The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

(especially in times of need), and godly communing with Christ and His saints. Faith works wonders in the personal economy of one’s hedge because it is how one will trust God and comply with all the spiritual requirements. Being connected with a genuine and credible prophet is another. See Ezekiel 13:5 and 2 Chronicles 20:20; both passages underscore this function of the prophet. Job 1:10; Proverbs 15:19; Ecclesiastes 10:8; Isaiah 5:5; Ezekiel 22:30; Hosea 2:6; Mark 12:1. See Broken Hedge. 617. Hedge of Protection—A) The invisible yet powerful shelter and defensive wall the Lord builds around His people. It is mentioned in Isaiah 22:8 (nkjv). Angels, prosperity, wealth, prayer warriors and intercession, prophetic words and prophecy, property and provisions, as well as good relationships all contribute to a potent hedge. The story of Job and the removal of his hedge for divine testing is the most extensive biblical example of this. See Satan’s words to God in Job 1:10. With these are the ministers of the church of Jesus Christ, especially the fivefold, with particular emphasis on the pastor. They too make up the believer’s hedge of protection. Good, righteous, and upright conduct, sowing and reaping, and a pure, forgiving heart increases it more. The guardian angels over one’s life and those God dispatches at critical times in people’s lives are an essential feature of the hedge of protection. See Hedge for more guidance. The angels of 2 Kings 6:17 reflect the spiritual hedge of protection surrounding the prophet Elisha. Also, Joshua 5:14–15 gives the reference to the Commander of the Lord of Hosts’ army. To show another factor in the Lord’s building or fortifying a hedge, see Genesis 19:1 for Abraham and Lot and the Scriptures referring to the angels who tended to the needs of Jacob and Jesus ascending and descending upon them during their appointed service to the Lord. These are good examples of spiritual hedge elements. When a person comes into Christ, the angels who guard and keep him change, along with the nature of the hedge put around him. This is important because should the new convert not build and sustain his New Creation hedge it will appear as if he or she were spiritually bankrupt, see definition. Sometimes in the beginning of a new convert’s life with Christ, the experience of spiritual bankruptcy may appear because the person has spent little time and resources on their spiritual existence in relation to their carnal pursuits. This circumstance explains why redemption can be initially brutal on some people upon conversion, especially upon those who are called to do great and mighty things for God in His kingdom. See Psalm 78:49 and 89:38–40; Jeremiah 11:15; Numbers 14:9, along with Jeremiah 5:31. B) The description of the powers and