Deuteronomy 14:16

“The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,”

"The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan," - Deuteronomy 14:16
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What does Deuteronomy 14:16 mean?

Deuteronomy 14:16 – "The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan," (KJV) In the Book of Deuteronomy, Moses repeats the Law to the Israelites, reaffirming God's covenant with His people before they enter the Promised Land. This verse is part of a larger passage in which Moses…

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The Unclean Birds: A Lesson in Discernment

Deuteronomy 14:16 (KJV) states, "The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan." At first glance, this verse might strike us as an odd addition to a chapter primarily concerned with dietary laws. Yet, nestled within these ancient commands is profound wisdom for contemporary…

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A Prayer for Divine Wisdom and Discernment

Heavenly Father, We come before You today, bowing our hearts in reverence to Your holy name. As we meditate on Your word from Deuteronomy 14:16, which reminds us of the creatures deemed unclean, specifically, "The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan," we seek to…

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Deuteronomy 14:16 - "The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,"
Deuteronomy 16:14 - "And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates."
Deuteronomy 14:14 - "And every raven after his kind,"
Deuteronomy 20:16
Deuteronomy 20:16
Deuteronomy 20:16
Deuteronomy 14:17 - "And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,"
"And every raven after his kind," - Deuteronomy 14:14
Deuteronomy 10:16 - "Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked."
Deuteronomy 14:3 - "¶ Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing."
Deuteronomy 14:11 - "¶ Of all clean birds ye shall eat."
Deuteronomy 14:20 - "But of all clean fowls ye may eat."
Deuteronomy 14:13 - "And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,"
Deuteronomy 28:16 - "Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field."
Deuteronomy 14:18 - "And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat."
Deuteronomy 14:12 - "But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,"
Deuteronomy 14:15 - "And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,"
Deuteronomy 29:14 - "Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;"
Deuteronomy 14:4 - "These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,"
Deuteronomy 32:16 - "They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger."
Deuteronomy 14:19 - "And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten."
Deuteronomy 25:14 - "Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small."
Deuteronomy 6:16 - "¶ Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah."
Genesis 16:14
John 14:16
"And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant," - Deuteronomy 14:17
Deuteronomy 27:14 - "¶ And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,"
Deuteronomy 14:10 - "And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you."
Deuteronomy 14:5 - "The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois."