Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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; who shall rouse him up?

Bible References

A lion's

Hosea 5:4
"Their actions hinder them from turning to their God, because a spirit of fornication is in their midst, and the LORD they do not know.
1 Corinthians 15:24
Then the end will come, when after he has done away with every ruler and every authority and power, the Messiah hands over the kingdom to God the Father.
Revelation 5:5
"Stop crying," one of the elders told me. "Look! The Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered. He can open the scroll and its seven seals."

He stooped

Numbers 23:24
Look! The people are like lions. Like the lion, he rises up! He does not lie down again until he has consumed his prey and drunk the blood of the slain."
Numbers 24:9
He crouches, laying low like a lion. Who would awaken him? Those who bless you are blessed, and those who curse you are cursed."

General references

Numbers 1:26
The genealogies of Judah's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.
Joshua 15:20
Here's a list of cities allotted for the tribe of the descendants of Judah according to their families:
Judges 1:2
The LORD replied, "The tribe of Judah is to lead you. Look! I've given the land into their control."
Job 38:40
when they crouch in their dens and lie in ambush in their lairs?

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