedar,”
Revelation 12:14 (NIV)
“The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent’s reach.”
Daniel 7:4 (NIV)
“The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a human being, and the mind of a human was given to it.”
Revelation 8:13 (NIV)
“As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: ‘Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!'”
Conclusion:
Eagles serve as powerful symbols throughout the Bible, representing strength, protection, and divine guidance. Just as eagles soar to great heights and renew their strength, believers are encouraged to place their hope in the Lord and rely on His strength to overcome obstacles. May these verses inspire us to trust in God’s providence and soar to new heights in our faith journey.