The Lioness spirit animal serves as a reminder that this is a limited way to view power. Often, the concept of power is easily misconstrued to indicate aggression, dominance or forcefulness. Lioness Spiritual Meaning 2: The Lioness as a Symbol of Collective Power If you need to rely on your team or network more, Lioness may appear to you in a dream or meditation or through symbols to remind you of this message. Lioness may appear to you when you are doing too much on your own or thinking only of your own ambition. These are characteristic to matriarchal human groups and societies as well. Yet they also accomplish so much because they share the responsibilities among each other, emphasizing communal survival rather than individual interest. They care for the cubs but also do the majority of the hunting. If you look to the behavior of Lionesses in the wild, they are actually the more active members of the pride. You may be called to pay more attention to the connections you make with women in your life. If you live in a community that is patriarchal, having a lioness as a spirit animal or seeing or dreaming about a Lioness may be an indicator of the need to shift your perspective and place greater emphasis on the wisdom and teachings of the Lioness. The Lioness is associated with female power and also with matriarchal societies. Happy birthday, sweetheart.Lioness Spiritual Meaning 1: Lioness as a symbol of Matriarchy I am glad to have a warrior-protector-teacher in my life. It seems I have a lot to learn from lionesses and Rosanne. The dominant female watches over the pride. When the pride is functioning as it should, the male is at peace. They protect each other, stick to each other, enjoy each other in ways that many of the other big cats don’t. Even when they have the opportunity to escape from captivity, they will stay close at hand because they are first and foremost family oriented. There may be more than one female, but the dominant female actually has the real power, and is capable of killing the male if he does not perform as expected. You may not know this, but the lioness runs the pride. You will not understand the power and beauty of these creatures until you encounter them up close in the wild. She is His gift even if I don’t avail myself of His generosity, but as I learn to accept God in her blessings, I discover what I was missing most of my life – me at peace with myself!Īs you know by now, one of the things I love most about South Africa is the chance to spend time with lions. How that gift impacts my life is entirely up to me. When I don’t, I usually regret the mistake. When I do, I discover Proverbs 31:11 applies to me. Most of the time I try to listen (but I often find my yetzer ha’ra interfering with what I know is the biblical perspective). She blesses me with her insightful advice and forceful acts. I am committed to her (much better, Genesis 2:24) and as a result she is dedicated to me. Oops! That last statement isn’t quite biblical. What would you expect from a warrior? We don’t always see eye-to-eye. She is (as Waltke says) a “valiant woman.” But Hebrew warrior poetry is in your face, up front assessment of her behavior! She acts like God would act. The assertion of her “excellence” depends on an unnamed standard – again pushing the idea toward some inner evaluation. Our translation attempts to describe her in terms of inner character completely overlook the public, active aspects of Hebrew thought. This woman fights for what is right, upholds God’s standard, makes a difference, and demonstrates responsible, representational authority as God’s hands and feet. Eshet-hayil is a warrior! This is Joan of Arc poetry. Proverbs 31:10 ESVĮxcellent – Maybe we stumble around the real meaning of eshet-hayil because we don’t like the cultural implications, but “excellent wife” or “woman of virtue” or “wife of noble character” just doesn’t cut it. An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.
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