the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Lion
Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects
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Lion — Now extinct in Israel and in the surrounding countries, the lion was common there during the Old Testament times; hence the great number of words in the Hebrew language to signify it; under one or another of these names it is mentioned 130 times in the Scriptures, as the classical symbol of strength, power, courage, dignity, ferocity. Very likely as the type of power, it became the ensign of the tribe of Judah; so was it employed by Solomon in the decoration of the temple and of the king's house. For the same reason, Rev 5:5, represents Jesus Christ as the lion of the tribe of Juda. The craft and ferocity of the lion, on the other hand, caused it to be taken as an emblem of Satan (1 Peter 5:8) and of the enemies of the truth (2 Timothy 4:17).
Verses:
- Genesis 49:9
- Numbers 23:24
- Numbers 24:9
- Deuteronomy 33:20
- Deuteronomy 33:22
- Judges 14:5
- Judges 14:8
- Judges 14:9
- Judges 14:18
- 1 Samuel 17:34
- 1 Samuel 17:36
- 1 Samuel 17:37
- 2 Samuel 1:23
- 2 Samuel 17:10
- 2 Samuel 23:20
- 1 Kings 7:29
- 1 Kings 7:36
- 1 Kings 10:19
- 1 Kings 10:20
- 1 Kings 13:24
- 1 Kings 13:25
- 1 Kings 13:26
- 1 Kings 13:28
- 1 Kings 20:36
- 2 Kings 17:25
- 2 Kings 17:26
- 1 Chronicles 11:22
- 1 Chronicles 12:8
- 2 Chronicles 9:18
- 2 Chronicles 9:19
- Job 4:10
- Job 4:11
- Job 10:16
- Job 28:8
- Job 38:39
- Psalms 7:2
- Psalms 10:9
- Psalms 17:12
- Psalms 22:13
- Psalms 22:21
- Psalms 34:10
- Psalms 35:17
- Psalms 57:4
- Psalms 58:6
- Psalms 91:13
- Psalms 104:21
- Proverbs 19:12
- Proverbs 20:2
- Proverbs 22:13
- Proverbs 26:13
- Proverbs 28:1
- Proverbs 28:15
- Proverbs 30:30
- Ecclesiastes 9:4
- Song of Solomon 4:8
- Isaiah 5:29
- Isaiah 11:6
- Isaiah 11:7
- Isaiah 15:9
- Isaiah 21:8
- Isaiah 30:6
- Isaiah 31:4
- Isaiah 35:9
- Isaiah 38:13
- Isaiah 65:25
- Jeremiah 2:15
- Jeremiah 2:30
- Jeremiah 4:7
- Jeremiah 5:6
- Jeremiah 12:8
- Jeremiah 25:38
- Jeremiah 49:19
- Jeremiah 50:17
- Jeremiah 50:44
- Jeremiah 51:38
- Lamentations 3:10
- Ezekiel 1:10
- Ezekiel 10:14
- Ezekiel 19:2
- Ezekiel 19:3
- Ezekiel 19:5
- Ezekiel 19:6
- Ezekiel 22:25
- Ezekiel 32:2
- Ezekiel 38:13
- Ezekiel 41:19
- Daniel 6:7
- Daniel 6:12
- Daniel 6:16
- Daniel 6:19
- Daniel 6:20
- Daniel 6:22
- Daniel 6:24
- Daniel 6:27
- Daniel 7:4
- Hosea 5:14
- Hosea 11:10
- Hosea 13:7
- Hosea 13:8
- Joel 1:6
- Amos 3:4
- Amos 3:8
- Amos 3:12
- Amos 5:19
- Micah 5:8
- Nahum 2:11
- Nahum 2:12
- Nahum 2:13
- Zephaniah 3:3
- Zechariah 11:3
- 2 Timothy 4:17
- Hebrews 11:33
- 1 Peter 5:8
- Revelation 4:7
- Revelation 5:5
- Revelation 9:8
- Revelation 9:17
- Revelation 10:3
- Revelation 13:2
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