A flying insect with a painful sting that can cause fear.
About Hornet
Hornets and wasps are stinging insects in the same family (Vespidae). Hornets are a kind of wasp that live together in large groups. They make big nests above the ground. A nest can hold more than 1,000 hornets.
In the Bible, the hornet is often a symbol of God using armies to drive out Israel’s enemies (Exodus 23:28; Deuteronomy 7:20; Joshua 24:12).
Key References
I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.
Moreover, the LORD your God will send the hornet against them until even the survivors hiding from you have perished.
All Scripture References (5)
Exodus (1)
I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.
Deuteronomy (1)
Moreover, the LORD your God will send the hornet against them until even the survivors hiding from you have perished.
Joshua (1)
I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings before you, but not by your own sword or bow.
Psalms (1)
They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
Mark (1)
they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”