Most of us swat away insects without a second thought. But Scripture doesn’t.
From ants to bees, moths to locusts, and all the creeping things in between, the Bible uses the smallest creatures to reveal some of its biggest truths.
In this episode of The Gospel Gumbo Podcast, Will Sofield explores how tiny creatures become profound teachers in God’s world. Drawing on childhood memories of growing up with an entomologist father—and a house full of insects, terrariums, pinned specimens, and even hissing cockroaches—Will traces a biblical spectrum:
- Ants — quiet diligence and wise preparation
- Bees & Hornets — sweetness and danger, blessing and warning
- Moths — hidden erosion and fragile places of the soul
- Flies & Creeping Things — corruption that begins small
- Locusts — overwhelming judgment… and astonishing restoration
Through Scripture’s vivid use of insects, this episode uncovers one central lesson:
small things matter.
They matter in our character, our habits, our sins, our hopes, and our acts of love.
They matter in God’s work of restoration, too.
Even the “years the locust has eaten” can be returned by His mercy.
This is an episode about paying attention, not to the spectacular but to the subtle—
because in the biblical imagination, the God who rules galaxies also rules grasshoppers.
And He works through the smallest corners of creation to shape the largest truths of the heart.
Scriptures Mentioned
Proverbs 6:6–8 · Proverbs 30:24–25 · Deuteronomy 1:44 · Psalm 118:12 · Job 4:19 · Psalm 39:11 · Isaiah 50:9; 51:8 · Matthew 6:19–20 · Exodus 8 & 10 · Ecclesiastes 10:1 · Leviticus 11 · Acts 10 · Joel 1–2 · Amos 7
Thanks for listening.
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