LIONS
There is a reason for the use of the word (in symbol) and the actual
animal (in events)- LION in the Bible.
They are the most powerful, daring and impressive of all carnivorous
animals. They are also the most magnificent in appearance and some
say awful in their voice. A full grown Asiatic lion weighs above 450
pounds and the African lion above 500 pounds. In Asia the lion rarely
measures more than 9 1/2 feet from nose to end of tail. The African
ones are considerably larger and they have much more mane. They live
around 50 years. They were very common in Syria and naturally supplied
many images in the language of the people, consequently they are many
references in the poetical language of scripture. And there are a
few passages where it is actually a recorded historical incident.
The lion was the ancient symbol of the tribe of Judah. The symbol
of strength, courage and sovereignity. It also represented the royal
house of David. Lions are mentioned in the Bible for their strength,
boldness, ferocity (for us a slant toward unbearably intense) and
stealth - secret action, as a thief in something stolen. I see Words
for Courageous Living providing a basic for the Christian to have
strength, boldness and being intense toward their being a child
of God plus the coming against the one who has stolen from us, namely
Satan.
As it is said of David's warriors (1 Chr. 12:8) that their "faces
were like the faces of lions." Figures of lions were used in the
decorations of Solomon's temple and throne. Since we make up the
"house of God" we can be as lions in nature, attitude and action.
I want to motivate you to this end. Let us see in the lion these
implication and challenges for our "courageous living".
First- God is compared to a lion in his threatenings, judgments and chastisements. (Hos. 5:14; Amos 1:2, 3:8) In this I see that as a Christian we are responsible to admonish in love a brother
who is not representing Jesus in a positive way. Take Peter in his
rebuke of Ananias and Sapphira as an example.
Second - Jesus is "the lion of the tribe of Judah" (Rev. 5:5)
descending from Judah in respect of his manhood. He as the almighty
"awakener" and "conqueror" of souls. This reference is found nowhere
else in Scripture, but it is not difficult to see its usage. The lion
is the king of beasts, the monarch of the forest and then becomes
an emblem of one of kingly authority and power. The reference is in
Genesis (49:9) "Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, thou
art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old
lion." Jesus was of the Tribe of Judah. So the term would connect
him in John's eyes with prophecy and would suggest to him the idea
of His being a ruler or having dominion. (In the Revelation context,
there is seen the power of breaking the seals given to Jesus.)
Third - The church is likened to a "lion" with strengthen
of God. She (and remember, we are the church) overcomes and is (should
be) terrible - maybe that is a strong word - to all that oppose
her. (Micah 5:8) The church is like the lion in the sheepfold of
the world. Her ministers - (on the sign in front of our church it
