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23 Bible Verses About Horses

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Summary

  • Psalm 20:7, Psalm 33:17, Proverbs 21:31, Isaiah 31:1 and Hosea 14:3 each set the horse against the LORD as a source of rescue.
  • Deuteronomy 17:16 forbids Israel’s king to acquire many horses or send the people back to Egypt for them; Solomon later imported horses from Egypt and Kue (1 Kings 10:28).
  • In 2 Kings 2:11 the chariots and horses of fire separate Elijah from Elisha, and Elijah goes up by a whirlwind.
  • Zechariah 1 and 6 show horses of several colors sent to patrol the earth; Revelation 6 has white, red, black and pale horses and names one rider, Death.
  • Psalm 32:9 and James 3:3 use the bit and bridle as a picture: James compares the horse’s bit to the tongue, which steers the whole body.

The Bible treats the horse as an animal of war, and it says repeatedly that horses cannot save. Psalm 20:7 sets the two side by side: “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.” Psalm 33:17 calls the war horse “a false hope for salvation,” Isaiah 31:1 pronounces woe on those who rely on horses, Proverbs 21:31 gives the victory to the LORD rather than to the horse made…

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Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version.

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