by jimwalton » Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:17 am
There are 11 species of eagle in Israel, and to which particular specie he is referring is unknowable and ultimately irrelevant. The term he uses is נֶשֶׁר† (nesher), which is a general term for a vulture or eagle. Eagles were often used as positive symbols, so the likelihood here is that he is referring to an eagle, not a vulture. His point is that power, grace, majesty, and speed—images for his purposes of renewal, strength, endurance, and ultimately hope—are characteristics of a person who lives by the covenant, as opposed to the proud who are brought to nothing (vv. 23-24).
There are 11 species of eagle in Israel, and to which particular specie he is referring is unknowable and ultimately irrelevant. The term he uses is נֶשֶׁר† ([i]nesher[/i]), which is a general term for a vulture or eagle. Eagles were often used as positive symbols, so the likelihood here is that he is referring to an eagle, not a vulture. His point is that power, grace, majesty, and speed—images for his purposes of renewal, strength, endurance, and ultimately hope—are characteristics of a person who lives by the covenant, as opposed to the proud who are brought to nothing (vv. 23-24).