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Genesis 49:9
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Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
About Genesis 49:9
Genesis 49:9 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on The Lion of Judah in the Bible. Found in the law of Genesis, this Old Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
Related Verses
- Genesis 49:8
“Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.”
- Genesis 49:10
“The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”
- Numbers 24:9
“He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.”
- Hosea 5:14
“For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.”
- Revelation 5:5
“And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.”
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How to Apply Genesis 49:9
Meditate on Genesis 49:9 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of The Lion of Judah in the Bible applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.