Habakkuk: The just shall live by faith (15) God’s judgment and salvation (5)
This journal article by Ronald Hanko provides exegetical analysis of Habakkuk 3:13-16, interpreting the prophet's vision of God's past redemptive acts (the conquest of Canaan and deliverance at the Red Sea) as typological prefigurements of Christ's ultimate victory as God's Anointed. Through careful exposition of the text, Hanko demonstrates how Habakkuk's eschatological vision connects Old Testament history to Christ's person and work, offering theological reflection on divine judgment and salvation.
Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah. Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters. When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered...
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