The Prophet's burden. The Answer of Jehovah
1. Burden] RM 'oracle': see on Isaiah 13:1.
2, 3. How long?.. Why?] Even a prophet (Habakkuk 1:1) can ask such questions. He never denies the existence of God, but he cannot understand His seeming failure to interpose in human affairs. In the end, however, the despondency merges into a faith which can believe where it cannot see (Habakkuk 2:3; Habakkuk 3:17.).
THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET HABAKKUK _Chronological Notes relative to this Book, upon the supposition_ _that it was written a little before the destruction of_ _Jerusalem, about six hundred years before...
THE BURDEN - On the word “burden” see the note at Nahum 1:1. WHICH HABAKKUK THE PROPHET DID SEE - The prophet’s name signifies “strong embrace.” The word in its intensive form is used both of God’s en...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS CHAPTER 1 The Judgment of Judah Through the Chaldeans Announced _ 1. The prophet's cry to Jehovah (Habakkuk 1:1) _ 2. The answer (Habakkuk 1:5) 3. The prophet's plea (H
HABAKKUK 1:1. TITLE. On the seeing of an oracle, _cf._ Isaiah 2:1, etc....
BURDEN. See note on Nahum 1:1. did see. The Hebrew accent places the chief pause on this verb, to emphasize the fact that the _giving_ of the vision was of more importance than what was revealed by it...
_HABAKKUK'S COMPLAINT CONCERNING EVIL -- HABAKKUK 1:1-4:_ Habakkuk identified himself simply as "the prophet." He wrote, "The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see." (Habakkuk 1:1) He was given a...
THE BURDEN, &C.— _The sentence, or prophesy._ The prophet in the first four verses inveighs against the irregularities of Judah; and in the 6th verse he speaks of the coming of the Chaldeans into the...
CHAPTER XVI HOW CAN GOD ALLOW INJUSTICE TO GO UNPUNISHED? INTRODUCTION. Habakkuk 1:1 RV. The burden which Habakkuk a prophet did see. LXX. The burden which the prophet Ambacum saw. COMMENTS Habakk...
The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. THE BURDEN - The prophetic sentence....
1:1 (a-0) * Said to mean. 'Embracing.'...
THE PROBLEM OF ASSYRIA Habakkuk _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF ASSYRIA Assyria was a country to the north and east of Israel. For many years, it ruled most of the world. Nahum, Habakkuk...
THE PROPHET. — This title (_han-nâbî_) is applied only to Habakkuk, Haggai, and Zechariah. In the later historical books it is used to designate the members of those prophetical colleges which were fo...
(1-4) Habakkuk complains of the apparent triumph of wickedness among his countrymen....
הַ מַּשָּׂא֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָזָ֔ה חֲבַקּ֖וּק הַ נָּ
Habakkuk 1:1 Habakkuk 1:2; Habakkuk 2:1 (or 8) Yet it is the first piece which raises the most difficult questions. All admit that it is to be dated somewhere along the line of Jeremiah's long career...
THE APPARENT PROSPERITY OF THE WICKED Habakkuk 1:1-17 Habakkuk probably lived toward the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, when the Chaldeans were preparing to invade the land. Jerusalem was fille...
In this first division of the Book we have the prophet's statement of the problems which vexed his soul. The first was the apparent indifference of Jehovah both to his prayer and to the condition of p...
The burden which Habakkuk the prophet saw. The Argument - The Prophet complains to God, considering the great felicity of the wicked, and the miserable oppression of the godly, who endure all types of...
_Burden. Such prophecies more especially are called burdens, as threaten grievous evils and punishments. (Challoner) --- He says not against whom, because the menace is directed to persecutors in gene...
We have the Prophet at his devotions, pleading with the Lord concerning the sorrows and exercises of the Church. He not only laments the iniquities of those that oppress the Lord's heritage, but the i...
CONTENTS The title of the prophecy is said to be a burthen. In this Chapter we find the Prophet crying to the Lord, and calling also to the nations of the heathen concerning their sins, and the punis...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. There is no prophetic delivery among the twelve lesser books more peculiar and characteristic than that of Habakkuk. It has no longer the occupation with the...
The greater part of interpreters refer this burden to the Chaldeans and the monarchy of Babylon; but of this view I do not approve, and a good reason compels me to dissent from their opinion: for as t...
First of all, the prophet complains that the evil which exists among the people is insupportable. This is the natural effect of the working of the Spirit of God in a heart jealous for His glory and de...
THE BURDEN WHICH HABAKKUK THE PROPHET DID SEE. This prophecy is called a "burden", or something took up and carried, being what the prophet received from the Lord, and went with to the people of the J...
The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. Ver. 1. _The burden_] The prophetic burden, saith the Chaldea paraphrast; the burdenous prophecy, saith Tremellius. _See Trapp on "_ Mal 1:1 _"_ Which...
_The burden_ The grievous calamities, or heavy judgments; _which Habakkuk did see_ That is, _foresee_, and was commissioned to foretel. This burden, or prophetic vision, communicated to Habakkuk, was...
The burden, the prophetic sentence with its threat of punishment, WHICH HABAKKUK, THE PROPHET, DID SEE, his first statements being in the nature of a complaint on the part of righteousness, accusing t...
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF JEHOVAH'S JUDGMENT...
1-11 The servants of the Lord are deeply afflicted by seeing ungodliness and violence prevail; especially among those who profess the truth. No man scrupled doing wrong to his neighbour. We should lo...
HABAKKUK CHAPTER 1 Unto Habakkuk, complaining of the iniquity of the land, HABAKKUK 1:14 , showed the fearful vengeance by the Chaldeans, HABAKKUK 1:5 . He complaineth that vengeance should be execute...
Habakkuk 1:1 burden H4853 prophet H5030 Habakkuk H2265 saw H2372 (H8804) Isaiah 22:1;...
‘The burden which Habakkuk the prophet saw.' This description of a prophecy as a ‘burden' occurs regularly. This was firstly because it burdened the prophet's soul. He could not forebear to speak beca...
BURDEN See note 1, (_ See Scofield) - (Isaiah 13:1). _...
CONTENTS: Habakkuk's prayer concerning evil in dispersed Israel. God's voice to Israel and Habakkuk's testimony to God. CHARACTERS: God, Habakkuk. CONCLUSION: We must not think it strange if God som...
Zechariah 1:1. _The burden,_ the prophecy, _which Habakkuk the prophet saw._ Here he opens his commission, as divinely inspired with vision, and invested with a charge which he must deliver. God laid...
_The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see._ RESPONSIBILITIES We can see how appropriate is the word “burden” used by the prophets to describe their gift and duty. The obligation laid on them oft...
HABAKKUK—NOTE ON HABAKKUK 1:1 Superscription. “Oracle” translates a common word for “burden.” Prophets do not typically use the term “prophet” for themselves, but Habakkuk is called a prophet twice (v...
CRITICAL NOTES.] BURDEN] (cf. Nahum 1:1). HABAKKUK 1:2. HOW] A complaint; wickedness continued long, and God did not interfere. HABAKKUK 1:3. WHY] dost thou behold violence without checking it? some;...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1:1-2:20 PART I. JUDGMENT UPON THE EVIL, IN THE FORM OF A COLLOQUY BETWEEN THE PROPHET AND GOD....
Shall we turn at this time to the book of Habakkuk. Very little is known concerning the personal background of Habakkuk. Very little, nothing is known. We don't know really anything about his backgrou...
Isaiah 22:1; Nahum 1:1...
The burden — The prophet seems to speak of these grievous things, as a burden which he himself groaned under....