Horses
always referred to in the Bible in connection with warlike
operations, except Isa. 28:28. The war-horse is
described Job
39:19-25. For a long period after their settlement in
Canaan the
Israelites made no use of horses, according to the
prohibition,
Deut. 17:16. David was the first to form a force of
cavalry (2
Sam. 8:4). But Solomon, from...
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Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the
LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he
hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he
thrown into the sea....
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And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot
for six hundred [shekels] of silver, and an horse for an
hundred and fifty: and so brought they out [horses] for all
the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by
their means....
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In Scripture used for war-like purposes, not agriculture
(except in treading out grain for threshing, Isaiah 28:28,
where for "horsemen" translated "horses".) Job's magnificent
description refers to the war horse (Isaiah 39:19-25), "hast
thou clothed his neck with thunder?" i.e. with the power of
inspiring terror. Rather "with majesty" (Umbrei...
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Then 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....
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Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck
with thunder?...
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The most striking feature in the biblical notices of the
horse is the exclusive application of it to warlike
operations; in no instance is that useful animal employed
for the purposes of ordinary locomotion or agriculture, if
we except Isa 28:28 The animated description of the horse in
Job 39:19-25 applies solely to the war-horse. The Hebrews ...
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And 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;...
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Description of
Great strength
Job 39:19-25
Swifter than eagles
Jer 4:13
Snorting and neighing of
Isa 5:28; Jer 8:16
A vain thing for safety
Ps 33:17; Pr 21:31
-Used by the Egyptians in war
Ex 14:9; 15:19
-Used by the Israelites
1Ki 22:4
-Used for cavalry
2Ki 18:23; Jer 47:3; 51:21
-Egypt famous for
Isa 31:1
-Forbidden to the kings ...
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hors:
1. Names:
The common names are (1) cuc, and (2) hippos. (3) The word
parash, "horseman," occurs often, and in several cases is
translated "horse" or "warhorse" (Isa 28:28; Ezek 27:14;
Joel 2:4 the Revised Version, margin); also in 2 Sam 16,
where the "horsemen" of English Versions of the Bible is
ba`ale ha-parashim, "owners of horses"; c...
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