What is a sparrow worth?
Image via Wikipedia "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 market, costing only a farthing for a pair of them. In fact, they cost even less in a larger quantity, for on another occasion Jesus said: "Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God ?" ( Luke 12:6 ). The "farthing" was a tiny copper coin of very small value, so that a sparrow was all but worthless in human terms. And yet the Lord Jesus said that God knows and cares about every single sparrow! God had a reason for everything He created; each kind of animal has its own unique design for its own intended purpose. Modern biol