Horse, the.

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Endued with strength by God. Job 39:19¹⁹Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? (Job 39:19).

DESCRIBED AS

Strong. Psa. 33:17¹⁷An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. (Psalm 33:17). Psa. 147:10¹⁰He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. (Psalm 147:10).

Swift. Isa. 30:16¹⁶But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. (Isaiah 30:16). Jer. 4:13¹³Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled. (Jeremiah 4:13). Hab. 1:8⁸Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat. (Habakkuk 1:8).

Fearless. Job 39:20,22²⁰Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. (Job 39:20)
²²He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. (Job 39:22).

Fierce and impetuous. Job 39:21, 24²¹He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. (Job 39:21)
²⁴He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. (Job 39:24).

Warlike in disposition. Job 39:21²¹He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. (Job 39:21). Jer. 8:6⁶I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle. (Jeremiah 8:6).

Sure footed. Isa. 63:13¹³That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble? (Isaiah 63:13).

Want of understanding in, alluded to. Psa. 32:9⁹Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. (Psalm 32:9).

Hard hoofs of, alluded to. Isa. 5:28²⁸Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: (Isaiah 5:28).

Loud snorting of, alluded to. Jer. 8:16¹⁶The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein. (Jeremiah 8:16), with Job 39:20²⁰Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. (Job 39:20).

COLORS OF, MENTIONED;

White. Zech. 1:8⁸I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. (Zechariah 1:8). Zech. 6:3³And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses. (Zechariah 6:3). Rev. 6:2²And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. (Revelation 6:2).

Black. Zech. 6:2²In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; (Zechariah 6:2). Rev. 6:5⁵And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. (Revelation 6:5).

Red. Zech. 1:8⁸I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. (Zechariah 1:8). Zech. 6:2²In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; (Zechariah 6:2). Rev. 6:4⁴And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. (Revelation 6:4).

Speckled. Zech. 1:8⁸I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. (Zechariah 1:8).

Bay. Zech. 6:3, 7³And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses. (Zechariah 6:3)
⁷And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth. (Zechariah 6:7).

Grisled. Zech. 6:3, 6³And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses. (Zechariah 6:3)
⁶The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country. (Zechariah 6:6).

Pale or ash color. Rev. 6:8⁸And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. (Revelation 6:8).

Fed on grain and herbs. 1 Kin. 4:23. 1 Kin. 18:5.

USED FOR

Mounting cavalry. Ex. 14:9⁹But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon. (Exodus 14:9). 1 Sam. 13:5⁵And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth-aven. (1 Samuel 13:5).

Drawing chariots. Mic. 1:13¹³O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee. (Micah 1:13). Zec. 6:2²In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; (Zechariah 6:2).

Bearing burdens. Ezra 2:66⁶⁶Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five; (Ezra 2:66). Neh. 7:68⁶⁸Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five: (Nehemiah 7:68).

Hunting. Job 39:18¹⁸What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider. (Job 39:18).

Conveying posts, &c. 2 Kin. 9:17-19. Esther 8:10¹⁰And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries: (Esther 8:10).

Kings and princes rode on. Esther 6:8-11⁸Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head: ⁹And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honor, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honor. ¹⁰Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken. ¹¹Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor. (Esther 6:8‑11). Ezek. 23:23²³The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses. (Ezekiel 23:23).

Governed by bit and bridle. Psa. 32:9⁹Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. (Psalm 32:9). James 3:3³Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. (James 3:3).

Urged on by whips. Prov. 26:3³A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back. (Proverbs 26:3).

Adorned with bells on the neck. Zec. 14:20²⁰In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the Lord's house shall be like the bowls before the altar. (Zechariah 14:20).

Numbers of, kept for war. Jer. 51:27²⁷Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers. (Jeremiah 51:27). Ezek. 26:10¹⁰By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. (Ezekiel 26:10).

Prepared and trained for war. Pro. 21:31³¹The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord. (Proverbs 21:31).

In battle protected by armor. Jer. 46:4⁴Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines. (Jeremiah 46:4).

Vanity of trusting to. Psa. 33:17¹⁷An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. (Psalm 33:17). Amos 2:15¹⁵Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself. (Amos 2:15).

THE JEWS

Forbidden to multiply. Deut. 17:

Imported from Egypt. 1 Kin. 10:28, 29.

Multiplied in Solomon's reign. 1 Kin. 4:26.

Condemned for multiplying. Isa. 2:7⁷Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots: (Isaiah 2:7).

Not to trust in. Hos. 14:3³Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. (Hosea 14:3).

Condemned for trusting to. Isa. 30:16¹⁶But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. (Isaiah 30:16). Isa. 31:3³Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together. (Isaiah 31:3).

Brought back many, from Babylon. Ezra 2:66⁶⁶Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five; (Ezra 2:66).

Notice of early traffic in. Gen. 47:17¹⁷And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year. (Genesis 47:17).

Sold in fairs and markets. Ezek. 27:14¹⁴They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules. (Ezekiel 27:14). Rev. 18:13¹³And cinnamon, and odors, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. (Revelation 18:13).

OFTEN SUFFERED

From blindness. Zech. 12:4⁴In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness. (Zechariah 12:4).

From plague. Zech. 14:15¹⁵And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague. (Zechariah 14:15).

From murrain. Ex. 9:3³Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain. (Exodus 9:3).

From bites of serpents. Gen. 49:17¹⁷Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. (Genesis 49:17).

In the hoof from prancing. Judg. 5:22²²Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones. (Judges 5:22).

In battle. Jer. 51:21²¹And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider; (Jeremiah 51:21). Hag. 2:22²²And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother. (Haggai 2:22).

Dedicated to the sun by idolaters. 2 Kin. 23:11.

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

Beauty of the church. SoS. 1:9. Zech. 10:3³Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the Lord of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle. (Zechariah 10:3).

Glorious and triumphant deliverance of the church. Isa. 63:13¹³That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble? (Isaiah 63:13).

A dull headstrong disposition, Psa. 32:9⁹Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. (Psalm 32:9).

Impetuosity of the wicked in sin. Jer. 8:6⁶I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle. (Jeremiah 8:6).

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