14<\/strong>. As the waters cover<\/em> ] Or, like the waters which cover the<\/strong> (bed of the) sea<\/strong>. The knowledge shall be not only universal but deep. Isa 11:9<\/span>. The verse explains the preceding. The Lord of Hosts, God Omnipotent, whose purposes overrule all, shall bring in His kingdom, and in the judgments that precede its coming the great fabrics reared by heathenism for its idolatries and its oppressions shall become fuel for the fire (Isa 9:5<\/span>). This is the line of thought most natural. Another might be that when the reign of peace in Jehovah’s kingdom shall come in men themselves shall burn to the ground their strongholds of war and their edifices of pride, just as they shall beat their swords to ploughshares (Isa 2:4<\/span>).<\/p>\n For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord – <\/B>Habakkuk modifies in a degree the words of Isaiah which he embodies, marking that the destruction of Babylon was a stage only toward the coming of those good things which God taught His people to long for, not their very coming. All the world should be then full of the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, not, as yet, wholly of Himself Jerome: When Babylon shall be overthrown, then shall the power of the might of the Lord be known unto all. So shall the whole earth be filled with the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the bottom of the sea. This as to the letter. But it is plain, that the Devil also and antichrist, and the perverse teaching of heretics, built a city in blood; i. e, their own Church, with the destruction of those whom they deceive … But when they fail in the fire (either this fire which is felt, or consumed in the fire of the devil their prince, or burned up with the fire whereof the Lord says, I came to send a fire upon the earth, and so brought back from their former course, and doing penitence), the whole earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord, when, at the preaching of the apostles, their sound shall go out into all the world, as waters covering the sea, i. e., all the saltness and bitterness of the world which Satan had rained down and the earth had drunk, the waters of the Lord shall cover, and cause the place of their ancient bitterness not to appear.<\/P> Rup.: For the Spirit of the Lord filled the earth, and when He filled it, the earth was filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, so that unlearned and ignorant men became wise and eloquent, and earthly became heavenly, yea, they who were earth became heaven, knowing the glory of the Lord, declaring the glory of God, not any how, but as waters cover the sea. Great as must be waters, which would cover the sea, or compared to which the sea were nothing, far greater is the miracle, when the abundance of heavenly wisdom, given to the simple, surpassed the sea, i. e., the wisdom of all mankind. This verse being already a received image of the spread of the gospel Isa 11:9<\/span>, it would of itself be understood to include this also; but more generally, it declares how upon all the judgments of God, a larger knowledge of Him would follow Cyril: All things are full of Christ, who is the Glory of the Father; wherefore also He said Joh 17:4<\/span>, I have glorified Thee on earth, I have finished the work which Thou gavest me to do.<\/P> <\/p>\n Hab 2:14<\/span><\/p>\n For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n The knowledge of God<\/strong><\/p>\n There shall be such a revelation of Gods character and attributes as shall win the faith and love and adoration of the human family. Now, where is that revelation made? In nature you get only glimpses of God; it tells us something of His wisdom and <\/strong>His power, but it tells us nothing about His mercy and His forgiving love. Every word that nature utters to a sinner is a word of terror. God has so loved us that He has sent His only-begotten Son, through whom we may learn to know the Father. This knowledge of God in Christ meets every want. It is of this knowledge the text speaks–an experimental knowledge of Christ which brings us to God, and fits us for heaven. This knowledge gives us lie. It has a quickening power. The man that knows and receives Christ lives–lives a spiritual life that shall last for ever. This knowledge also produces love. And it produces holiness in the heart and life. It prepares us for heaven, which is the home of love. This knowledge is to be universal! Reason teaches us to expect it.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>The Bible proclaims it.<\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>There are signs of the near approach of this glorious day. The first sign is the decay of idolatry; the second is the decline of popery. A third is the increase of knowledge. A fourth is the uprising of humanity. A fifth is the condition of Christianity. (Charles Garrett.