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God's Absolute Authority
Commentators explain that God “standing and measuring the earth” is a powerful image of His absolute ownership and sovereign control over the entire world. The shattering of “eternal mountains” symbolizes that no human empire or power, no matter how permanent it seems, can resist His will. This imagery is meant to assure believers that God is in complete control, even in times of crisis.
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Habakkuk
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Albert Barnes
On Habakkuk 3:6
18th Century
Theologian
He stood - It is “a metaphor of His giving victory to Israel,” Tanchum says.
And measured - So Kimchi, A. E., Rashi, Tanchum, …
Charles Ellicott
On Habakkuk 3:3–15
19th Century
Bishop
Habakkuk describes the “Theophany” or self-manifestation of Jehovah, which is to introduce the desired deliverance. The Authorised Version has unfo…
John Calvin
On Habakkuk 3:6
16th Century
Theologian
He says that God possessed every power to subdue the earth to himself, and that he could at his will destroy it, indeed, dissolve mountains as well…
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John Gill
On Habakkuk 3:6
17th Century
Pastor
He stood and measured the earth
This alludes to the ark of the Lord, the symbol of his presence, standing and abiding at Gilga…
Matthew Henry
On Habakkuk 3:3–15
17th Century
Minister
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…