Habakkuk 3
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3:1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.
3:7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.Prayer
Prayer in the O.T. is in contrast with prayer in the N.T. in two respects:
(1) In the former the basis of prayer is a covenant of God, or an appeal to his revealed character as merciful, gracious, etc. In the latter the basis is relationship: "When ye pray, say, Our Father" Matthew 6:9 .
(2) A comparison, e.g. of the prayers of Moses and Paul, will show that one was praying for an earthly people whose dangers and blessings were earthly; the other for a heavenly people whose dangers and blessings were spiritual.
3:11 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.Cushan
Or, Ethiopia.
3:17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:at the light
Or, thine arrows walked in the light, etc.
Although
i.e. despite the afflictions of Israel in dispersion, the prophet will rejoice because of the Lord, as yet to return to His temple.