states: Ministers - the congregation) So, you being her ministers
should be as they were in early days like "lions" - bold, courageous
and active in their work. As a result of that they conquered multitudes for Christ. We are told in Prov. 28:1b, "...the righteous are as bold as a lion." That is why Words for Courageous Living came into being so that through trials, difficulties and all kinds of circumstances, the Christian as a lion can "roar" through them with Jesus, having courage, strength and boldness as the situations demands. Do I hear a "praise roar" for Jesus?
INDEX OF SCRIPTURE USED
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1 Cor. 10:13- December 10
1 Cor. 10:13- February 23
1 Cor. 10:13- September16
1 Cor. 13:12- July 7
1 Cor. 13:12- August 4
1 Cor. 15:33- May 1
1 Cor. 15:58- February 20
1 Cor. 3:11- 5-9
1 Cor. 9:26- 6-16
1 John 1:5- 9-26
1 John 1:9- 6-1
1 John 3:2- 4-25
1 John 3:22- 11-15
1 John 4:18- 4-18
1 John 5:4- 5-22
1 Peter 3:12- 9-18
1 Peter 4:12- 8-11
1 Peter 5- 2-15
1 Peter 5:7- 4-16
1 Peter 5:7- 7-19
1 Sam. 16:7- 7-20
1 Sam. 3:10- 9-19
1 Thess. 5:18- 8-13
1 Tim. 2:5- 12-17
1 Tim. 2:5- 1-24
2 Chr. 20:12- 11-4
2 Chr. 20:12 12-21
2 Chr. 32:7- 6-26
2 Chr. 6:8- 10-7
2 Cor. 1:20- 12-24
2 Cor. 1:8- 5-7
2 Cor. 10:5- 5-20
2 Cor. 10:7- 9-17
2 Cor. 11:3- 11-10
2 Cor. 12:9- 3-23
2 Cor. 12:9- 6-11
2 Cor. 12:9- 9-28
2 Cor. 14:l1- 2-10
2 Cor. 3:18- 11-11
2 Cor. 3:18- 5-28
2 Cor. 3:18- 8-12
2 Cor. 3:18- 9-11
2 Cor. 3:18- 9-6
2 Cor. 4:17- 10-4
2 Cor. 4:17- 4-6
2 Cor. 4:7- 6-23
2 Cor. 6:2- 7-4
2 Cor. 8:6- 11-6
2 Peter 1:4- 8-7
3 John 2- 2-7
Acts 1:8- 10-6
Acts 16:24,25- 5-10
Acts 20:24- 2-1
Amos 7:8- 12-26
Col. 1:17- 5-12
Col. 3:15- 6-27
Col. 3:15- 9-15
Deut. 10:17- 4-26
Deut. 32:23- 7-23
Deut. 32:23- 7-25
Deut. 33:25- 5-26
Deut. 33:27- 12-5
Eccl. 3:11- 10-24
Eccl. 3:11- 11-2
Eccl. 3:11- 8-6
Eph. 1:3- 8-26
Eph. 2:20- 3-15
Eph. 4:14- 10-2
Eph. 4:14- 6-2
Eph. 5:20- 10-27
Eph. 5:20- 5-19
Eph. 8:18- 1-15
Ex. 14:15- 5-17
Ex. 33:22- 7-30
Ezek. 34:26- 9-13
Gal. 6:9- 5-2
Gal. 6:9- 6-22
Gen. 18:14- 2-2
Gen. 26:24- 3-17
Gen. 32:24- 12-22
Gen. 42:36- 3-6
Gen. 50:20- 12-23
Hab. 2:4- 3-7
Heb. 1:9- 7-27
Heb. 11:27- 5-3
Heb. 11:3- 12-19
Heb. 12:1- 4-10
Heb. 12:1- 6-17
Heb. 12:1- 8-27
Heb. 12:10- 12-28
Heb. 12:12- 9-22
Heb. 12:13- 4-29
Heb. 12:2,3- 8-17
Heb. 12:6,8- 10-18
Heb. 13:5,6- 9-14
Heb. 2:6- 3-5
Heb. 4:15- 8-24
Hos. 5:12,14- 6-13
Isa. 19:1- 11-14
Isa. 22:23- 12-4
Isa. 25:9- 8-16
Isa. 30:15- 10-1
Isa. 30:15- 8-8
Isa. 40:31- 5-18
Isa. 40:31- 6-7
Isa. 42:9- 2-12
Isa. 43:1,3- 8-3
Isa. 46:4- 7-26
Isa. 48:10- 9-30
Isa. 49:13- 11-5
Isa. 49:16- 10-31
Isa. 49:2- 3-31
Isa. 61:3- 11-17
Isa. 61:3- 3-19
Isa. 65:24- 5-8
James 1:17- 1-31
James 1:2- 11-25
James 1:2- 5-25
James 1:5- 4-21
James 4:7- 1-6
James 5:11- 12-15
James 5:11- 12-3
James 5:16- 7-3
Jer. 17:10- 6-30
Jer. 17:11- 9-2
Jer. 18:4- 6-8
Jer. 31:13- 3-27
Jer. 5:21- 3-13
Job 37:21- 5-15
Job 38:22- 8-9
Job 38:4- 12-18
Job 42:1,3- 7-18
Joel 2:21- 1-26
John 11:40- 10-13
John 13:17- 1-27
John 13:7- 7-2
John 14:1- 12-8
John 14:27- 1-10
John 14:27- 12-2
John 14:27- 9-20
John 15- 9-5
John 16:26- 10-5
John 16:33- 1-28
John 16:33- 7-17
John 8:12- 3-29
Josh. 1:6- 1-17
Josh. 22:5- 8-28
Josh. 6:5- 7-24
Lam. 3:26,29- 1-3
