The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

18 where the horn was connected to the crown of David. The word for crown is nezer, explained under Anointing Oil. 651. Horoscope—A term for the written product of astrological readings. 652. Horse—A) An animal symbolizing power, war, and swiftness. B) A symbol of the Lord’s supernatural patrol of the earth and its policing, according to Zechariah 6. C) Horses were also seen as the transportation vehicles of the gods, especially when they were adorned with wings. The horses of judgment and agony described in Revelation 9 illustrates this point. The same passage presents horses as supernatural battle symbols. D) A white horse, prophetically, stands for victory and purity. It was also a symbol of the rains that brought about agricultural abundance and prosperity through the harvest. E) The black horse symbolized drought and famine that leads to death. Jeremiah 51:21; Amos 2:15; Zechariah 1:8, 9:10, 10:3, and 12:4. Also Revelation 6:2, 4 and 19:11, 19–21. 653. Horseman—Spiritually, horsemen signified messengers of judgment, supernatural patrol, and battle. See Isaiah 22:6–9. Review the Zechariah 1–3 references. 654. Horse’s Mane—Glory of thunder. The adornment of power especially that of the neck. Symbol of swift movement and strength. See Job 39:19. Important to the prophetic, as many early religions and popular styles embrace long, flowing hair for this reason. Warriors and militants often grew their hair long as a symbol of prowess, unorthodox authority, and spiritual symbolism. 655. Horus—The Egyptian god believed to embody the Pharaohs. Horus was a sun deity from whom the Pharaohs were convinced they received their wisdom because the gods of kings were seen as their father, which is the reason they were transmuted, they believed, from human to divine. He was a falcon-headed god with a human body. 656. Hosea—The first of the twelve minor prophets in the Old Testament. He was a contemporary of a junior prophet, Micah, serving from 770–725 B.C. As a prophet to the Northern Kingdom, Hosea served under King Jeroboam. His is an intriguing mantle that called for him to marry a harlot, fall helplessly in love with her, and suffer numerous heartbreaks to fulfill his prophetic calling. God chose Hosea to partake of His own experience as the mistreated Husband of chronically unfaithful Israel. In order to enable Hosea’s understanding of the words to best describe His pain, the Lord compelled the prophet to enter and live a life where he would feel firsthand what Israel’s God felt every day. When