What is a Hedge of Protection?
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- 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.
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- A hedge of protection? Like bushes? Why not pray for a fortress with a moat around it and armed sentries?
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- Is the devil allergic to certain shrubs? This phrase comes from the conversation between God and Satan in Job 1.
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- 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
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- God and turns away from evil? Then Satan said, does Job fear God for no reason?
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- Have you not put a hedge around him and all he has on every side? Satan believed if Job was afflicted he would curse
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- And false teachers are described as wolves attacking the sheep. Praying for a spiritual hedge is to pray for protection from these predators.
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- But there's nothing wrong with praying for a high castle wall either. After all, Psalm 18 says the