Difference between revisions of "Horses"

<p> Were anciently less used for labor, in [[Bible]] land, than oxen and asses. They were used by princes and warriors, both with and without chariots, &nbsp;Exodus 14:9,23 &nbsp; Esther 6:8 &nbsp; Ecclesiastes 10:7 . The finest description of the war-horse ever written is found in one of the most ancient books, &nbsp;Job 39:19-25 . Horses were common in Egypt, &nbsp;Genesis 47:17 &nbsp; 50:9 Song of &nbsp; Song of [[Solomon]] 1:9; but the Jews were at first forbidden to go there for them, &nbsp;Deuteronomy 17:16 , or the keep any large number, &nbsp;Joshua 11:6 &nbsp; 2 Samuel 8:4 . The object of this was to restrain them from growing proud, idolatrous, and fond of conquest, &nbsp;Isaiah 31:1-3 . Solomon, however, procured a large cavalry and chariot force, &nbsp;2 Chronicles 1:14-17 &nbsp; 9:25 . Horses were sometimes consecrated to idols, &nbsp;2 Kings 23:11 , and were often used as symbols of angelic and earthly powers, under the control of God, &nbsp;2 Kings 2:11 &nbsp; 6:15-17 &nbsp; Zechariah 1:8 &nbsp; 6:2-6 &nbsp; Revelation 2:18:13 . </p>