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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 3:13

Thou wentest forth - Even a Jew says of this place, Kimchi: “The past is here used for the future; and this is frequent in the language of prophecy; for prophecy, although it be future, yet since it is, as it were, firmly fixed, they use the past concerning it.” The prophet speaks again in the past, perhaps to fix the mind on that signal going-forth, when God destroyed Pharaoh, the first enemy who essayed to destroy the chosen line. This stands at the head of all those dispensations, in which... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Habakkuk 3:13-15

Habakkuk 3:13-15. Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people For their deliverance and protection; even for salvation with thine anointed With those appointed and qualified to be leaders and rulers of thy people; such as Moses, Joshua, Samuel, and David. Thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked That is, the heads, or confederate princes, of the Canaanites, Joshua 10:3; Joshua 11:1; by discovering the foundation unto the neck Or, as Green renders it, Thou rasedst... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 3:1-19

3:1-19 HABAKKUK TRUSTS IN GOD’S JUDGMENTThe psalm of Chapter 3 has no direct connection with Judah and the Babylonians. Nevertheless, it is relevant to what Habakkuk has just written, for it describes the appearance of God in his work of judging the nations and saving his people. The psalm is introduced by what appears to be the name of the tune to which it was sung (3:1).Habakkuk recalls the mighty works that God has done for his people in the past, and he prays that God will act on their... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 3:13

anointed: i.e. for the salvation of Jehovah's anointed People (sing). See Psalms 105:15 . woundedst = dashest in pieces. out of = from. the wicked = [the] lawless one. Hebrew. rasha' . App-44 . Looking forward to the final destruction of Israel's enemy in the person of the Antichrist. The Targum (or Paraphrase) of Jonathan is remarkable: "the kingdom of Babylon will not remain, nor exercise dominion over Israel. The Romans will be destroyed, and not take tribute from Jerusalem; and... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Habakkuk 3:13

"Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, For the salvation of thine anointed; Thou woundest the head out of the house of the wicked man, Laying bare the foundation, even unto the neck. Selah.""For the salvation of thy people ..." The holy purpose of all God's dealings with ancient Israel was that of procurement of salvation for the redeemed of all ages. Behind all of the apostasies and restorations of the old Israel, there lay the purpose of the Christ's birth in Bethlehem, "thine... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Habakkuk 3:13

Habakkuk 3:13. Even for salvation with thine anointed— For the salvation of thine anointed. Thou woundedst the head of the house of the wicked; thou rasedst the foundations even to the rock. Habakkuk 3:14. Thou piercedst through with thy sceptre the head of the villages. Green. The persons who are said in this passage to be wounded, and pierced through, were some of the kings of Canaan; but which of them are meant, the history of Joshua is not particular enough to inform us. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 3:13

13. with thine anointed—with Messiah; of whom Moses, Joshua, and David, God's anointed leaders of Israel, were the types (Psalms 89:19; Psalms 89:20; Psalms 89:38). God from the beginning delivered His people in person, or by the hand of a Mediator (Isaiah 63:11). Thus Habakkuk confirms believers in the hope of their deliverance, as well because God is always the same, as also because the same anointed Mediator is ready now to fulfil God's will and interpose for Israel, as of old [CALVIN].... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 3:3-15

C. The vision of God 3:3-15Habakkuk moved from petition to praise in his prayer. He recalled God’s great power and pardon in bringing the Israelites from Egypt, through the wilderness, and into the Promised Land. Since God had done this, Habakkuk was confident that He could and would deliver the Israelites from the Babylonians and reestablish them in the land. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 3:8-15

2. Yahweh’s angry actions 3:8-15Habakkuk now changed from describing the manifestation of God and the inanimate and animate reactions to it to a description of His acts on the earth. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 3:13

He had gone forth as a warrior to save His people and to deliver His anointed one. This may refer to Moses in his battles with Israel’s enemies, or it may refer to a coming anointed one: Cyrus (cf. Isaiah 45:1) or Messiah (cf. Psalms 2:2; Daniel 9:26), or more than one of these."The first half of the verse provides the key to understanding the relationship of this chapter to the rest of the book. Rather than ignoring wrongdoing (Habakkuk 1:2-4), or allowing oppression of his people to go... read more

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