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Habakkuk 3:1-19
The Pulpit Commentary on Habakkuk 3:1-19
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Matthew Henry on Habakkuk 3:1-2Habakkuk 3:1-2 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThe word prayer seems used here for an act of devotion. The Lord would revive his work among the people in the midst of the years of adversity. This may be applied to every season when the church, or believers, suffer u…The Prophet's Prayer. (b. c. 600.)Habakkuk 3:1-2 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE PROPHET'S PRAYER. (B. C. 600.) This chapter is entitled a prayer of Habakkuk. It is a meditation with himself, an intercession for the church. Prophets were praying men; this prophet was so (He is a prophet, and he…The Pulpit Commentary on Habakkuk 3:1-19Habakkuk 3:1-19 · The Pulpit CommentaryPart II. PSALM OR PRAYER OF HABAKKUK.The Pulpit Commentary on Habakkuk 3:1Habakkuk 3:1 · The Pulpit Commentary§ 1. The title. A prayer. There is only one formal prayer in the ode, that in Habakkuk 3:2; but the term is used of any devotional composition; and, indeed, the whole poem may be regarded as the development of the preca…The Pulpit Commentary on Habakkuk 3:1Habakkuk 3:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryPrayer and praise. This chapter records the remarkable "prayer" or "Code" of Habakkuk. The superscription contained in the first verse and a cursory glance at the chapter as thus described may be found suggestive of imp…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Habakkuk 3:1-2The word prayer seems used here for an act of devotion. The Lord would revive his work among the people in the midst of the years of adversity. This may be applied to every season when the church, or believers, suffer u…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Prophet's Prayer. (b. c. 600.)THE PROPHET'S PRAYER. (B. C. 600.) This chapter is entitled a prayer of Habakkuk. It is a meditation with himself, an intercession for the church. Prophets were praying men; this prophet was so (He is a prophet, and he…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Habakkuk 3:1Prayer and praise. This chapter records the remarkable "prayer" or "Code" of Habakkuk. The superscription contained in the first verse and a cursory glance at the chapter as thus described may be found suggestive of imp…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Habakkuk 3:1-19Part II. PSALM OR PRAYER OF HABAKKUK.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Habakkuk 3:1§ 1. The title. A prayer. There is only one formal prayer in the ode, that in Habakkuk 3:2; but the term is used of any devotional composition; and, indeed, the whole poem may be regarded as the development of the preca…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Habakkuk 3:2§ 2. The proemium, in which the prophet expresses his fear at the coming judgment, and prays God in his wrath to remember mercy. Thy speech; or, the report of thee; the declaration made by God in the preceding chapters…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Habakkuk 3:2Prayer for revival. The revival of God's work stands intimately connected with prayer. The Holy Spirit is the Author of all true quickening of the Divine life in the souls of men, and his renewing and sanctifying influe…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Habakkuk 3:2The prayer of an alarmed prophet. I. THE PROPHET'S ALARM. 1. Its cause. The report of Jehovah; i.e. the communication received from Jehovah concerning the punishment of Judah and the destruction of Chaldea. Habakkuk not…Joseph S. Exell and contributors