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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
Wolves of
Palestine
were numerous and the dread of shepherds, as they were a terrible enemy to
sheep
(
Matt. 7:15; 10:16
15
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. (Matthew 7:15)
16
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. (Matthew 10:16)
;
John 10:12
12
But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. (John 10:12)
;
Acts 20:29
29
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. (Acts 20:29)
). A
wolf
typed the rapacity of
Benjamin
(
Gen. 49:27
27
Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. (Genesis 49:27)
); and the cruelty of
Israel
’s oppression (
Ezek. 22:27
27
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. (Ezekiel 22:27)
); and the
destruction
of the wicked (
Jer. 5:6
6
Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. (Jeremiah 5:6)
).
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Arabian Wolf in
Jordan
The well-known animal, described in
scripture
as “ravening,” and seeking its prey in the
evening
. They are very destructive among the
sheep
, worrying and destroying more than they can eat. This makes the wolf a fit emblem of the wicked, who molest the sheep and lambs of
God
’s
flock
, and even creep in among them. How great will be the change in the
millennium
is denoted, among other things, by the wolf and the
lamb
dwelling together (
Gen. 49:27
27
Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. (Genesis 49:27)
;
Isa. 11:6
6
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. (Isaiah 11:6)
;
Isa. 65:25
25
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord. (Isaiah 65:25)
;
Jer. 5:6
6
Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. (Jeremiah 5:6)
;
Ezek. 22:27
27
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. (Ezekiel 22:27)
;
Hab. 1:8
8
Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat. (Habakkuk 1:8)
;
Zeph. 3:3
3
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow. (Zephaniah 3:3)
;
Matt. 7:15
15
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. (Matthew 7:15)
;
Matt. 10:16
16
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. (Matthew 10:16)
;
Luke 10:3
3
Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. (Luke 10:3)
;
John 10:12
12
But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. (John 10:12)
;
Acts 20:29
29
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. (Acts 20:29)
). The
Hebrew
is
zeeb
, Arabic
dhib
, the common
Canis lupus
.
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