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Habakkuk 3 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Habakkuk 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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preachers & commentators

Habakkuk 3 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
יֶשַׁע yeshaʻ H3468 3 liberty, deliverance
רָגַז râgaz H7264 3 quiver
נָהָר nâhâr H5104 3 stream, prosperity
נֹגַהּ nôgahh H5051 2 brilliancy
דָּרַךְ dârak H1869 2 tread, walk
פּוּץ pûwts H6327 2 dash, disperse
רָאָה râʼâh H7200 3 see

How preachers through history handled this text

26 public-domain excerpts on Habakkuk 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 17 Matthew Henry 4 Spurgeon 3 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“When we see a day of trouble approach, it concerns us to prepare. A good hope through grace is founded in holy fear. The prophet looked back upon the experiences of the church in former ages, and observed what great things God had done for them, and so was not only recovered, but filled with holy joy. He resolved to delight and triumph in the Lord; for when all is gone, his God is not gone. Destroy the vines and the fig-trees, and you make all the mirth of a carnal heart to cease. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Habakkuk 3:16–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Mount Paran — Hab 3:3
  • Teman — Hab 3:3
  • Cushan — Hab 3:7
  • Midian — Hab 3:7

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