Hedges

Antiquity of — 1Ch 4:23.

Designed for protection — Isa 5:2.

Often made of thorns — Mic 7:4.

Placed around

Gardens. — Song 4:12; La 2:6.

Vineyards. — Mt 21:33; Mr 12:1.

Difficulty of breaking through — Pr 15:19.

Danger of breaking through — Ec 10:8.

Desolation caused by removing — Ps 80:12,13.

Filled with grasshoppers — Na 3:17.

Poor travellers sought rest under — Lu 14:23.

Afforded protection in danger — Jer 49:3.

Making up gaps in, alluded to — Eze 13:5; 22:30.

Illustrative

Of God’s protection. — Job 1:10.

Of numerous afflictions. — Job 3:23; 19:8.

Of heavy judgments. — La 3:7; Ho 2:6.

Of holy ordinances. — Isa 5:2; Mt 21:33.

Of the way of the slothful. — Pr 15:19.

(Broken down,) of the taking away of protection. — Ps 80:12; Isa 5:5.