There is an interesting train of thought linking the promise made to David with the Psalm he wrote as a consequence, and the words of the prophet Isaiah: “Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of…
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3:13 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 wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anoin…
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This article is a continuation from the previous issue of The Lampstand and considers Jesus, the response of Gentiles and Isaiah 49.
There are a number of occasions in the ministry of the Lord where Gentiles become involved in his saving work. We shall look at three of them in each of which the wo…
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In the previous article of this series it was seen that the Call of the Gentiles was taught from the earliest times of
Israel’s history. The serpent lifted up in the wilderness provided deliverance for “anyone”, Israelite or Gentile, who looked upon it in faith. Jesus confirmed this when he …
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Nicodemus had words spoken to him by the Lord which he could only have understood after the crucifixion and after much thought. They were spoken with such certitude and conviction that their truth could not be questioned. To the ruler of the Jews Jesus said, “We speak that we do know, and testify …
2:9-11 Second Woe: Woe to Those Moved by Greed and Covetousness
2:9 “Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!”
These words apply to:-
The Chaldean exploitation and deportation of Y…
2:15–17 Fourth Woe: Woe to Those Given to Intemperance and Licentiousness.
2:15 “Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!”— RSV “Woe to him that makes his neighbour drink of the…
The five woes which God pronounced upon evil doers restored Habakkuk’s confidence in Yahweh’s commitment to justice. They form the remainder of chapter 2 and have primary and secondary applications as follows.
Primarily the prophecy applies to the Chaldean power which destroyed and oppressed…
A Psalm expressing his Hope with Thanksgiving. He Celebrates the Omnipotence of Yahweh and Rejoices in the Coming Victory over all Nations and the Deliverance of Israel.
Analysis “A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth”. This is the superscription of the Psalm which follows. It…
3:4 And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
“his brightness was as the light”
1 The figure of the sun is taken from Deut 33:2. See notes verse 3.
2 On the spiritual plain Jesus Christ is the “light of the wor…
