Daniel 7:5 Meaning and Explanation
“And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.”
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Read Full Chapter →A second beast like a bear, raised on one side with three ribs in its teeth, is told to rise and devour.
What Does Daniel 7:5 Mean?
The second beast lumbers into view, a bear lifted up on one side, with three ribs clenched between its teeth. The lopsided stance and the ribs already seized suggest a heavy, devouring power, unequal in its strength and hungry for more. A voice commands it to arise and devour much flesh.
Empire here is shown as appetite -- conquest that consumes and is never satisfied. Yet even this beast acts only when it is told to arise, under a permission it did not grant itself. The vision neither flatters worldly power nor fears it. Behind the bear's hunger stands the One who sets the times of the nations, and beyond all such devouring waits a kingdom that does not feed on others but gives life.
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What does Daniel 7:5 mean?
A second beast like a bear, raised on one side with three ribs in its teeth, is told to rise and devour.