Hab 2:18-20 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Hab 2:18-20: 2:18-20 In the fifth taunt song, the Babylonians are condemned for their devotion to idolatry. Whether idols are carved or cast by the hand of man , they can neither save nor teach their worshipers (Isa 42:17 ). Only the Lord truly deserves our worship (Hab 2:20 ; Exod 20:2-6 ; cp. Eccl 5:1-2 ).

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bIsa 42:17►

cHab 2:20►

dExod 20:2-6►

eEccl 5:1-2►

f2:20►

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hIsa 6:1-5►

i1 Kgs 8:10-11►

jPs 63:1-4►

kJer 10:1-10►

lMic 7:16►

mZech 2:13►

‏ Habakkuk 2:18-20

Summary for Hab 2:18-20: 2:18-20 ^a In the fifth taunt song, the Babylonians are condemned for their devotion to idolatry. Whether idols are carved or cast by the hand of man, they can neither save nor teach their worshipers (Isa 42:17 ^b). Only the Lord truly deserves our worship (Hab 2:20 ^c; Exod 20:2-6 ^d; cp. Eccl 5:1-2 ^e).
2:20 ^f The taunt songs close with a declaration: The one who is sovereign over all nations is not a Babylonian idol (2:18-20 ^g) but the Holy God. Unlike the lifeless Babylonian idols, the living God indwells his holy Temple. God’s presence fills his heavenly sanctuary (Isa 6:1-5 ^h)—and in Habakkuk’s time, it filled the Temple in Jerusalem (1 Kgs 8:10-11 ⁱ). God controls all the earth and expects people to worship him in humble submission (Ps 63:1-4 ^j; Jer 10:1-10 ^k; Mic 7:16 ^l; Zech 2:13 ^m).