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In his warning of the oncoming onslaught from Babylonia to the people of Israel, Jeremiah warns of the coming horde from the north:\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

The snorting of their horses was heard from Dan… Lo, I will send serpents against you, Adders that cannot be charmed, And they shall bite you \u2014declares the LORD\u201d (verses16,17).<\/span><\/p>\n

With the northern tribes exiled a century earlier, why would Jeremiah refer to Dan, the most northern tribe? In addition, what is the connection between the venomous snakes and the snorting horses?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To answer this question we need to look back at Jacob’s blessing given to Dan. In Genesis 49:16 Jacob proclaims that: <\/span><\/p>\n

Dan shall govern his people, As one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall be a serpent by the road, A viper by the path, That bites the horse\u2019s heels So that his rider is thrown backward..<\/span><\/p>\n

We see in Jacob’s blessing the three elements mentioned by Jeremiah. Jacob had hoped that Dan’s role as the defender of the north would be to act as the serpent, laying in wait for the chariots trying to attack, but now, with the northern tribe exiled, Dan is no longer present to protect the land, therefore Jacob\u2019s blessing cannot be fulfilled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The snake that had been the defender, has now become the enemy coming to destroy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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