habakkuk-2:1-4,-habakkuk-2:14-niv

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Habakkuk 2:4

Habakkuk 2:4. Behold, his soul, &c.— Behold, if any one draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him, &c. Houbigant however renders it, But if any one shall withdraw himself, his soul shall not overcome: but he who shall be constant [or firm in his reliance] shall live by his faith. It is the same admonition which we frequently read in Jeremiah, that if any one upon the taking of Jerusalem should withdraw himself and flee into Egypt, to escape the Chaldeans, it should not turn out... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 2:1

1. stand upon . . . watch—that is, watch-post. The prophets often compare themselves, awaiting the revelations of Jehovah with earnest patience, to watchmen on an eminence watching with intent eye all that comes within their view (Isaiah 21:8; Isaiah 21:11; Jeremiah 6:17; Ezekiel 3:17; Ezekiel 33:2; Ezekiel 33:3; compare Psalms 5:3; Psalms 85:8). The "watch-post" is the withdrawal of the whole soul from earthly, and fixing it on heavenly, things. The accumulation of synonyms, "stand upon . . .... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 2:2

2. Write the vision—which I am about to reveal to thee. make it plain— ( :-). In large legible characters. upon tables—boxwood tables covered with wax, on which national affairs were engraved with an iron pen, and then hung up in public, at the prophets' own houses, or at the temple, that those who passed might read them. Compare :-, "writing table," that is, tablet. that he may run that readeth it—commonly explained, "so intelligible as to be easily read by any one running past"; but then it... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 2:3

3. for—assigning the cause why it ought to be committed to writing: because its fulfilment belongs to the future. the vision is yet for an appointed time— (Daniel 10:14; Daniel 11:27; Daniel 11:35). Though the time appointed by God for the fulfilment be yet future, it should be enough for your faith that God hath spoken it (Daniel 11:35- :). at the end it shall speak—MAURER translates, "it pants for the end." But the antithesis between, "it shall speak," and "not be silent," makes English... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 2:4

4. his soul which is lifted up—the Chaldean's [MAURER]. The unbelieving Jew's [HENDERSON]. is not upright in him—that is, is not accounted upright in God's sight; in antithesis to "shall live." So Hebrews 10:38, which with inspired authority applies the general sense to the particular case which Paul had in view, "If any man draw back (one result of being 'lifted up' with overweening arrogancy), my soul shall have no pleasure in him." the just shall live by his faith—the Jewish nation, as... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:1

Habakkuk compared himself to a sentinel on a city wall watching the horizon for the approach of a horseman. He purposed to watch and wait expectantly for the Lord to reply to this second question, as He had the first, so he could report it to his people (cf. Habakkuk 3:16). He prepared himself for a discussion with the Lord about the situation as well as for the Lord’s answer that he expected in a vision or dream (cf. Job 13:3; Job 23:4)."Only by revelation can the genuine perplexities of God’s... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:1-3

1. The introduction to the answer 2:1-3 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:2

Yahweh did respond and told the prophet to make a permanent, easy-to-read record of the vision, which He would give him, on tablets (of clay, stone, or metal; cf. Exodus 31:18; Exodus 32:15-16; Deuteronomy 9:10; Deuteronomy 27:8). Having received and recorded the vision, Habakkuk, and other messengers, should then run to tell their fellow citizens what God’s answer was."The matter was to be made so clear that whoever read it might run and publish it." [Note: Kerr, p. 876. Cf. Daniel 12:4.] "It... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:2-20

II. HABAKKUK’S QUESTIONS AND YAHWEH’S ANSWERS 1:2-2:20The prophet asked Yahweh two questions and received two answers. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:3

The vision Habakkuk was about to receive concerned events to take place in the future. Though it was a prophecy that would not come to pass immediately, it would materialize eventually. Habakkuk was to wait for its fulfillment because it would indeed come at the Lord’s appointed time.The writer of the Book of Hebrews quoted this verse (Hebrews 10:37). He used it to encourage his readers to persevere in their commitment to Jesus Christ since what God has predicted will eventually come to pass,... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Habakkuk 2:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 2:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 2:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 2:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 2:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:1-3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:2-20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:3

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