the author of the prophecy bearing his name, Habakkuk i, 1,
&c. Nothing is certainly known concerning the tribe or birth place of
Habakkuk. He is said to have prophesied about B. C. 605, and to have
been alive at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by
Nebuchadnezzar. It is generally believed that he remained and died in
Judea. The principal predictions contained in this book are, the
destruction of Jerusalem, and the captivity of the Jews by the Chaldeans
or Babylonians; their deliverance from the oppressor “at the appointed
time;” and the total ruin of the Babylonian empire. The promise of the
Messiah is confirmed; the overruling providence of God is asserted; and
the concluding prayer, or rather hymn, recounts the wonders which God
had wrought for his people, when he led them from Egypt into Canaan, and
expresses the most perfect confidence in the fulfilment of his promises.
The style of Habakkuk is highly poetical, and the hymn in the third
chapter is perhaps unrivalled for sublimity, simplicity, and power.
&c. Nothing is certainly known concerning the tribe or birth place of
Habakkuk. He is said to have prophesied about B. C. 605, and to have
been alive at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by
Nebuchadnezzar. It is generally believed that he remained and died in
Judea. The principal predictions contained in this book are, the
destruction of Jerusalem, and the captivity of the Jews by the Chaldeans
or Babylonians; their deliverance from the oppressor “at the appointed
time;” and the total ruin of the Babylonian empire. The promise of the
Messiah is confirmed; the overruling providence of God is asserted; and
the concluding prayer, or rather hymn, recounts the wonders which God
had wrought for his people, when he led them from Egypt into Canaan, and
expresses the most perfect confidence in the fulfilment of his promises.
The style of Habakkuk is highly poetical, and the hymn in the third
chapter is perhaps unrivalled for sublimity, simplicity, and power.