Thematic Bible: Ferocity of


Thematic Bible



And Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, that they are brave men, and they are enraged and fierce, like a bear deprived of her cubs in the field. Your father is a [shrewd] man of war, and will not spend the night with the people [knowing that you seek his life]. Verse ConceptsMiddle AgeBearsBereavementFierce MenReady For War


Let a man meet a [ferocious] bear robbed of her cubs
Rather than the [angry, narcissistic] fool in his folly.
Verse ConceptsBearsEvil AssociationsMeeting PeopleBereavementFoolsMotherhood


Like a roaring lion and a charging bear
Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
Verse ConceptsWicked RulersOppression, Nature OfPoliticsRulers, WickedBearsLike CreaturesAttacked By EvilCharge


And the cow and the bear will graze [together],
Their young will lie down together,
And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
Verse ConceptsCowsFeedingStrawBearsYoung AnimalDeliverance From LionsNoting What Animals Eatcats


We all groan and growl like bears,
And coo sadly like doves;
We hope for justice, but there is none,
For salvation, but it is far from us.
Verse ConceptsdovesRumblingBird SoundsFar From OneNo JusticeThose Not Saved


He is to me like a bear lying in wait,
And like a lion [hiding] in secret places.
Verse ConceptsLionsGod Like A LionAmbushLike Creatureslieing

And I said to her, “You shall stay with me for many days. You shall not play the prostitute nor shall you have a man; so I will also be toward you [until you have proved your faithfulness].” Verse ConceptsBaal Worship, HistoryAvoid AdulteryStaying A Long TimeSame Sex Marriage