Solomon\u2019s throne had six steps (1 Kings 10), with two lions flanking each step. That means 12 <\/em>lions. Twelve lions are twelve tribes.<\/p>\n But not all the tribes are leonine. Look back at Genesis 49, and you\u2019ll find a donkey tribe (Issachar), a serpent tribe (Dan), a doe tribe (Naphtali), a wolf tribe (Benjamin). In Jacob\u2019s blessing, only Judah is the lion\u2019s whelp.<\/p>\n Under Solomon, all the tribes have become leonine. They are being incorporated into the leonine tribe of Judah, which is of course the king of the tribes. Under a great king, the whole nation becomes a nation of kings.<\/p>\n Extrapolate typologically to your heart\u2019s content.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Solomon\u2019s throne had six steps (1 Kings 10), with two lions flanking each step. That means 12 lions. Twelve lions are twelve tribes. But not all the tribes are leonine. Look back at Genesis 49, and you\u2019ll find a donkey tribe (Issachar), a serpent tribe (Dan), a doe tribe (Naphtali), a wolf tribe (Benjamin). In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible-ot-kings"],"yoast_head":"\n