Wolf and devouring-predator imagery uses wolves and ravening predators to describe violent appetite, false prophets, danger to sheep, oppressive rulers, and the final peace in which predation is ended.
Wolf and devouring-predator imagery uses wolves and ravening predators to describe violent appetite, false prophets, danger to sheep, oppressive rulers, and the final peace in which predation is ended.
A predator-and-flock motif in which wolves signify destructive hunger, disguised falsehood, tyrannical leadership, threat to the sheep, apostolic danger, or, in restoration contexts, the reversal of violent hostility under God’s peace.
These examples show how Wolf and Devouring-Predator Imagery functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf
The wolf image conveys aggressive strength and predatory conquest.
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb
Wolf-lamb peace pictures the reversal of predation in the restored order.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together
The wolf’s changed relation to the lamb images eschatological peace.
a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them
The wolf images sudden judgment upon hardened sin.
princes... like wolves ravening the prey
Wolf imagery exposes rulers who destroy lives for gain.
her judges are evening wolves
Judges are pictured as predators consuming without restraint.
ravening wolves
False prophets are exposed as predators under harmless appearance.
sheep in the midst of wolves
Mission disciples are pictured as vulnerable sheep among hostile predators.
the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep
The wolf threatens the flock where hired care fails.
grievous wolves enter in among you
Paul warns that destructive teachers will attack the church like wolves.
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