Bible Bugs: Insects in the Bible
By Rev. Gary Crum
The Table below sets forth some topics and scriptures related to insects and spiders, and to all creeping things in general (which included insects, mice, tortoises, etc – see Leviticus 11). These topics are presented here as possible sermon topics, or as sources for a Sunday School lesson series.
1 Creeping Things: ~Dominion (Eden)
Gen. 1:26
2 Creeping Things: ~Condemnation (After The Fall)
Lev. 11:42
3 Creeping Things: ~Redemption (Gospel)
Acts 10:9-14
4 Ants: Diligence and Wisdom
Prov. 6:6; 30:25
5 Bees: God’s Sweet Promise of Honey
Judges 14:8; Exodus 3:8; Matt 3:14
6 Bees/Hornets: Facing The Troublesome
Deut. 1:44; Psalm 118:!2; Isa. 7:18; Joshua 24:12
7 Locusts: Wonders of God’s Creation Organization
Prov. 30:27; Nahum 3:15 (multiplication)
8 Locusts: Plague from God
Nahum 3:15 (destruction); Exo. 10:12-14; Joel 2:25; Psa. 78:46; 1 Kings 8:37-39
9 Locusts: Unlikely Food From God
Lev. 11:20-23; Matt: 3:4
10 Flies: Curse/Contamination
Exo. 8:21-22; Eccl. 10:1
11 Fleas and Gnats: True Significance versus Insignificance
1 Sam. 24:14; 26:20; Exodus 8:17-18; Matt: 23:24
12 Moths: The Terrible Tests of Time
Job 13:28; Matt. 6:19-20; Isa. 51:8; James 5:2
13 Spiders: Sinister Forces Among us
Job 8:14; Isa. 59:5; Prov. 30:28
14 Insect Larvae: Where the Worm Never Dies
Isa. 66:24; Mark 9:44; Isa 51:8; Exo. 16:20; 1 Kings 8:37-39
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