What is a Hedge of Protection?

Have you ever been in a prayer group and someone prays for a hedge of protection? Lord, we pray for a hedge of protection around Lundin and her family.

A hedge of protection? Like bushes? Why not pray for a fortress with a moat around it and armed sentries?

Is the devil allergic to certain shrubs? This phrase comes from the conversation between God and Satan in Job 1.

The Lord said to Satan, have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man who fears

God and turns away from evil? Then Satan said, does Job fear God for no reason?

Have you not put a hedge around him and all he has on every side? Satan believed if Job was afflicted he would curse

God, which did not happen. But let's talk about this hedge of protection. Now such a hedge was not supposed to defend against an army.

It was meant to keep wild animals from attacking family or livestock. This border of dense bushes would have been like growing a barbed wire fence full of thorns and thistles wild animals wanted to avoid.

Throughout the Scriptures, Satan and his servants are often depicted as wild animals. 1 Peter 5 .8 says your adversary the devil prowls around like a lion seeking someone to devour.

And false teachers are described as wolves attacking the sheep. Praying for a spiritual hedge is to pray for protection from these predators.

But there's nothing wrong with praying for a high castle wall either. After all, Psalm 18 says the