Job 38:41

“Who provideth for the raven his food? etc.] Not man, but God; he feeds the ravens, creatures very voracious, mean, and useless, (<421224>Luke 12:24); when his young ones cry unto God; cry for want of food; which is interpreted by the Lord as a cry unto him, and he relieves them, (<19E709>Psalm 147:9); when deserted by the old ones; either left in their nests through forgetfulness, as some f1341; or because they are not, till fledged, black like them, as others f1342; when God feeds them, as some say f1343, with a kind of dew from heaven, or with flies that fly about them, and fall into their mouths; or with worms bred out of their dung but these things are not to be depended on; it may…”

“job 38:41Luk 12:24. Transition from the noble lioness to the croaking raven. Though man dislikes it, as of ill omen, God cares for it, as for all His creatures. Next: Job Chapter 39”

“Who provideth for the raven his food? - The same thought is expressed in Psalms 147:9, He giveth to the beast his food, And to the young ravens which cry. Compare Matthew 6:26. Scbeutzer (in loc.) suggests that the reason why the raven is specified here rather than other fowls is, that it is an offensive bird, and that God means to state that no object, however regarded by man, is beneath his notice. He carefully provides for the needs of all his creatures. When his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat - Bochart observes that the raven expels the young from the nest as soon as they are able to fly. In this condition, being unable to obtain food by their own exertions, they…”

“Raven - Having mentioned the noblest of brute creatures, he now mentions one of the most contemptible; to shew the care of God's providence over all creatures, both great and small. Their young ones are so soon forsaken by their dams, that if God did not provide for them in a more than ordinary manner, they would be starved to death. And will he that provides for the young ravens, fail to provide for his own children. Next: Job Chapter 39”

“Psa 104:27, Psa 104:28, Psa 147:9; Mat 6:26; Luk 12:24 Next: Job Chapter 39”