Bear, The

Inhabits woods — 2Ki 2:24.

Described as

Voracious. — Da 7:5.

Cunning. — La 3:10.

Cruel. — Am 5:19.

Often attacks men — 2Ki 2:24; Am 5:19.

Attacks the flock in the presence of the shepherd — 1Sa 17:34.

Particularly fierce when deprived of its young — 2Sa 17:8; Pr 17:12.

Growls when annoyed — Isa 59:11.

Miraculously killed by David — 1Sa 17:36,37.

Illustrative of

God in his judgments. — La 3:10; Ho 13:8.

The natural man. — Isa 11:7.

Wicked rulers. — Pr 28:15.

The kingdom of the Medes. — Da 7:5.

The kingdom of Antichrist. — Re 13:2.