In the silences I make in the midst of the turmoil of life I have appointments with God. From these silences I come forth with spirit refreshed, and with a renewed sense of power. I hear a voice in the silences, and become increasingly aware that it is the voice of God.
David Brainerd

BEAR

BEAR

BEAR, The

  1. Inhabits woods # 2Ki 2:24
  2. DESCRIBED AS 2a) Voracious

    # Da 7:5

2b) Cunning # La 3:10 2c) Cruel # Am 5:19 3) Often attacks men # 2Ki 2:24 Am 5:19 4) Attacks the flock in the presence of the shepherd # 1Sa 17:34 5) Particularly fierce when deprived of its young # 2Sa 17:8 Pr 17:12 6) Growls when annoyed # Isa 59:11 7) Miraculously killed by David # 1Sa 17:36,37 8) ILLUSTRATIVE OF 8a) God in his judgments # La 3:10 Ho 13:8 8b) The natural man # Isa 11:7 8c) Wicked rulers # Pr 28:15 8d) The kingdom of the Medes # Da 7:5 8e) The kingdom of Antichrist # Re 13:2