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Gods glory universally known<\/strong><\/p>\n The prophet teaches here, that so remarkable would be Gods judgment on the Babylonians that His name would thereby be celebrated through the whole world. There is in the verse an implied contrast; for God appeared not in His own glory when the Jews were led away into exile; the temple being demolished and the whole city destroyed; and also when the whole eastern region was exposed to rapine and plunder. When, therefore, the Babylonians were, after the Assyrians, swallowing up all their neighbours, the glory of God did not then shine, nor was it conspicuous in the world. The Jews themselves had become mute; for their miseries had, as it were, stupefied them; their mouths were at least closed, so <\/strong>that they could not from the heart bless God, while He was so severely afflicting them. And then, in that manifold confusion of all things the profane thought that all things here take place fortuitously, and that there is no Divine providence. God, then, was at that time hid; hence the prophet says, Filled shall be the earth with the knowledge of God.; that is, God will again become known when, by stretching forth His hand, He will execute vengeance on the Babylonians; then will the Jews, as well other nations, acknowledge that the world is governed by Gods providence, as it had been once created by Him. We now understand his meaning, and why he says that the earth would be filled with the knowledge of Gods glory; for the glory of God previously disappeared from the world, with regard to the perceptions of men; but it shone forth again when God Himself had erected His tribunal by overthrowing Babylon, and thereby proved that there is no power among men which He cannot control. We have the same sentence in Isa 11:9<\/span>. The prophet then speaks, indeed, of the Kingdom of Christ; for when Christ was openly made known to the world, the knowledge of Gods glory at the same time filled the earth; for God then appeared in His own living image. But yet our prophet uses a proper language when he says that the earth shall then be filled with the knowledge of Gods glory, when He should execute vengeance on the Babylonians. Hence incorrectly have some applied this to the preaching of the Gospel, as though Habakkuk made a transition from the ruin of Babylon to the general judgment. This is (surely) a strained exposition. It is, indeed, a well known mode of speaking, and often occurs in the Psalms, that the power, grace, and truth of God are made known through the world, when He delivers His people and restrains the ungodly. The same mode the prophet now adopts; and he compares his fulness of knowledge to the waters of the sea, because the sea is so <\/strong>deep that there is no measuring of the waters. So Habakkuk intimates that the glory of God would be so much known that it would not only fill the world, but in a manner overflow it; as the waters of the sea by their vast quantity cover the deep, so the glory of God would fill heaven and earth, so as to have no limits. If, at the same time, there be a wish to extend this sentence to the coming of Christ, I do not object; for we know that the grace of redemption flowed in a perpetual stream until Christ appeared in the world. But the prophet, I have no doubt, sets forth here the greatness of Gods power in the destruction of Babylon. (John Calvin.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The triumph of the Gospel<\/strong><\/p>\n If we seek at all times to trace the providences of God we shall often find that He makes His throne darkness to us; and from the thick darkness we hear a voice saying, What I do, thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. But in tracing the operations of the word of His grace, and the state of His Church, we find this clearly made known. The eternal fiat has gone forth, The earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.<\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>In its extent. If we look at former times we might perhaps think that God had selected a few–one family–as His peculiar treasure; but now we find this was only that the coming of the Messiah might be more clearly marked.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>It re presents the Divine attributes more gloriously than the law. Majesty, justice, hatred of sin were shown. Here is the richest display both of grace and justice. Here Gods glory is concentrated as in a focus.<\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>It is more glorious as life and immortality are more clearly revealed The knowledge, etc; This word has also various meanings. Sometimes it means discrimination; at others, publication; and when applied by a believer, it is full assurance. The knowledge in the text implies–<\/p>\n (1<\/strong>) Clearness;<\/p>\n (2<\/strong>) impression.<\/p>\n All the theoretical displays of the Gospel are of no avail without the impression of its truth. The design of the Gospel is to change him who heartily believes it into its own nature. It is the glory of God, and it changes the soul from glory to glory, and makes it partaker of the Divine nature.<\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>Performance. Believe and obey the Gospel. The sinner believes; the believer works.<\/p>\n 4. <\/strong>This leads us to the universal tendency of this knowledge. Like leaven, it will work its way.<\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>Clearness. These channels are very deep; so is Divine science–not superficial.