We see here in Genesis that Noah releases a dove to see the condition of the world. Yeah first releases a raven. The problem of course is a raven doesn't have a problem sitting on a dead body floating in the water so it wouldn't be accurate to discover if it was safe to go out. The dove however would never do such a thing. The dove would land on solid ground or upon a tree. When the dove is finally released the last time it doesn't return. In reality, the dove went about its dove life. Symbolically the symbol of a new life of peace and a new hope seems to fly away. It flies as it were from the time of Noah and the promise of a new land and a new life to the Gospels where it lands upon Jesus the one who will give us new life, peace, and hope.
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