The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:1-19
Part II . PSALM OR PRAYER OF HABAKKUK . read more
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
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 3:16
When I heard. "When" is better omitted. "I heard" the report of thee (vex. 2). The LXX . refers to Habakkuk 2:1 , rendering, "I watched." If the former part is the paean of the congregation, the present is the prophet's own utterance expressive of his dismay at the prospect before him. My belly trembled. My inmost part, my inward self, trembled with fear (comp. Isaiah 16:11 ). My lips quivered at the voice. My lips quivered with fear at the voice of God that sounded in me ( ... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:16
Horror of God. "When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops." "Having finished the poetic rehearsal of the mighty acts of Jehovah on behalf of his people in ancient times, which he had composed in order to inspire the pious with unshaken confidence in him as their covenant God, Habakkuk reverts to the... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:16-17
§ 4. The contemplation of the Divine judgments produces in the people of God at first, fear and trembling at the prospect of chastisement read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:17
The prophet depicts the effects of the hostile invasion, which are such as to make the natural heart despair. Although the fig tree shall not blossom. The devastations of the enemy leave the country bare and uncultivated. The Chaldeans, like the Assyrians and Egyptians, cut down and burnt the fruit-bearing trees of the countries which they invaded (comp. Deuteronomy 20:19 ; Isaiah 9:10 ; Isaiah 37:24 ; Jeremiah 6:6 ). The trees most useful and abundant in Palestine are mentioned... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:17-18
Songs in the night. The thought underlying these intensely human words is that of holy and triumphant joy manifesting itself on occasions when in the ordinary course of things the very opposite experience might naturally have been expected. The writer was under the elevating influence of sincere piety, and his rapturous outburst sets forth the truth that true religion excites within its recipients such thoughts, inspires within them such emotions, and imparts to them such confidence, as to... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:17-19
Sorrowing, yet rejoicing. I. THE CASE SUPPOSED . A complete failure of all creature comforts. 1. Extremely unusual. Even the worst are seldom reduced to the bare boards of absolute privation ( Psalms 145:9 ; Matthew 5:45 ). David confesses in old age that he had "never seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread" ( Psalms 37:25 ). 2 . Not impossible or unknown. Persons, and these by no means always the ungodly, but sometimes the good, the excellent of... read more
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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 3:19
Verse 19 He confirms the same truth,—that he sought no strength but in God alone. But there is an implied contrast between God and those supports on which men usually lean. There is indeed no one, who is not of a cheerful mind, when he possesses all necessary things, when no danger, no fear is impending: we are then courageous when all things smile on us. But the Prophet, by calling God his strength, sets him in opposition to all other supports; for he wishes to encourage the faithful to... read more