Simon Wallace - I went through Confirmation classes to "confirm my faith in God" and become a member of the church. I don't remember the Bible being opened during these classes to have God's way of salvation explained. I had been baptised as a child and after these sessions was now a member of the church, and yet I remained ignorant as to the very reason for which Christ came into the world...
Strength of its feathers alluded to Da 4:33
Greatness of its wings alluded to Eze 17:3,7
Peculiarity of its flight alluded to Pr 30:19
Delights in the lofty cedars Eze 17:3,4
Dwells in the high rocks Job 39:27,28
Feeds her young with blood Job 39:29,30
Illustrative
Of wisdom and zeal of God's ministers. Eze 1:10;Re 4:7
Of great and powerful kings. Eze 17:3;Ho 8:1
(Renewed strength and beauty of,) of the renewal of saints. Ps 103:5
(Mode of teaching her young to fly,) of God's care of his church. Ex 19:4;De 32:11
(Wings of,) of protection afforded to the church. Re 12:14
(Upward flight of,) of the saint's rapid progress toward heaven. Isa 40:31
(Swiftness of,) of the melting away of riches. Pr 23:5
(Swiftness of,) of the swiftness of hostile armies. De 28:49;Jer 4:13; 48:40;La 4:19
(Height and security of its dwelling,) of the fancied but fatal security of the wicked. Jer 49:16;Ob 1:4
(Increase baldness of, in the moulting season,) of calamities. Mic 1:16
(Hasting to the prey,) of the swiftness of man's days. Job 9:26
Simon Wallace
