Habakkuk 3:2-16

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Habakkuk 3:16-19

A Plea for Mercy v. 16. When I heard, my belly trembled, namely, with terror at the revelation of the mighty judgment of Jehovah, my lips quivered at the voice, so that he was unable to steady them; rottenness entered into my bones, a feeling of overpowering weakness, and I trembled in myself that I might rest in the day of trouble, quietly, in silent submission, awaiting the day of distress. When he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops, or, "when he comes up... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Habakkuk 3:1-19

THE THEOPHANYCHAPTER 3[Title and Introduction (Habakkuk 3:1-2). The Prophet represents Jehovah as appearing in glorious Majesty on Sinai (Habakkuk 3:3-4). He describes the Ravages of the Plague in the Desert (Habakkuk 3:5). The Consternation of the Nations (Habakkuk 3:6-10). Reference to the Miracle at Gibeon (Habakkuk 3:11). Results of the Interposition of God on Behalf of his People (Habakkuk 3:12-15). Subject of the Introduction resumed (Habakkuk 3:16). The Prophet asserts his Confidence in... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Habakkuk 3:1-19

the Faith That Is Invincible Habakkuk 3:1-19 This psalm was intended to be sung by the captives during the Exile, which was near. In Habakkuk 3:3-15 there is a recital of the great events in the past. First Sinai, then the victories and deliverances of the book of Judges, the passage of the Red Sea and Jordan, the divine vengeance on the oppressors. But the prophet could not contemplate the future of the Chosen People without dismay. He longed to be at rest before those terrible Chaldean... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 3:1-19

In the proclamation concerning the righteous, the majesty of Jehovah and the consequent triumph of His people are set forth. It consists of a psalm which is a prayer. In the first movement the prophet declared his recognition of the divine interference, and his consequent fear. He then proceeded to celebrate the greatness of Jehovah as manifest in His dealings with His ancient people. The last section of the psalm expressed the fear and the faith of the just. The contemplation of the... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:2

A PRAYER FOR REVIVAL‘O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.’ Habakkuk 3:2 I. God has His great and solemn epochs in history.—They come at long intervals, and they change the face of the world. Such, in the ancient days, were the Flood, the call of Abraham, the Exodus from Egypt, and that event to which Habakkuk looked forward with fear: the captivity in Babylon with the subsequent vengeance upon the capturing power.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 3:2

‘O YHWH, I have heard your report, And I fear, O YHWH, your work, In the midst of the years, renew it, In the midst of the years make it known, In wrath remember mercy. As Habakkuk considers what he has heard from YHWH about what He is going to do, he is filled with awe and trepidation. But nevertheless he prays that YHWH will continue to carry it through and bring it about in the eyes of all creation, so that all may see it. One thing, however, he pleads, and that is that in exercising His... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 3:3-4

‘God came from Teman, And the Holy One from Mount Paran, (selah - consider that!), His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of his praise. His brightness was as the light, Rays proceeded from his hand. And there was a veiling of his power. The picture has in mind the song of Moses in Deuteronomy 33:0. Habakkuk has firmly in mind the covenant of God, and the fact that God had chosen His people, and brought them into the land Canaan. The idea here is of God advancing with His people... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 3:5-6

‘Before him went the pestilence, And fiery bolts (burning coals, thunderbolts, fearsome heat, plague) went forth at his feet, He stood and measured the land (or ‘earth’), He beheld and drove asunder the nations, And the eternal mountains were scattered, The everlasting hills did bow, His goings were of old. The ‘fiery bolts’ (burning coals), translated as burning heat, and therefore plague in Deuteronomy 32:24, or thunderbolts in Psalms 78:48, represent something burning and fiery. Because the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 3:7

‘I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction, The curtains of the land of Midian trembled.’ Midian combined with Moab in seeking to prevent the passage of Israel into the promised land (Numbers 22:4; Numbers 22:7). They were a feared nomadic people, and vexed Israel with their wiles (Numbers 25:18), while their women led Israel astray (Numbers 25:6). But they had cause to tremble for YHWH commanded Israel to smite them (Numbers 25:17; Numbers 31:2-9) because of their activities against them, and in... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 3:8

‘Was YHWH displeased against the rivers? Was your anger against the rivers, Or your wrath against the sea? That you rode upon your horses, On your chariots of salvation? The opening up of the River Jordan and of the Reed Sea (Yam Suph) may be in mind here, but with wider reference to the rivers of the world. The point being that He smote them in order to go forth on His heavenly horses and chariots of deliverance (2 Kings 6:17), with and on behalf of His people. It was not that He was angry... read more

Grupo de marcas