You know the rest of the story. As children, lots of us have fallen asleep holding our cuddly little teddy bears. Actually, bears aren t very cuddly. While we ve seen them in playful moods in zoos and parks, these mammals and the world s largest omnivores can be fearsome and ferocious. The brown bears are the biggest with an average weight of 800 pounds, although some have been measured at 2,500 pounds.
Grizzly bears are the most feared but polar bears are actually the most dangerous.
Anything that moves is considered food for them. The Bible tells an unusual story about bears. It s found in chapter 2 of II Kings. Elisha had just witnessed the amazing sight of his friend, Elijah, being transported into heaven by a chariot of fire pulled by horses of fire. He had also completed his first miracle as one of Israel s prophets by throwing some salt into Jericho s water supply and purifying the water.