I was reading this recently:
6 Therefore I will hedge up her way with thorns,
and I will build a wall against her,
so that she cannot find her paths. Hosea 2:6 (ESV)
I was thinking about the hedge.
A hedge is also mentioned in Job when Satan is talking to God :
10 Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. 11 But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.” Job 1:10-11 (ESV)
I just found it interesting that in Hosea, the hedge is used to block the path of Israel, but in Job, the hedge is a barrier that has been protecting Job from the attacks of the evil one. Boundaries!
Hello Kimberly. I am a Pastor from Mumbai Indi. I am glad to stop by your profile on the blogger and the blog post. i am also blessed and feel privileged and honoured to get connected with you as well as know you being the follower of Chriist and about your interest in the Word of God and discovering things in His Word and encouraging His people. It was interesting to know the usage of the word Hedge in Job and the word in Hosea. I love getting connected with the people of God around the globe to be encoauraged stregtheend and praying for one another. I have been in the Pastoral ministry for last 40 yrs in this great city of Mumbai a city with contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. We reachout to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to the brokenhearted. We also encourage young and the adults from the west to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. WE WOULD LOVE TO have you come to Mumbai to work with us during your vacation time. I am sure you will have life changing experience. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. God's richest blessings on you your family and friends also wishing you and your family a blessed and a Christ centered rest of year 2020. My email id is:dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading my blog and sharing about your ministry. Wow, India! Thank you for the invitation to come and minister there. And sorry it took me so long to respond. I thought it was fitting that I did a post about hedges right before all these corona virus restrictions. I had no idea....but God did!
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