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>Experience. The waters do touch every surface of land; they wash every shore. The glory of God shall be felt by every people.<\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>Universal. The channels are effectually covered; so shall the world be filled.<\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>Gods covenant with Abraham. All the families of the earth were to be blessed in him.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>It was renewed to Isaac, Jacob, etc.; but especially to Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>It was the burden of all the prophecies.<\/p>\n 4. <\/strong>See the commission of the apostles.<\/p>\n 5. <\/strong>We may refer the accomplishment of this to the promised agency of the Holy Ghost.<\/p>\n 6. <\/strong>We argue it from the effects which have been produced. Application–<\/p>\n (1<\/strong>) You are interested in this individually.<\/p>\n (2<\/strong>) See what God expects from us. (J. Summerfield, A. M.<\/em>)<\/p>\n Verse 14<\/span>. For the earth shall be filled<\/B><\/I>] This is a singular and important verse. It may be first<\/I> applied to Babylon<\/I>. God’s power and providence shall be widely displayed in the destruction of this city and empire, in the humiliation of Nebuchadnezzar, Da 4:37<\/span>, and in the captivity and restoration of his people. See Newcome<\/I>, and see Isa 11:9<\/span>.<\/P> <\/P> Secondly<\/I>. It may be applied to the glorious days<\/I> of the Messiah<\/I>. The land of Judea<\/I> should by his preaching, and that of his disciples, be filled with the knowledge of God<\/I>. God’s great design fully discovered, and the scheme of salvation amply explained.<\/P> <\/P> Thirdly<\/I>. It may be applied to the universal spread of the Gospel<\/I> over the habitable globe; when the fulness of the Gentiles should be brought in, and the Jews gathered in with that fulness. The earth<\/I> cannot perish till every continent, island, and inhabitant, is illuminated with the light of the Gospel.<\/P> <\/p>\n The earth; <\/B>the land of Chaldea, of the Medes and Persians, and their confederates, the lands oppressed by the Chaldeans, but Judea more particularly. <\/P> Shall be filled; <\/B>every eye shall see, or ear hear, or tongue speak what they know. <\/P> With the knowledge, <\/B>sight and sense, <\/P> of the glory, <\/B>just and glorious proceedings of God against Babylon; for when God shall appear to execute his just judgments upon his own and his churchs enemies, he will appear glorious indeed. <\/P> The Lord; <\/B>the God of Israel, their Holy One, as Hab 1:12<\/span>. <\/P> As the waters cover the sea:<\/B> it is a proverbial speech, expressing the general notice and deep sense all should have of Gods justice, truth, power, and zeal against mighty oppressors, such as Babylon was full of. <\/P> <\/p>\n 14.<\/B> Adapted from Isa11:9<\/span>. Here the sense is, “The Jews shall be restored and thetemple rebuilt, so that God’s glory in saving His people, andpunishing their Chaldean foe, shall be manifested throughout theworld,” of which the Babylonian empire formed the greatest part;a type of the ultimate full manifestation of His glory in the finalsalvation of Israel and His Church, and the destruction of all theirfoes. <\/P> waters cover the sea<\/B>namely,the bottom of the sea; the sea-bed.<\/P><\/p>\n For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord<\/strong>,…. Of the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ; of the glory of his person, as the Son of God, and truly God; which is essential to him, and underived; the same with his Father’s, and what transcends the glory of all created beings; and of the glory of his office as Mediator, which itself is glorious and honourable: and this his glory lies in his fitness for it; in his faithful performance of it, and the honour given him by his Father upon it; as well as in the fulness of grace in him, which makes him appear glorious to his people; and who are continually giving glory to him as the Lord their righteousness, by exercising faith on his righteousness, and glorying in it; and as their only Saviour and Redeemer, by looking to him, and believing in him as such; and as the only Head of the church, by owning and holding to him; and as the only Mediator between God and man, by making use of him for that purpose, and not angels and saints; and as their Prophet, by hearkening to his voice, yielding a subjection to his Gospel, and submission to his ordinances; and as their Priest, by dealing with his blood and sacrifice for the atonement and pardon of their sins; and as their King, by obedience to his commands; and who will now take to himself his great power, and reign gloriously before his saints; the glory of his kingly office will be now seen and known, when this prophecy shall have its full accomplishment, and which seems greatly intended. The “knowledge” of all this glory will not be a mere notional and speculative one, but special and spiritual; an experimental knowledge, accompanied with affection, approbation, confidence, and appropriation: and “the earth will