THE ORACLE FROM YAHWEH. Unable to explain the mystery, the prophet
stations himself on his watch-tower, and looks for the revelation of
God's purpose. Soon the oracle comes, and he is asked to write it on
tablets plainly, that one may read it running: Behold, the soul of the
wicked shall faint in hi... [ Continue Reading ]
WOES ON THE EVIL-DOER.
Habakkuk 2:5 f. Woe on the insatiable conqueror, who treacherously
gathers to himself the heritage of all the nations, only to be the
victim of their bitterest maledictions.
Habakkuk 2:5. As Davidson acknowledges, all efforts to educe sense
must fail with the present text. A... [ Continue Reading ]