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Plague went before him, And pestilence followed his feet.
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God's Controlled Power
Commentators explain that the "pestilence" and "fiery bolts" are not random forces but are instruments under God's sovereign command. John Calvin notes they are like God's "officers," sent to execute His judgment. This imagery is meant to reassure believers, demonstrating that God has absolute power to defeat His enemies and save His people.
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Habakkuk
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Before Him went (goes) the pestilence – then to consume His enemies. (Exodus 23:27): I will send My fear before thee, and wi…
19th Century
Anglican
Habakkuk describes the “Theophany” or self-manifestation of Jehovah, which is to introduce the desired deliverance. The Authorised Version has unfo…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet repeats here that God came armed to defend His people when He went out from Teman, for He connects the deliverance of the people with i…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Before him went the pestilence Either in the land of Egypt, when he marched through that, and slew all their firstbo…
God's people, when in distress, and ready to despair, seek help by considering the days of old, and the years of ancient times, and by pleading the…
