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The Price of Sparrows


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“Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.” (Matthew 10:29)



This fascinating bit of first-century pricing information, seemingly so trivial, provides a marvelous glimpse into the heart of the Creator. Of all the birds used for food by the people of those days, sparrows were the cheapest on the ma... More...nUnE5ajEo1Y

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One day we heard a Sparrow fly into our house and fall down between the wall frame. We had to cut a hole in the plasterboard in the wall to get it out. And discovered there were two of them. They were still dazed, or weak from exhaustion, and I had enough time to hold them for awhile while Sherry (my wife), took their photo. After while they were well enough to fly away. I think they are Eurasian Tree Sparrows (very common in Asia).

We love the sparrows, along with a few other kinds of birds. They are in abundance where we live and their chirping is like music to our ears.

Gender: Female

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Eurasian Tree Sparrow hand.JPG

Gender: Male

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Eurasian Tree Sparrow hands.JPG

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They are still eaten in some countries.  A work colleague was visiting Portugal and saw a street vendor selling paella and asked what were those in it.  He said "sparrows".    A pastor at a church we used to attend visited the area and remarked to a local that there were no songbirds.  "No" he said "We eat them."  It seems we used to here as the old nursery rhyme says,  "Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie."

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