Habakkuk 3:12-15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 3:13

Verse 13 The Prophet applies again to the present state of the people what he had before recorded—that God went forth with his Christ for the salvation of his people. Some consider that there is understood a particle of comparison, and repeat the verb twice, “As thou didst then go forth for the deliverance of thy people, so now wilt thou go forth for the deliverance of thy people with thy Christ.” But this repetition is strained. I therefore take the words of the Prophet simply as they are—that... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 3:14

Verse 14 At the beginning of this verse the Prophet pursues the same subject—that God had wounded all the enemies of his people; and he says that the head of villages or towns had been wounded, though some think that פרזים, perezim, mean rather the inhabitants of towns; for the Hebrews call fortified towns or villages פרזות, perezut, and the word is commonly found in the feminine gender; but as it is here a masculine noun, it is thought that it means the inhabitants. At the same time this does... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 3:15

Verse 15 Some read, “Thou hast trodden thy horses in the sea;” but it is a solecism, that is quite evident. Others, “Thou hast trodden in the sea by thy horses.” But what need is there of seeking such strained explanations, since the verb דרך, darek, means to go or to march? The Prophet’s meaning is by no means doubtful—that God would make a way for himself in the sea, and on his own horses. How? even when great waters were gathered into a mass. The Prophet again refers to the history of the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:1-19

Part II . PSALM OR PRAYER OF HABAKKUK . read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:3-15

§ 3. The prophet or the congregation depicts in a majestic theophany the coming of God to judge the world, and its effect symbolically on material nature, and properly on evil men. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:3-15

God poetically portrayed and practically remembered. "God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah," etc. The Bible contains many grand songs and odes. There is the song that Moses taught Israel to sing ( Exodus 15:1 ). There is the triumphant song of Deborah and Barak ( 5:1-31 .). There is the song of Hannah, the mother of Samuel ( 1 Samuel 2:1 ). There is the song of David bewailing the death of Saul and Jonathan ( 2 Samuel 1:19 ), and his song of thanksgiving... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:3-18

God in history. On reading these verses containing the ode of Habakkuk we find that they abound in historical allusions. The prophet recalled to mind the Divine interpositions both in mercy and in judgment which had taken place in the bygone days, and in the light of them contemplated the position and prospects of his people in his own time. This course was a very customary one with the Hebrew bards. They were eminently patriotic, and delighted to touch upon the national experiences of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:9-16

An ideal theophany: 4. The glorious interposition of the Deity. I. NATURE 'S HOMAGE TO THE JUDGE . ( Habakkuk 3:10 , Habakkuk 3:11 .) Jehovah's presence on that great and terrible day will be attested by a succession of marvels. 1 . Wonders in the earth. 2 . Wonders in the sea . The tempest of waters passed by, the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high" ( Habakkuk 3:10 ). These words possibly allude to what occurred both in the Flood and in... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:12

Thou didst march through the land in indignation; thou treadest the earth in .fury. The mighty Judge stalks over the earth ( Habakkuk 3:6 ; comp. 5:4 ; Psalms 68:7 ). It is a general statement, and not to be confined to the successes of Joshua and the destruction of the Canaanites. Septuagint, ἐν ἀπειλῇ ὀλιγώσεις γῆν , with the alteration of a letter," Thou wilt bring low the land with threats." Thou didst thresh the heathen ( nations ) in anger; Septuagint, ἐν... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:13

Thou wentest forth. The prophet specifies the end which these manifestations were designed to effect. God is said to "go forth" when he intervenes for the aid of his people, as 5:4 ; 2 Samuel 5:24 ; Isaiah 42:13 . For salvation with thine anointed; In salutem cum Christo tuo (Vulgate) ; τοῦ σῶσαι τὸν χριστὸν σου ( τοὺς χριστούς σου , Alex; Sin.), "to save thine anointed". If the signification of the word "with" ( eth ) be pressed, the passage is taken to mean that, as... read more

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