Bible Dictionary: Lion: King of Beasts

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Micah 5:8
And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the middle of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treads down, and tears in pieces, and none can deliver.
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One Lion Two Lions no Lion at All
... If you can get the king of beasts to apologize ... your pretences: he hopes his sloth
will appear the less disgraceful if he can paint a rampant lion upon its ...
//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/sermons on proverbs/one lion two lions no.htm

John Chapter viii. 15-18
... They have understood the lion as put for king, because he appears to be, in a manner,
the king of beasts on account of his strength and terrible valor. ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate xxxvi john chapter viii.htm

Manes Said: not all Receive the Word of God...
... though he sometimes got that food from the beasts belonging to ... position, you will
say to me that lion ate nothing ... And that would be to act like a king who, when ...
/.../the acts of the disputation with the heresiarch manes/25 manes said not all.htm

Introduction
... of the titles which are used of Christ in Rev.5:5""The Lion of the Tribe of Judah,
the Root of David." The lion, which is the king among the beasts is an apt ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/why four gospels/introduction.htm

The Sculptor's Work
... A few more strokes, and I exclaimed within myself, "A lion!" I watched until the ...
that block of stone he had seen the beautiful figure of the king of beasts. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/naylor/heart talks/talk fifty the sculptors work.htm

An Exhortation to virtue -- and Particularly Upon the Passage...
... For he seemed to see a king but in a scene, and not a real one. ... The lion uttereth
his voice, and putteth all the wild beasts to flight. ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/homily viii an exhortation to.htm

A Blow at Self-Righteousness
... a grumbler not so ugly a creature as the bear; and the lion might plead ... which may
commend me, and which, in fact, have made me king of beasts." What would ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 7 1861/a blow at self-righteousness.htm

The Power of a Pebble.
... Then David told the king how he had killed both a lion ... delivered me out of the paw
of the lion, and the ... would soon give his flesh to the birds and the beasts. ...
/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter xx the power of.htm

The Festival of Games, in Honor of Augustus, were About to Begin ...
... with armed retainers; hunters bringing wild beasts in cages ... standing by the arena's
gate, saluted the king. Entering, the gladiator engaged the lion with his ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bacheller/vergilius/chapter 24 the festival of.htm

Daniel's Band
... say, "There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets." There is not enough
manhood in them to bring them into close quarters with the king of beasts. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 38 1892/daniels band.htm

Subtopics

Lion

Lion of a Ruler's Anger

Lion of Divine Judgments

Lion of Satan

Lion used for the Torture of Criminals

Lion: An Unnamed Person Killed By

Lion: Disobedient Prophet Killed By

Lion: Fierceness of

Lion: Instincts of, in Taking Prey

Lion: Kept in Captivity

Lion: Killed by Benaiah