Habakkuk 3:3-7

God helps you through difficulties -- Habakkuk 3:3-7: Habakkuk sees the difficulty that the nation will face but more than that he sees God, who He is and His great power. Habakkuk knew that God would reign supreme over all the earth. He spoke of the presence of God saying, "God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah." These thoughts are among the many abused Bible statements. These were places where God had revealed Himself to His people and helped them during their wilderness journey. There are likely to be associated with God revealing Himself to Moses and the giving of the Law. Habakkuk remembered when, "His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise."

Habakkuk used the expression "horns" to show the power of God. He also referred to an event recorded in Exodus to show the hiding of God's power. "And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen." (Exodus 33:22-23) Habakkuk remembered God's power as he thought of Him controlling pestilences during the time of the ten plagues that were brought during the exodus. Habakkuk gave the picture of God as a warrior standing and surveying the earth before the battle. God will stand victorious and all that oppose Him will be crumbled to ruin.