Today we continued our study of Minor Prophets - specifically, we are studying Habakkuk - Chapter 3.
Today, we continued our study of Habakkuk chapter 3.
Habakkuk
3:3-4 “God
came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran.
Selah. His Glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of His
praise. And His Brightness was as the Light; He had Horns coming
out of His Hand: and there was the hiding of His Power.”
· “Remember the Alamo!” – A
battle cry in the Texas struggle for independence from Mexico… The Texan defenders in the fort Alamo fought
to the death (Davy Crocket died there).
· For these terms to be
understood, one needs to know the historical context. That’s how it is for the
Habakkuk reference to Teman and Paran.
Amos
1:12 “But I
will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.”
The first
part of Moses’ final blessing over Israel – Deuteronomy 33:2-4:
“And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto
them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of
saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them. Yea, he
loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at
thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words. Moses commanded us
a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.”
· God came from Teman – Teman is a reference to Edom’s
strength as an oppressor, and Yahweh’s Judgment of it…
o
Edom
is the name given to Esau after the pottage incident.
o
Esau
vs Jacob… Esau is left out of the
birthright blessing. Jacob receives the birthright blessing… resulting in Salvation (Jacob’s sons are the
heads of the 12 tribes of Israel, whose names are on the Gates of the New
Jerusalem… They sit on 12 of the thrones
of the 24 elders…)
o
Edom
represents everyone who will be shut out of Heaven, as it was with Esau, aka
Edom, it will be their choice (they will choose the flesh over the eternal).
o
Jacob
represents everyone who is saved.
o
Edom
vs Jacob is not a national thing… its everyone…
o
Teman
is the oppressive strength of the shut out ones – who persecute Jacob. Yahweh
Judges Teman. This is so epic of a prophecy that it was a proverb for Habakkuk.
o
God
came from Teman means that Yahweh will judge the oppressors – the wicked – the
lost. It’s a message of deliverance for the saved.
the
Holy One from mount Paran
Deuteronomy
33:2-4 “And he said, Yahweh came from Sinai,
and rose up from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran,
and He came with ten thousands of saints: from His right Hand went a
fiery Law for them. Yea, He loved the people; all His saints are in
Thy Hand: and they sat down at Thy Feet; every one shall receive of Thy
Words. Moses commanded us a Law, even the inheritance of the
congregation of Jacob.”
· Teman is on the side of the wicked
(the Esau – all the lost)… Paran is emblematic
of being the Place people gather to hear the Torah – And worship Yahweh as the
Law-giver. Paran is a Place of Blessing – and Teman is a place of Judgment.
- Habakkuk 3 Verses 3b and 4 describe Yahshua’s
visible display of glory during this campaign, "His splendor has
covered the skies, the earth is full of his glory. 4 His brightness will
be as lightning; a two-pronged lightning bolt flashing from his hand. This
is the outward display of his power". This open display of his glory
places the timing of this campaign after Yahshua’s glorious appearance at
the seventh and last trumpet (Revelation 11:15).
- Revelation 11:15 “And the seventh angel
sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of
this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ;
and he shall reign for ever and ever.”
- Revelation 18:1 “And after these things, I saw another angel
come down from Heaven, having great power; and the earth was
lightened with his glory.”
- Torah is the Light – connecting the reference to the
glory of Yahweh with Paran – the iconic name of the Place where the Law
was given.
Habakkuk
3:5-6 “Before
Him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at His
Feet. He stood, and measured (judgment) the earth: He beheld, and drove
asunder the nations (the Daniel 2 image is broken by the Stone Kingdom); and the
everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: His
Ways are Everlasting.”
· Revelation 16:19-20 “And the great city was divided
into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in
remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness
of his wrath. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not
found.”
· Habakkuk 3:5 says “plague goes before
Him… Plagues corresponds with the seven
bowl Judgments (Revelation 16) that are released just prior to the 2nd
Coming.
· Habakkuk 3:6 describes the earthquake
that occurs at the fall of Babylon.
Habakkuk
3:7-8 “I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the
curtains of the land of Midian did tremble. Was Yahweh displeased against
the rivers? Was Thine Anger against the rivers? Was
Thy Wrath against the sea, that Thou didst ride upon Thine Horses and
Thy Chariots of Salvation?”
· Isaiah 21 connects Cushan with
Babylon. This corresponds to the judgments being released upon Mystery Babylon –
Revelation 16:19-21
· Habakkuk 3:8 shows Yahshua making war
with the rivers and seas… In prophecy
water and seas represent nations. Literally, the plagues involve the waters
being turned to blood and the fish-sea creatures dying… Figuratively, Yah is making war with the
unsaved (the wicked).
Habakkuk 3:9-10
“Thy Bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of
the tribes, even Thy Word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with
rivers. The mountains saw Thee, and they trembled: the
overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and
lifted up his hands on high.”
· Verse 9 says, "Your bow is ready
for action; you commission your arrows. Selah. You cause flash floods on the
earth’s surface". The bow metaphorically portrays Yahshua as armed and
ready for war. As He commissions (shoots) his arrows, plagues and judgments are
released.
· In verse 10, earthquake and storms
are more of His arrows. The great deep is translated from a word meaning
“abyss” which symbolizes the forces of darkness around the world that oppose
God (Genesis 1:2) and the nations of the world that stand against Him
(Revelation 17:15). It shouts out and lifts its hands high, implying its
surrender and plea for mercy. The power of Yahshua‘s arrows is more than the
nations can stand.
Habakkuk
3:11-12 “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. Thou didst march through the land in indignation, Thou didst thresh
the heathen in Anger.”
Habakkuk
3:13-14 “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.”
· Verses 13b describes Yahshua’s'
defeat of the Antichrist, "You strike the leader of the wicked nation,
laying him open from the lower body to the neck. Selah" (NET), or
translated in the KJV as "thou woundedst the head out of the house of the
wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah". In gory
detail, Yahshua slits him open from groin to neck.
Habakkuk
3:15-16 “Thou didst walk through the sea with Thine Horses, through the
heap of great waters. When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at
the Voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I
might rest in the Day of Trouble: when He cometh up unto the people, He will
invade them with His troops.”
The worksheet is not posted, as we will complete all of the studies of Habakkuk on this worksheet set, and then I will post the completed worksheet. There are three chapters of Habakkuk.
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Wednesday, February 26 - Prophecy Class is planned to meet (live on Zoom) at the regularly scheduled time
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