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Snare

/SNAIR/

Summary

A trap or noose for catching birds and animals, used throughout Scripture as a powerful metaphor for temptation and the hidden dangers that entrap the unwary.

☩Physical Snares

A snare was a noose of hair for small birds, or wire for larger creatures, set in favorable locations with grain scattered as bait. They were set in paths or hidden in the ground, designed to catch prey by the foot. The trap consisted of two parts spread on the ground, slightly fastened with a stick so that touching it caused both parts to spring up and enclose the victim.

Key verses:Amos 3:5Proverbs 7:23

☩Spiritual Snares

Scripture frequently uses snares to describe temptations and spiritual dangers. The fear of man is called a snare, as are riches and foolish lusts that 'drown men in destruction.' The 'snares of death' are poetically paralleled with the cords of Sheol. Satan's baits are things men naturally desire—riches, honor—which may not be moral evils in themselves but lead to the soul's destruction when pursued wrongly.

Key verses:Proverbs 29:251 Timothy 6:92 Samuel 22:6Psalm 18:5

☩Divine Protection

The righteous are promised deliverance from the fowler's snare: 'Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler.' Those taught by God and led by the Holy Spirit will not be ignorant of Satan's devices and will escape his traps. The fear of the Lord is 'a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.'

Key verses:Psalm 91:3Psalm 124:7Proverbs 14:27

Related Verses59 mentions

Psalms· 12 verses

11:618:538:1264:569:22

Proverbs· 10 verses

7:2313:1414:2718:720:25

Jeremiah· 5 verses

5:2618:2248:4348:4450:24

Job· 4 verses

18:818:1022:1040:24

See Also

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Ambush
Ambush
Conspiracy
Conspiracy
Gin
Gin
Net
Net

References

  1. 1.James Orr (ed.), "Snare," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  2. 2.John McClintock and James Strong, "Snare," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  3. 3.John McClintock and James Strong, "Snare," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  4. 4.George Morrish, "Snare," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  5. 5.John McClintock and James Strong, "Snare," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  6. 6.George Morrish, "Snare," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  7. 7.James Orr (ed.), "Snare," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  8. 8.George Morrish, "Snare," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  9. 9.George Morrish, "Snare," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).