The two types of lion power, the outer strength that it uses in hunting and the inner might that it uses to subdue itself with other lions, reflect two ways in which God relates to the world. The internal might of the lion is demonstrated by God when we are in exile. The wicked nations inflict suffering on His chosen people and abuse His holy places. At the time of redemption, however, God will manifest the external power of the lion, when He exacts retribution from the evil nations. Finally, let us note a very simple point.
Lions are very scary animals.
We may have a watered-down perception of lions nowadays due to various Disney productions, but the reality is that lions are frightening creatures. The cause of this feeling of insecurity is chiefly the man-eating lion and no other animal of the forest inspires such terror into the black man's heart. In villages far in the heart of the pori, where the white man is never seen, not hundreds but thousands of Africans are annually eaten by these monsters. Nobody ever wants to actually meet a lion mono et mono. They are extremely large, they have paws the size of meat cleavers, and their cavernous mouths are armed with razor sharp teeth.