There are many things that can be learned from the horse. The Bible records eludes to the horse to depict strength (Psalm 33:17; Psalm 147:10), speed (Isaiah 30:16; Jeremiah 4:13), sure-footedness (Isaiah 63:13), fearlessness, fierceness, valiant in war and so on.
The Bible also cautions us NOT to be like the horse apropos understanding or the lack thereof as recorded in Psalm 32:9, which states “Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.” James 3:3 states”Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.”
Proverbs 4:7 states “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding“. Let us seek understanding, as the Bible requires us to, even if it costs us all we got. But what is understanding? Proverbs 9:10 has the answer. It states the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Let us seek to know the Holy God and aspire to be holy, just as He is. The first requirement in the Bible is for us to be Holy (Leviticus 19:1-2), and to be Holy, we need to know what it means to be Holy, we need to have knowledge of the holy, we need to have understanding, and not be like the horse (or mule) that lacks it.
Psalms 32:9
9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
Proverbs 9:10
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
