What does the Bible say about hen?

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The Bible uses a hen’s protective care for her chicks as a tender picture of Christ’s compassionate desire to gather and shelter His people. In Matthew 23:37 and Luke 13:34, Jesus mourns over Jerusalem, comparing Himself to a hen gathering her brood under her wings, while exposing the city’s unwillingness to come to Him. His words reveal both God’s sincere mercy proclaimed through Christ and humanity’s real guilt in resisting that call. Yet Christ’s compassion is not weak or uncertain: He faithfully gathers all whom the Father gives Him, preserving them under His saving care. Believers may therefore rest in the warmth, safety, and faithfulness of the Savior.