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Habakkuk, Prophecies of: Were probably written about B.C. 650 or, as some think, a few years
later. This book consists of three chapters, the contents of which are
thus comprehensively described: "When the prophet in spirit saw the
formidable power of the Chaldeans approaching and menacing his land,
and saw the great evils they would cause in Judea, he bore his
complaints and doubts before Jehovah, the just and the pure
(Habakkuk 1:2-17)
And on this occasion the future punishment of the Chaldeans was
revealed to him
(Habakkuk 2:1-20). In the third chapter a presentiment of
the destruction of his country, in the inspired heart of the prophet,
contends with his hope that the enemy would be chastised." The third
chapter is a sublime song dedicated "to the chief musician," and
therefore intended apparently to be used in the worship of God. It is
"unequalled in majesty and splendour of language and imagery." The
passage in
(Habakkuk 2:4) "The just shall live by his faith," is quoted
by the apostle in
(Romans 1:17) (Comp.)
(Galatians 3:12; Hebrews 10:37,38)
