Psalms 18:2
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
What is a horn of salvation? This is a question that many people have asked when reading through the bible. Some same it is making a comparison to horns on animals used to protect themselves and fight against enemies. Animal horns were also used to hold oil, a very important symbol in Jewish history. However, it is yet another reference that I always think of when I read this verse. It is when the animal horn is used as a shofar. This is usually made of a ram’s horn blown in like a bugle. They are still used in many religious ceremonies in Jewish synagogues like Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Like the bugle, the shofar was used to advance in war. It was used in one of my favorite bible stories. Joshua and the Jews blew it to crush the walls of Jericho. This is my reference to ‘God is my horn of salvation.’ When life around me is closing in, I listen for God’s blow on the shofar to let me know the battle is on and He is coming to save me. I also picture it when I am putting up walls. I am blocking everything and everyone out. God blows the shofar to bust my walls down. To soften my heart once again and to bring me to my knees.
No matter how you look at the horn of salvation, we can agree on one thing. God is our protector. He will tear down walls to make ways for us even if we are the ones that build them!
I am so thankful that You God are the horn of my salvation. ~amen
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