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The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent`s food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, says Yahweh.
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A Picture of Gospel Peace
Commentators widely agree that the imagery of predators and prey living in harmony is a powerful allegory. It illustrates the transformative power of the gospel, which changes violent and cruel human hearts into gentle ones. When people submit to Christ, former 'wolves' and 'lions' can live in peace with the 'lambs' within the community of faith.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together - (See the notes at Isaiah 11:0).
And the lion shall eat straw - I…
19th Century
Anglican
The wolf and the lamb ... —The words point to what have been called the discords in the harmony of Nature, the pain and death invo…
16th Century
Protestant
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together. He means that everything will be fully restored when Christ will reign. And here it appears as …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together Or, "as one"F11: as if they were one, of the same kind and nature, a…
In the grace and comfort believers have in and from Christ, we are to look for this new heaven and new earth. The former confusions, sins and miser…
13th Century
Catholic
They have sought me. Here the judge, God, gives the sentence of separation between the wicked and the good regarding the recepti…
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