be filled with” this; that is, the inhabitants of it: this had an accomplishment in part in the times of the apostles, when they were sent into all the world to preach the Gospel to every creature, and diffused the savour of the knowledge of Christ everywhere; and had a further accomplishment in the times of Constantine, when the whole Roman empire, or all the world, became Christians; and again at the time of the Reformation, when many nations, especially in Europe, were freed from Popish darkness by the pure light of the Gospel; but will have its final accomplishment in the latter day; and which will bring on the destruction of antichrist, and seems here intended; since this is given as a reason why it will be all labour in vain to attempt the prevention of it. It will be by means of the Gospel spreading the knowledge of Christ everywhere that antichrist will fall; this is the brightness of Christ’s coming, with which he will be destroyed; hence the angel, with the everlasting Gospel to preach to all nations, and with whose glory the whole earth will be lightened, is represented as preceding the fall of Babylon, and as the means of it; see 2Th 2:8<\/span> and the great spread and large abundance of this knowledge communicated by the preaching of the Gospel is thus illustrated and exemplified,<\/p>\n as the waters cover the sea<\/strong>; expressing the nature of Gospel doctrines, revealing the glory of Christ and his grace, which, like waters, refresh and make fruitful; and the force and power of them, bearing down all before them, like an inundation of water when it breaks its banks; and likewise the depths of them, these being the deep things of God; and more especially the general spread and large abundance of them, and of the knowledge conveyed by them; which will fill the earth, as the waters of the sea fill up and cover the vast chasm prepared for them; see<\/p>\n Isa 11:9<\/span>.<\/p>\n The Prophet briefly teaches us here, that so remarkable would be God’s judgement on the Babylonians that his name would thereby be celebrated through the whole world. But there is in this verse an implied contrast; for God appeared not in his own glory when the Jews were led away into exile; the temple being demolished and the whole city destroyed; and also when the whole easterly region was exposed to rapine and plunder. When therefore the Babylonians were, after the Assyrians, swallowing up all their neighbors, the glory of God did not then shine, nor was it conspicuous in the world. The Jews themselves had become mute; for their miseries had, as it were, stupefied them; their mouths were at least closed, so that they could not from the heart bless God, while he was so severely afflicting them. And then, in that manifold confusion of all things, the profane thought that all things here take place fortuitously, and that there is no divine providence. God then was at that time hid: hence the Prophet says, Filled shall be the earth with the knowledge of God; that is, God will again become known, when by stretching forth his hand he will execute vengeance on the Babylonians; then will the Jews, as well as other nations, acknowledge that the world is governed by God’s providence, as it had been once created by him. <\/p>\n We now understand the Prophet’s meaning, and why he says, that the earth would be filled with the knowledge of God’s glory; for the glory of God previously disappeared from the world, with regard to the perceptions of men; but it shone forth again, when God himself had erected his tribunal by overthrowing Babylon, and thereby proved that there is no power among men which he cannot control. We have the same sentence in Isa 11:9<\/span>. (39) The Prophet there speaks indeed of the kingdom of Christ; for when Christ was openly made known to the world, the knowledge of God’s glory at the same time filled the earth; for God then appeared in his own living image. But yet our Prophet uses a proper language, when he says that the earth shall then be filled with the knowledge of God’s glory, when he should execute vengeance on the Babylonians. Hence incorrectly have some applied this to the preaching of the gospel, as though Habakkuk made a transition from the ruin of Babylon to the general judgement: this is a strained exposition. It is indeed a well-known mode of speaking, and often occurs in the Psalms, that the power, grace, and truth of God are made known through the world, when he delivers his people and restrains the ungodly. The same mode the Prophet now adopts; and he compares this fullness of knowledge to the waters of the sea, because the sea, as we know, is so deep, that there is no measuring of its waters. So Habakkuk intimates, that the glory of God would be so much known that it would not only fill the world, but in a manner overflow it: as the waters of the sea by their vast quantity cover the deep, so the glory of God would fill heaven and earth, so as to have no limits. If, at the same time, there be a wish to extend this sentence to the coming of Christ, I do not object: for we know that the grace of redemption flowed in a perpetual stream until Christ appeared in the world. But the Prophet, I have no doubt, sets forth here