Dictionary of Bible Themes: 4657 horse

4657 horse

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The animal most commonly associated with war and battle, the horse also appears figuratively in poetic and prophetic literature. Its domesticated usage was mainly for personal travel and the haulage of heavy loads.

The military use of horses

Exodus 15:1; Joshua 11:4; 2 Kings 6:14-15

Pharaoh's army:

Exodus 14:9,28; Deuteronomy 11:4; Isaiah 43:16-17

The battles between Israel and Aram:

1 Kings 20:1,20-21 Job 39:19-25; Psalm 76:6; Isaiah 5:28; Jeremiah 4:13; Jeremiah 46:9; Jeremiah 51:21; Ezekiel 38:4; Habakkuk 1:8

Disabling horses in wartime

Joshua 11:6 See also Joshua 11:9; 2 Samuel 8:4 pp 1 Chronicles 18:4; Micah 5:10

Warnings against reliance on horses

Isaiah 31:1 See also Deuteronomy 17:16; Psalm 20:7; Psalm 33:17; Psalm 147:10

The ritual use of horses

Esther 6:7-9 See also 1 Samuel 8:11; 2 Samuel 15:1; Jeremiah 22:4

Horses as a means of exchange and a measure of wealth

Genesis 47:17; 1 Kings 4:26 See also 1 Kings 9:19; Kings 10:25-26 pp 2 Chronicles 1:14; 2 Chronicles 9:28; Isaiah 2:7

Horses as a means of transport and for the haulage of loads

2 Kings 5:9 See also 2 Kings 14:20 pp 2 Chronicles 25:28; Esther 8:10,14; Isaiah 21:7,9; Isaiah 66:20

Harness and tackle for horses

The figurative and prophetic use of horse imagery

James 3:2-3; Revelation 19:11 See also 2 Kings 13:14; Isaiah 28:28; Joel 2:4; Zechariah 1:6-8; Revelation 6:1-8; Revelation 9:17; Revelation 19:14

Heavenly horses

2 Kings 2:11 See also 2 Kings 6:17; Kings 7:6