"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ for 8 April 2014, from Cindi, a daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lords."
Today's Blog Title: "The Just Live By Faith"
Today's Blog Scripture Reading: Habakkuk 2:1-20
Today's Blog Key Verse: Habakkuk 2:4 "Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by faith."
"I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart" in verse 1, means that Habakkuk had stationed himself as a watchman to look at the nations just as God had commanded him to do. "What He will say to me" in verse 1, shows Habakkuk's FAITH in his anticipation of a response from God. "When I am corrected" in verse 1, indicates the prophets submission to God.
"Write the vision..upon tablets" verse 2 refers to the common practice of writing public notices with such large characters on clay tablets that a running man might read it. What God is about to reveal to Habakkuk is important and everyone needs to understand the Lord's response.
In verse 4, two classes of people are contrasted:
(1) The proud, haughty Chaldeans who will be the victors in the forth coming conflict
(2) The righteous ones of Judah who will appear to be defeated in the forth coming conflict, but in reality will be the victors because of their faith in the Lord.
"The just shall live by faith" in verse 4, is often quoted in the New Testament in support of the Doctrine of Justification by FAITH, Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, and Hebrews 10:38. Thus the Old Testament prophecy anticipates the New Testament gospel which shall ultimately conquer the nations and bring them to Jesus.
In verse 5, "he is like hell and cannot be satisfied" means that however "successful" the wicked are, nothing they gain can give them rest or satisfaction. What a terrible judgment this is. To have everything you want, except satisfaction.
"Woe" in verse 6 is an oracle of judgment consisting of two parts: (1) a declaration of the wrong and (2) a notice of impending judgment. The hostility that wickedness creates is additional evidence of the present judgment of God on sinful women and men.
In verses 9-11, the uneasiness and underlying insecurity felt by the wicked person is expressed in his drive to "set his nest on high" and so "escape the clutches of ruin." Living with anxiety and being driven by fear is hardly a blessed state. God is judging the wicked even while they seem to be most prosperous.
In verses 12-14, God intends to fill the earth with knowledge of the Lord, not with monuments to murderers. Whatever the wicked accomplish it will crumble, and the wicked person will be forgotten. The "LORD of hosts" in verse 13, speaks of God as the commander of the armies of the heavens. "The Glory of the LORD" speaks of the full manifestation of His person, significance, presence and wonder.
"You are filled with shame instead of glory" in verse 16, means that only God's kingdom is glorious. "The cup of the LORD'S right hand" represents the wrath of God. Isaiah 51:17, Revelation 14:10 and 16:19.
"The Lord in His Holy temple" means that the Lord is sovereign and Holy and that He looks at the nations of this earth and hold them accountable. The call to silence in verse 20 is not an invitation to worship, but a command to reflect on the terrible;e state of all who fall into the angry hands of God.
May God's Peace, Love, Strength, and Grace be with you all. May we as Christians reach to heaven with one hand and with the other reach out to the lost and dying of this world. may we like John at the close of the Book of Revelation say, "Come, Lord Jesus, Come."
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
Today's Blog Title: "The Just Live By Faith"
Today's Blog Scripture Reading: Habakkuk 2:1-20
Today's Blog Key Verse: Habakkuk 2:4 "Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by faith."
"I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart" in verse 1, means that Habakkuk had stationed himself as a watchman to look at the nations just as God had commanded him to do. "What He will say to me" in verse 1, shows Habakkuk's FAITH in his anticipation of a response from God. "When I am corrected" in verse 1, indicates the prophets submission to God.
"Write the vision..upon tablets" verse 2 refers to the common practice of writing public notices with such large characters on clay tablets that a running man might read it. What God is about to reveal to Habakkuk is important and everyone needs to understand the Lord's response.
In verse 4, two classes of people are contrasted:
(1) The proud, haughty Chaldeans who will be the victors in the forth coming conflict
(2) The righteous ones of Judah who will appear to be defeated in the forth coming conflict, but in reality will be the victors because of their faith in the Lord.
"The just shall live by faith" in verse 4, is often quoted in the New Testament in support of the Doctrine of Justification by FAITH, Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, and Hebrews 10:38. Thus the Old Testament prophecy anticipates the New Testament gospel which shall ultimately conquer the nations and bring them to Jesus.
In verse 5, "he is like hell and cannot be satisfied" means that however "successful" the wicked are, nothing they gain can give them rest or satisfaction. What a terrible judgment this is. To have everything you want, except satisfaction.
"Woe" in verse 6 is an oracle of judgment consisting of two parts: (1) a declaration of the wrong and (2) a notice of impending judgment. The hostility that wickedness creates is additional evidence of the present judgment of God on sinful women and men.
In verses 9-11, the uneasiness and underlying insecurity felt by the wicked person is expressed in his drive to "set his nest on high" and so "escape the clutches of ruin." Living with anxiety and being driven by fear is hardly a blessed state. God is judging the wicked even while they seem to be most prosperous.
In verses 12-14, God intends to fill the earth with knowledge of the Lord, not with monuments to murderers. Whatever the wicked accomplish it will crumble, and the wicked person will be forgotten. The "LORD of hosts" in verse 13, speaks of God as the commander of the armies of the heavens. "The Glory of the LORD" speaks of the full manifestation of His person, significance, presence and wonder.
"You are filled with shame instead of glory" in verse 16, means that only God's kingdom is glorious. "The cup of the LORD'S right hand" represents the wrath of God. Isaiah 51:17, Revelation 14:10 and 16:19.
"The Lord in His Holy temple" means that the Lord is sovereign and Holy and that He looks at the nations of this earth and hold them accountable. The call to silence in verse 20 is not an invitation to worship, but a command to reflect on the terrible;e state of all who fall into the angry hands of God.
May God's Peace, Love, Strength, and Grace be with you all. May we as Christians reach to heaven with one hand and with the other reach out to the lost and dying of this world. may we like John at the close of the Book of Revelation say, "Come, Lord Jesus, Come."
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
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