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Horns.

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By: Reuben Archer Torrey

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Natural weapons on heads of animals. Dan. 7:20²⁰And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. (Daniel 7:20).

ANIMALS WITH, MENTIONED;

The ox. Psa. 69:31³¹This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. (Psalm 69:31).

The ram. Gen. 22:13¹³And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. (Genesis 22:13).

The goat. Dan. 8:5⁵And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. (Daniel 8:5).

The unicorn. Psa. 22:21²¹Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. (Psalm 22:21). Psa. 92:10¹⁰But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. (Psalm 92:10).

Tusks of the elephant so called. Eze. 27:15¹⁵The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony. (Ezekiel 27:15).

Used offensively. Ex. 21:29²⁹But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death. (Exodus 21:29). Eze. 34:21²¹Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad; (Ezekiel 34:21).

WERE USED

For holding oil. 1 Sam. 16:1¹And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. (1 Samuel 16:1). 1 Kin. 1:39.

As musical instruments. Josh. 6:4, 5⁴And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. ⁵And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him. (Joshua 6:4‑5). 1 Chron. 25:5⁵All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. (1 Chronicles 25:5).

Representations of, placed at the four corners of the altars. Ex. 27:2²And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass. (Exodus 27:2). Ex. 30:2²A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same. (Exodus 30:2).

Wearing of, alluded to. Psa. 75:5, 10⁵Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck. (Psalm 75:5)
¹⁰All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted. (Psalm 75:10).

ILLUSTRATIVE

Of power of God. Psa. 18:2²The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. (Psalm 18:2). Hab. 3:4⁴And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power. (Habakkuk 3:4).

Of power of Christ. Luke 1:69⁶⁹And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; (Luke 1:69). Rev. 5:6⁶And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. (Revelation 5:6).

Of power of Ephraim, &c. Deut. 33:17¹⁷His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh. (Deuteronomy 33:17).

Of power of the wicked. Psa. 22:21²¹Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. (Psalm 22:21). Psa. 75:10¹⁰All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted. (Psalm 75:10).

Of kings. Dan. 7:7, 8, 24⁷After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. ⁸I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. (Daniel 7:7‑8)
²⁴And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. (Daniel 7:24). Dan. 8:3, 5, 20³Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. (Daniel 8:3)
⁵And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. (Daniel 8:5)
²⁰The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. (Daniel 8:20).

Of antichristian powers. Rev. 13:1¹And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. (Revelation 13:1). Rev. 17:3, 7³So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. (Revelation 17:3)
⁷And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. (Revelation 17:7).

(Budding of,) of the commencement or revival of a nation. Psa. 132:17¹⁷There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. (Psalm 132:17). Ezek. 29:21²¹In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the Lord. (Ezekiel 29:21).

(Raising up,) of arrogance. Psa. 75:4, 5⁴I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: ⁵Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck. (Psalm 75:4‑5).

(Exalting,) of increase of power and glory. 1 Sam. 2:1,10¹And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. (1 Samuel 2:1)
¹⁰The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed. (1 Samuel 2:10). Psa. 89:17, 24¹⁷For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favor our horn shall be exalted. (Psalm 89:17)
²⁴But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted. (Psalm 89:24). Psa. 92:10¹⁰But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. (Psalm 92:10), Psa. 112:9⁹He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor. (Psalm 112:9).

(Pushing with,) of conquests. Deut. 33:17¹⁷His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh. (Deuteronomy 33:17). 1 Kin. 22:11. Mic. 4:13¹³Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth. (Micah 4:13).

(Bringing down,) of degradation. Job 16:15¹⁵I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust. (Job 16:15).

(Cutting off,) of destruction of power. Psa. 75:10¹⁰All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted. (Psalm 75:10). Jer. 48:25²⁵The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 48:25). Lam. 2:3³He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about. (Lamentations 2:3).

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