Dove
Dove
Because the disciples of Christ are hated and persecuted and their ruin is sought, they need the serpent’s wisdom. The word serpent or snake is used symbolically of a deadly, subtle, malicious enemy. (See Luke 10:19.) Yet Christ’s followers are to be as harmless as doves—to neither hurt anyone, nor bear anyone ill will. In the political world today, a dove is a person who advocates peace, conciliation, or negotiation in preference to confrontation or armed conflict.
Freeman, James M., and Harold J. Chadwick. Manners & Customs of the Bible. North Brunswick, NJ: Bridge-Logos Publishers, 1998. Print.
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