Habakkuk: The just shall live by faith (3) God’s answer concerning the coming of Babylon
Rev. Ronald Hanko provides exegetical commentary on Habakkuk 1:5-11, explaining God's answer to the prophet's complaint about Judah's wickedness through the raising up of the Babylonians as instruments of divine judgment. The article demonstrates how God's sovereign providence works through historical events and pagan nations to accomplish His purposes of correction and discipline upon His covenant people.
Previous article in this series: May 15, 2022, p. 370. Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you. For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs. They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves. Their horses also are swifter...
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