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Was Yahweh displeased with the rivers? Was your anger against the rivers, Or your wrath against the sea, That you rode on your horses, On your chariots of salvation?
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Not Mad at the Water
The prophet asks rhetorical questions to make a powerful point. Commentators agree that God wasn't literally angry with the Red Sea or the Jordan River. Instead, His spectacular control over nature was a demonstration of His power used specifically for the salvation of His people. His mighty acts always have a redemptive purpose.
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Habakkuk
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18th Century
Theologian
Was the Lord displeased against the rivers? - The prophet asks the question three times, concerning the two miracles of the dividing of the …
19th Century
Bishop
Habakkuk describes the “Theophany” or self-manifestation of Jehovah, which is to introduce the desired deliverance. The Authorised Version has unfo…
16th Century
The Prophet here applies the histories to which he has already referred, for the purpose of strengthening the hope of the faithful, so that they mi…
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17th Century
Pastor
Was the Lord displeased against the rivers? [was] your anger against the rivers ? &c.…
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…