The Bible tells us that on Day 5 and 6 of Creation, God made all the things that fly in the air, creep on the ground, and swarm in the waters. That would seem to pretty much cover the vast category of insects. The question is, if we believe that God created the world in order to express Himself and to reveal Himself to us, have we ever looked at this category of creatures as something educational rather than as pests? If you had to teach something about God using insects, spiders, crustaceans, or worms, what would you teach? Here are some examples to consider: earthworm, tick, scorpion, ant, bee, mosquito, centipede, fly, mantis, spider, cockroach, butterfly, mite, moth, locust, termite, grub, cicada, cricket, grasshopper, crab, shrimp, okay that’s enough to start.
Bible references: Gen 25:5, Exodus 8:16-31, Exodus 10:1-19, Exodus 16:20-24, Exodus 23:38, Num 13:33, Deut 1:44, Deut 7:20, Deut 28:38-39, Deut 32:13, Lev 11:22-23, Josh 24:12, Judges 6:5, Judges 7:12, Judges 14:8, 1 Sam 24:14, 1 Sam 26:20, 1 Kings 8:37, 2 Chr 6:28, Job 4:19, Job 13:28, Job 17:4, Job 21:26, Job 24:20, Job 25:6, Job 39:30, Psalm 22:6, Psalms 78:45-46, Psalms 81:16, Psalms 105:31-34, Psalms 118:12, Prov 6:6, Prov 30:15, Prov 30:25, Eccl 10:1, Eccl 12:5, Isaiah 7:18, Isaiah 14:11, Isaiah 33:4, Isaiah 40:22, Isaiah 41;14, Isaiah 50:9, Isaiah 51:8, Isaiah 66:24, Jer 46:23, Jer 51:14, Hosea 5:12, Amos 7:1, Jonah 4:7, Joel 1:4, Joel 2:6-10, Joel 2:25, Micah 7:17, Nahum 3:16, Matt 3:4, Matt 6:19, Matt 23:24, Mark 1:6, Mark 9:44-48, Luke 12:33, Rev 9:3-7
Links on insects:
Insect by Wikipedia
Arthropod by Wikipedia
Insects by Bible-history.com
Insects mentioned in the Bible by ChristianAnswers.net
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