the greatness of God’s power in the destruction of Babylon. (40) <\/p>\n (39) The idea is nearly the same, though not the words. The verse in Isaiah is literally this— <\/p>\n For fill the earth shall the knowledge of Jehovah, Like the waters spreading over the sea. <\/p>\n The verb rendered “cover” here and in Isaiah is, [ כסה ], which means first to spread, and in the second place to cover, as the effect of spreading. It is followed here by [ על ], over, and by [ ל ], over, in Isaiah; and so spreading must be the idea included in the verb. The comparison in Isaiah is between knowledge and waters, and the earth and the sea. Hence the common version does not properly present the comparison. The verb [ מלא ], is used in a passive and active sense. See Gen 6:13<\/span>, and Gen 1:22<\/span>. This verse may be rendered in Welsh word for word, without changing the order in one instance:— <\/p>\n (lang. cy) Canys henwa y ddaear wybodaeth o Jehova, Vel y dyvroedd dros y more yn ymdaenu. <\/p>\n “<\/p>\n The knowledge of Jeohovah,” [ דעה את-יהוה ], is not an instance of a genitive case by juxtaposition, which is common both in Hebrew and in Welsh; for [ את ] here must be a preposition, “from,” for it is sometimes used for [ מאת ]. It is a knowledge that was to come from Jehovah, and not a knowledge of Jehovah.— Ed. <\/p>\n (40) There is no reason to doubt but that this is the meaning of the sentence here: and it is a striking instance of the variety of meaning which belongs to similar expressions, when differently connected. The glory of God is manifested by judgments as well as by mercies. In Isaiah it is “the knowledge of or from Jehovah;” here the expression is, “the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah.” By “the knowledge of Jehovah” is to be understood the revelation made by the gospel. But by “the knowledge of his glory” is meant evidently the display of his power in destroying Babylon, as power is often signified by glory.— Ed. <\/p>\n (14) With the knowledge.<\/strong>Better, as concerns the knowledge.<\/em> See the same promise in Isa. 11:9<\/span>. It is here introduced in contrast to the short-lived glory of Babylon. The enslaved nations raised the Babylonian palaces only for the fire to destroy them. But Jehovahs glory shall be made known all the world over, and shall not be effaced.<\/p>\n Hab 2:14<\/span> <\/strong> gives an additional reason for the overthrow of the Chaldeans. Jehovah has purposed to establish his universal kingdom upon earth; to make room for this kingdom of peace and righteousness the cruel and warlike Chaldean must be retired from the scene of action. <\/p>\n The knowledge of the glory of Jehovah <\/strong> The glory of Jehovah is the divine manifestation in nature, in history, in revelation; here in the events connected with the overthrow of the Chaldeans. These are intended to give the whole world a more adequate idea of the nature and character of Jehovah. <\/p>\n As the waters cover the sea <\/strong> A picture of overflowing abundance (compare Isa 11:9<\/span>). The overthrow of the mighty world conqueror will be so remarkable that the news of it will spread far and wide (compare Psa 126:2<\/span>).<\/p>\n Hab 2:14<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>For the earth shall be filled, <\/em><\/strong>&c.<\/strong> Or, “Shall have a full and perfect knowledge of the glory of the Lord, when Babylon shall be overthrown;” because the prophets of the Lord had foretold that destruction. God’s providence in governing the world, shall conspicuously appear in the downfal of the Babylonish empire; especially as it is described in the prophets, as an earnest and type of the fall of the mystical Babylon; which will be a decisive stroke, that will thoroughly vindicate oppressed truth and innocence. See Lowth. <\/p>\n I would read this verse by itself, in order to enjoy the full meaning of it. And as the Prophet Isaiah hath a similar one, in the close of one of the most plain and palpable prophecies of the Lord Jesus Christ, there can be no hesitation to make application of this to the same. And I beg the Reader to determine for himself, whether under such testimonies as Habakkuk’s prophecy furnisheth in allusion to the Lord Jesus, we can hesitate a moment to interpret the whole sum and substance of it to the person, work, and righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ. Isa 11:9<\/span> .<\/p>\n Hab 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.<\/p>\n Ver. 14. For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, &c.