The Right Kind of Culture Vulture

Hope in the LORD and soar high to cleanse death and decay.

"Those who hope in the LORD shall renew their strength.

They shall mount up with wings like vultures (רֶ שֶׁנ).

They shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and not faint."

                                                               Isaiah 40:39

An Eagle in the Bible Is a Griffin Vulture

The Hebrew word רֶ שֶׁנ (nesher) is wrongly translated as ‘eagle’ in most English Bible translations. Nesher is the Griffin Vulture in Israel.

I think Christians prefer a comparison to an eagle, not a vulture.

But there are three facts about Israel's giant bird, the Griffin Vulture, that adequately describe those who trust the LORD.

1). The Griffin Vulture must WAIT before it WORKS.