King Solomon's Horses

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“SOLOMON’S WAR HORSES AND FINE LINENS OF EGYPT” The bible told us that King Solomon’s horses, linen yarn, and chariots were all imported from African Egyptians and the Canaanite Hittites descendants of Ham (2 chronicles 1:16-17; 9:28; 1 kings 10:28-29). King Solomon went on to tell us that his bed were decked with covering of tapestry which was a carved work of Egypt. He further told us that his fine linens and beddings were the broidered work from Africa, Egypt (Proverbs 7:16; Ezekiel 27:7). King Solomon loved and acquired thousands of African Egyptian horses because they were famous for it’s beauty (songs of songs 1:9; 1 kings 4:26). Throughout the bible, the first people to own horses and chariots that were tamed and trained for wars were the African, Egyptians and the Canaanites descendants of Ham (Genesis 41:41-43; Exodus 14:9; 15:19; Judges 1:19; 4:2-3). The ancient Egyptians acquired or owned domesticated horses as a valuable asset (Gen 47:17). The horses of Egypt are known to be strong and innumerable which attracts king Solomon and many other kings that came after him went down to Egypt for help and to purchase countless horses from Africa (Isaiah 31:1; Deut. 17:16). …show more content…

And they had vast majorities of great horses and chariots of wars which were powerful in the sight of the Syrian, as their noises alone caused the Syrian armies to flee from Samaria before the people of God. Imagined how just the sound of chariots and horses of these two black Hamitic nations were able to delivered the children of Israel from the hands of their enemies. Because of how powerful the ancient Egyptians war horses and warriors were, the children of Israel often depended on them for help instead of God, and the Almighty rebuked them from trusting in the strength of Egypt and told them to put their trust in Him alone who is all powerful and the maker of all beings (Isaiah 30:2-3;

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