BEAR
Biblical dream symbol meaning
How bear appeared in your dream
Dreaming of a bear attacking you or chasing you relentlessly — A biblical dream of a bear represents a fierce enemy, powerful spiritual force, or oppressive leader working against you with fierce anger and vindictiveness.
Proverbs 17:12Proverbs 28:15Revelation 13:2
Seeing a bear stealing lambs or young sheep from a flock — A bear in your dream symbolizes an evil force or wicked person that seeks to steal young Christians or take away what you possess.
1 Samuel 17:36Proverbs 28:15
Encountering a bear that you fight or overcome in your dream — Dreaming of defeating or killing a bear represents spiritual victory over a powerful enemy or oppressive force through faith and courage.
1 Samuel 17:36
Seeing a bear rise up with great power and dominion — A bear appearing powerful and dominant in your dream may represent a religious spirit, anti-christ force, or oppressive nation rising in authority.
Revelation 13:2Ezekiel 38:16, 38:18
Dreaming of a bear robbed of her cubs, extremely fierce and aggressive in her behavior — A biblical dream of a bear robbed of her cubs represents extreme fierceness, intense emotional pain, or someone who is bitter and enraged due to loss or being stripped of what they cherish. This symbolizes fighters who are chafed in their minds and exceptionally dangerous in their current state.
2 Samuel 17:8
Dreaming of fleeing from one danger only to encounter a bear, or experiencing a bear as part of consecutive calamities — A bear appearing as part of consecutive disasters in your dream represents inescapable judgment or a series of unavoidable calamities. This symbolizes how one catastrophe follows another, indicating a season where trouble compounds and there is no safe refuge.
Amos 5:19
Seeing a bear representing someone with an attitude of anger, bitterness, and rage stemming from past defeats or negative experiences — A bear in your dream may symbolize a person harboring bitterness, anger, and rage due to a life of defeat or past negative events. This represents someone full of doubt about the future, not enthusiastic, living in the past with thoughts of defeat, and always ready to retreat or give up.
2 Samuel 17:8
Dreaming of a brown bear or seeing a bear in connection with cold weather and plowing season — A brown bear in your dream symbolizes laziness and spiritual sluggardness—someone who waits due to slothfulness rather than actively waiting on God in obedience. This represents someone who will not act when they should and will have nothing when harvest comes.
Proverbs 20:4
Seeing a bear positioned on the left side or in the past area of your dream vision regarding financial matters — A bear appearing on the left-hand side of your visionary field indicates that you should not wait but should move forward to make a financial transaction or receive a financial breakthrough, as delaying will cause you to miss the current opportunity.
Seeing a bear positioned on the right side or in the future area of your dream vision regarding financial matters — A bear appearing on the right-hand side of your visionary field indicates that waiting is necessary to prosper in financial matters. This means an opportunity or bargain will arise in due time, and patience is required for future financial breakthrough.
Possible biblical meanings
Judgment (2 Kings 2:24)·An evil king or kingdom (Daniel 7:5; Revelation 13:2)·Danger or evil (Amos 5:19)·Fierce or cruel ruler (Proverbs 28:15)·Strength (Proverbs 28:1; 1 Samuel 17:37)·Russia (by geopolitical association)·A bereaved person robbed of something precious (Proverbs 17:12; 2 Samuel 17:8)·Overcoming impossible odds through faith (1 Samuel 17:36)·Medo-Persia (prophetic empire) (Daniel 7:5)
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