tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post8626419548491260454..comments2023-10-07T04:07:56.527-04:00Comments on The End Time: Bible Reading Thoughts: What are the reins?Elizabeth Pratahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-71264252460003390982018-02-07T13:04:16.879-05:002018-02-07T13:04:16.879-05:00Perhaps as reins control a horse, so the Lord cont...Perhaps as reins control a horse, so the Lord controls our mind, and at night, sometimes the Spirit of Christ will use that quiet time to shape our thoughts. He sure does!<br /><br />Anyhow, the KJV seems to use reins (H3627) as a word for the mind, metaphorically, the internal self. Also translated as the kidneys, which were apparently seen as the seat of emotion... which actually could be correct, for several important regulating hormones (like our fight/flight response) actually are produced in a gland attached to the kidneys.<br /><br />-CarolynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com