Yeah, I agree! Why not robins? Or eagles? Or roadrunners?!?! Of all the birds around, why did Jesus refer to sparrows???
Remember, Jesus is the Master Storyteller and he used parables to make a point. In the day of Jesus, sparrows were the lowliest bird around. In fact, they were evidently the cheapest of all birds used for food. These tiny little birds were often eaten in the same way we eat chickens. Jesus, no doubt, saw poor widows in the marketplace counting out their coins to see how many sparrows they could purchase. These little birds were considered of so little worth that for a small coin (literally an assarion, which was less than five cents!) you could buy two sparrows!
So what Jesus was trying to show was, as lowly and insignificant as these birds were, God considers them of value. And, if He considers these birds of value, how much more valuable are you to Him? Jesus was trying to make a point as to how much God loves you.
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That is cheap for a sparrow!
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