Lam. 3:33- 11-1
Luke 10:30- 11-16
Luke 10:30- 11-18
Luke 12:7- 7-1
Luke 17:5- 7-31
Luke 18:l- 2-4
Luke 4:18- 4-24
Luke 5:16- 6-18
Luke 6:45- 7-8
Mal. 3:17- 5-24
Mal. 3:3- 8-1
Mal. 3:3- 9-10
Mark 11:22- 7-6
Mark 4:37- 5-6
Mark 4:39- 12-11
Mark 5:36- 1-22
Mark 9:23- 12-30
Mark 9:23- 2-22
Mark 9:36- 10-8
Mark 9:49- 10-23
Matt. 1:21- 2-25
Matt. 10:29- 4-1
Matt. 10:31- 6-6
Matt. 11:15- 11-22
Matt. 11:28- 10-9
Matt. 11:28- 2-28
Matt. 11:28- 4-13
Matt. 11:28- 4-22
Matt. 11:28- 8-14
Matt. 14:18- 5-16
Matt. 14:23- 12-13
Matt. 14:30- 8-31
Matt. 19:19- 10-14
Matt. 28:20- 10-19
Matt. 28:20- 2-16
Matt. 28:20- 6-4
Matt. 6:25- 11-27
Matt. 6:33- 7-10
Matt. 6:34- 11-3
Matt. 6:34- 2-3
Matt. 6:34- 4-15
Matt. 6:34- 4-8
Matt. 7:7- 11-23
Matt. 7:7- 8-15
Matt. 7:7,8- 4-4
Matt. 9:29- 8-30
Micah 5:2- 12-25
Micah 6:8- 4-23
Nah. 1:17- 2-9
Neh. 8:10- 4-20
Num. 13:30- 1-12
Phil. 1:6- 4-5
Phil. 1:6- 7-14
Phil. 2:5- 4-2
Phil. 3:13,14- 3-24
Phil. 3:14- 4-7
Phil. 4 3-25-
Phil. 4:11- 10-20
Phil. 4:11- 11-26
Phil. 4:11- 7-22
Phil. 4:13- 1-2
Phil. 4:13- 1-8
Phil. 4:13- 6-20
Phil. 4:6- 8-22
Phil. 4:7- 12-6
Prov. 1:7- 10-15
Prov. 17:22- 10-21
Prov. 17:22- 10-29
Prov. 17:22- 3-11
Prov. 20:17- 10-30
Prov. 23:7- 12-12
Prov. 23:7- 7-5
Prov. 23:7- 9-7
Prov. 27:1- 6-24
Prov. 3:5-6- 5-11
Prov. 3:5-7- 3-30
Prov. 3:5-7- 6-9
Prov. 37:5- 4-12
Prov. 6:6- 6-25
Psa. 103:5- 2-13
Psa. 104:34- 3-21
Psa. 105:18- 8-5
Psa. 106:12- 5-31
Psa. 107:23,24- 8-21
Psa. 109:4- 4-30
Psa. 118:5- 5-14
Psa. 12:9- 6-12
Psa. 121:1- 3-12
Psa. 123:1- 12-1
Psa. 13:2- 6-5
Psa. 130:7- 7-9
Psa. 131:2- 9-9
Psa. 138:8- 7-21
Psa. 139:14- 10-3
Psa. 146:7- 7-12
Psa. 146:7- 9-24
Psa. 147:3- 5-30
Psa. 147:4- 1-20
Psa. 147:4- 3-18
Psa. 17:8- 9-12
Psa. 18:32- 11-20
Psa. 18:32- 11-21
Psa. 23 4-28- Psa. 23:4- 8-25
Psa. 24:5,7- 6-28
Psa. 25:3- 9-27
Psa. 25:5- 10-25
Psa. 25:9- 12-27
Psa. 27:14- 10-12
Psa. 27:14- 2-8
Psa. 27:8- 10-11
Psa. 31:14- 2-24
Psa. 34:18- 11-9
Psa. 36:9- 11-28
Psa. 37 3-14- Psa. 37:39- 3-1
Psa. 37:7- 4-14
Psa. 37:7- 5-4
Psa. 4:1- 12-7
Psa. 40:1- 5-27
Psa. 40:1- 6-21
Psa. 42:1- 1-14
Psa. 43:5- 1-7
Psa. 46:1- 10-26
Psa. 46:1- 4-11
Psa. 46:1- 4-3
Psa. 46:10- 1-23
Psa. 46:10- 1-5
Psa. 46:10- 4-9
Psa. 46:10- 9-1
Psa. 50:15- 10-17
Psa. 50:15- 11-8
Psa. 51:10- 7-29
Psa. 51:10- 8-19
Psa. 51:7- 10-10
Psa. 54:7- 9-25
Psa. 55:1- 5-29
Psa. 55:22- 11-12
Psa. 55:22- 8-29
Psa. 56:3- 11-7
Psa. 56:3- 4-27
Psa. 56:8- 9-4
Psa. 60:12- 3-26
Psa. 62:1- 2-21
Psa. 69:1-3,14- 10-16
Psa. 69:14- 10-22
Psa. 72:6- 9-8
Psa. 73:25,26- 1-25
Psa. 8:3- 5-21
Psa. 89:13- 1-11
Psa. 9:12- 11-29
Psa. 9:9- 2-17
Psa. 91:11- 3-28
Psa. 91:11- 6-15
Psa. 91:11- 8-23
Psa. 91:11,12- 8-18
Psa. 91:15- 2-11
Psa. 91:4- 1-16
Psa. 93:4- 4-17
Psalm 4:1- 12-20
Rev. 1:7- 3-4
Rev. 21:4- 9-29
Rev. 3:12- 12-14
Rev. 3:19- 11-13
Rev. 3:20- 12-9
Rom. 10:17- 11-19
Rom. 10:17- 12-29
Rom. 12:21- 11-30
Rom. 14:23- 6-10
Rom. 5:13- 5-13
Rom. 5:3- 6-29
Rom. 8 1-9
Rom. 8 2-27
Rom. 8:18- 9-3
Rom. 8:26- 4-19
Rom. 8:26- 7-13
Rom. 8:28- 10-28
Rom. 8:28- 1-4
Rom. 8:28- 2-18
Rom. 8:28- 6-14
Rom. 8:28- 7-11
Rom. 8:28- 7-15
Rom. 8:37- 12-31
Song of S 5:6 12-16
Zech 4:10 11-24
Zech. 4:10 5-5
Zech. 9:12 1-29
Zeph. 1:7 9-21
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