Horse, the

Endued with strength by God Job 39:19
DESCRIBED AS
- Strong Psalm 33:17; 147:10
- Swift Isaiah 30:16; Jeremiah 4:13; Habakkuk 1:8
- Fearless Job 39:20,22
- Fierce and impetuous Job 39:21,24
- Warlike in disposition Job 39:21; Jeremiah 8:6
- Sure footed Isaiah 63:13
Want of understanding in, alluded to Psalm 32:9
Hard hoofs of, alluded to Isaiah 5:28
Loud snorting of, alluded to Jeremiah 8:16; Job 39:20
COLOURS OF, MENTIONED
- White Zechariah 1:8; 6:3; Revelation 6:2
- Black Zechariah 6:2,6; Revelation 6:5
- Red Zechariah 1:8; 6:2; Revelation 6:4
- Speckled Zechariah 1:8
- Bay Zechariah 6:3,7
- Grisled Zechariah 6:3,6
- Pale or ash colour Revelation 6:8
Fed on grain and herbs 1 Kings 4:28; 18:5
USED FOR
- Mounting calvary Exodus 14:9; 1 Samuel 13:5
- Drawing chariots Micah 1:13; Zechariah 6:2
- Bearing burdens Ezra 2:66; Nehemiah 7:68
- Hunting Job 39:18
- Conveying posts, &c 2 Kings 9:17-19; Esther 8:10
Kings and princes rode on Esther 6:8-11; Ezekiel 23:23
Governed by bit and bridle Psalm 32:9; James 3:3
Urged on by whips Proverbs 26:3
Adorned with bells on the neck Zechariah 14:20
Numbers of, kept for war Jeremiah 51:27; Ezekiel 26:10
Prepared and trained for war Proverbs 21:31
In battle protected by armour Jeremiah 46:4
Vanity of trusting to Psalm 33:17; Amos 2:15
THE JEWS
- Forbidden to multiply Deuteronomy 17:16
- Imported from Egypt 1 Kings 10:28,29
- Multiplied in Solomon's reign 1 Kings 4:26
- Condemned for multiplying Isaiah 2:7
- Not to trust in Hosea 14:3
- Condemned for trusting to Isaiah 30:16; 31:3
- Brought back many, from Babylon Ezra 2:66
Notice of early traffic in Genesis 47:17
Sold in fairs and markets Ezekiel 27:14; Revelation 18:13
OFTEN SUFFERED
- From blindness Zechariah 12:4
- From plague Zechariah 14:15
- From murrain Exodus 9:3
- From bites of serpents Genesis 49:17
- In the hoof from prancing Judges 5:22
- In battle Jeremiah 51:21; Haggai 2:22
Dedicated to the sun by idolaters 2 Kings 23:11
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- Beauty of the church Song of Solomon 1:9; Zechariah 10:3
- Glorious and triumphant deliverance of the church Isaiah 63:13
- A dull headstrong disposition Psalm 32:9
- Impetuosity of the wicked in sin Jeremiah 8:6

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