What does the Bible say about deer?
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The Bible portrays deer as good creatures of God, used both for lawful food and as vivid images of grace, beauty, speed, longing, and restoration. Deuteronomy 12:15 and 14:5 include deer among animals Israel could eat, while 1 Kings 4:23 notes their provision for Solomon’s royal household. Scripture compares swift, sure-footed warriors to deer in 2 Samuel 2:18, 22:34, and 1 Chronicles 12:8. Proverbs 6:5 uses the deer’s escape to urge urgent wisdom, and Proverbs 5:19 and Song of Solomon 8:14 draw on its loveliness in marital love. Most wonderfully, Isaiah 35:6 promises that in God’s saving renewal the lame will leap like a deer.
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- Also called, FALLOW DEER, HART, HIND, ROEBUCK
- Designated among the ceremonially clean animals, to be eaten Deuteronomy 12:15; Deuteronomy 14:5
- Provided for Solomon’s household 1 Kings 4:23
- Fleetness of 2 Samuel 2:18; 1 Chronicles 12:8; Proverbs 6:5; Song of Solomon 8:14; Isaiah 35:6
- Surefootedness of 2 Samuel 22:34
- Gentleness of Proverbs 5:19
- Coloring of Jeremiah 14:5
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