<\/strong> ] He shall make himself a glorious name among the nations of the earth, by executing vengeance upon Babylon, and so pleading the cause of his oppressed people (whom he seemed, during their captivity there, to neglect), that men shall have cause to say, “Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth,” Psa 58:11<\/span> . <\/p>\n <\/p>\n As the waters cover the sea<\/strong> ] The channel of the sea; that is, plentifully and abundantly; see a like promise Isa 11:9<\/span> , but to another purpose. That is a famous promise of the coming and kingdom of Christ; and so some interpreters apply this. Wherein though they seem to be mistaken, considering the context; yet the ancients rightly here hence argued, that Christ would certainly come again to judgment, because many wicked men escape in this world without condign punishment, which then they shall be sure of, 2Th 1:6<\/span> ; 2Th 1:9<\/span> . Then all shall be set to rights, though now they may seem less equally carried; and the reason of God’s proceedings with men shall be cleared up, which now also we are bound to believe (sometimes secret, but) ever just. At the day of judgment we shall see an excellent harmony in this discord of things; and all obscure passages shall be made as plain to us as if they were written with the most glittering sunbeam upon a wall of crystal. Then shall this sweet promise have its full accomplishment: “The earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea,” in greatest abundance, and redundancy.<\/p>\n the earth shall be filled, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Num 14:21). App-92. This is the fifth and last occurance of this wondrous prophecy: Num 14:21. Psa 72:19. Isa 6:3 (= shall be); Hab 11:9, and Hab 2:14. <\/p>\n glory. Compare Isa 66:18, Isa 66:19. Eze 28:22; Eze 39:13, Eze 39:21. <\/p>\n For the earth shall be filled <\/p>\n Cf. Isa 11:9 which fixes the time when “the earth,” etc. It is when David’s righteous Branch has set up the kingdom. (See “Kingdom (O.T.),”; 2Sa 7:9; Zec 12:8 also, “Kingdom (N.T.),”; Luk 1:31-33; 1Co 15:28. Habakkuk’s phrase marks an advance on that of Isaiah. In the latter it is “the knowledge of the Lord.” That, in a certain sense, is being diffused now; but in Habakkuk it is “the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,” and that cannot be till He is manifested in glory; Mat 24:30; Mat 25:31; Luk 9:26; 2Th 1:7; 2Th 2:8; Jud 1:14. The transfiguration was a foreview of this. Luk 9:26-29. <\/p>\n the earth: Psa 22:27, Psa 67:1, Psa 67:2, Psa 72:19, Psa 86:9, Psa 98:1-3, Isa 6:3, Isa 11:9, Zec 14:8, Zec 14:9, Rev 11:15, Rev 15:4 <\/p>\n with the knowledge of the glory: or, by knowing the glory <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Num 14:21 – all the Psa 57:5 – thy glory Psa 97:6 – all the Psa 113:3 – General Psa 145:6 – And men Isa 12:5 – this is known Isa 19:21 – Lord shall Isa 35:2 – they shall Isa 40:5 – the glory Jer 31:34 – for they Eze 43:2 – the earth Eze 47:5 – waters to swim in Mic 2:9 – my glory Zep 3:9 – that Mat 6:9 – Hallowed Luk 11:2 – Hallowed Gal 4:9 – ye have Col 1:10 – increasing 1Ti 2:4 – the knowledge Heb 8:11 – for all<\/p>\n Hab 2:14. The general knowledge of God’s glory was to come to the nations when He brought the mighty Chaldean power into subjection. But we can see a greater fulfillment of the prediction in the universal distribution of the Gospel (Mat 28:19; Mar 16:15 ; Rom 10:18 ; Col 1:23).<\/p>\n 2:14 For the earth shall {l} be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.<\/p>\n (l) In the destruction of the Babylonians his glory will appear through all the world.<\/p>\n Rather than the earth being filled with the glory of Babylon, it will one day be filled with knowledge of God’s glory, as comprehensively as the waters cover the sea (cf. Num 14:21; Psa 72:19; Isa 6:3; Isa 11:9; Jer 31:34). This has yet to be. This prediction refers to the ultimate destruction of Babylon in the eschatological future (cf. Rev 16:19 to Rev 18:24).<\/p>\n The Babylon in view in the Book of Habakkuk was mainly the Neo-Babylonian Empire, but ever since Babel (Gen 11:1-9) "Babylon" had a symbolic meaning as well as a literal one. Symbolically it represented all ungodly peoples who rose up in self-reliance to glorify themselves and reach heaven by their own works. God destroyed the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 539 B.C., but what Babylon represents will continue until God destroys it when Jesus Christ returns to the earth to set up His new order in the Millennium (cf. Revelation 17-18).<\/p>\n For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. 14. As the waters cover ] Or, like the waters which cover the (bed of the) sea. The knowledge shall be not only universal but deep. Isa 11:9. The verse explains the preceding. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Habakkuk 2:14”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22773\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
I. <\/strong>The subject-matter of this prophecy. The glory of the Lord has various meanings. A grand display of it was made when Moses and Aaron and the seventy elders were called up into the mount. Any particular visible display of Gods presence was His glory. But the term has also reference to the Gospel. There was a glory attending the law, but this was much more glorious. It is more glorious than the law in its Author, His Person, and His work. The Gospel is peculiarly glorious above the law–<\/p>\n
II. <\/strong>What is said concerning this glory. The margin of some Bibles reads, the channels of the sea.<\/p>\n
III. <\/strong>Remarks in support of the prophets declaration.<\/p>\nFuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible <\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Scofield Reference Bible Notes<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"