Calf, The

The young of the herd — Job 21:10; Jer 31:12.

Playfulness of, alluded to — Ps 29:6.

Fed on

Milk. — 1Sa 6:10.

Branches of trees, &c. — Isa 27:10.

Fattened in stalls, &c — 1Sa 28:24; Am 6:4.

Offered in sacrifice — Le 9:2,3; Heb 9:12,19.

Of a year old best for sacrifice — Mic 6:6.

If first-born not redeemed — Nu 18:17.

Eaten in the patriarchal age — Ge 18:7,8.

When fattened considered a delicacy — 1Sa 28:24,25; Am 6:4; Lu 15:23,27.

Illustrative of

Saints nourished by grace. — Mal 4:2.

Sacrifices of praise. — Ho 14:2; Heb 13:5.

Patient endurance. — Eze 1:7; Re 4:7.