Don’t allow a change in plans to bring about disappointment; just keep hanging on to your faith with joyful expectation because your day is coming. Hab 2:3 For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and [...]
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Hab 2:3: For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay. Leave a comment
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Hab 1:1: “The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.”The writer identifies himself as a prophet. Habaqquq is an unusual Hebrew name derived from the verb habaq, “embrace.” Thus his name probably means “One who Embraces” or “Clings.” Hab 1:2: How long, O LORD , must I call for help, but you do not listen? [...]
Hab 3:2: “LORD, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O LORD. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.” Leave a comment
It is supposed that the prophet Habbakkuk was contemporary with Jeremiah, and that this prophecy was uttered in anticipation of the Babylonish captivity. Looking at the judgments which were speedily to come upon his nation, the soul of the prophet was wrought up to an agony, and he cried out in his distress: “O Lord, [...]
