Hab 2:3-4 | TNotes | STEP | 2:3 will surely take place: In a set future time known only to the Lord, he will intervene in earth’s history and bring it to a proper culmination, vindicating the righteous and judging the wicked. God’s people must wait patiently , knowing that the divine plan is on schedule (see Heb 10:35-38 ).

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bHeb 10:35-38►

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dProv 12:15►

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g29:27►

hGen 15:6►

iRom 1:16-17►

jGal 3:11►

kHeb 10:37-39►

‏ Habakkuk 2:3-4

2:3 ^a will surely take place: In a set future time known only to the Lord, he will intervene in earth’s history and bring it to a proper culmination, vindicating the righteous and judging the wicked. God’s people must wait patiently, knowing that the divine plan is on schedule (see Heb 10:35-38 ^b).
2:4 ^c God is aware of the self-centeredness of the proud. Their crooked lives demonstrate their unrighteousness; they refuse God’s instruction and gratify their own desires (Prov 12:15 ^d; 21:8 ^e, 29 ^f; 29:27 ^g). In contrast, the righteous enjoy proper judicial standing before God. They make God’s righteous standards their own and reproduce them in their lives.

• faithfulness: Hebrew ’emunah. In Genesis, the same Hebrew root (’mn) describes Abram’s trust in God (Gen 15:6 ^h). God transforms the hearts of those who trust him so they can faithfully follow God’s holy standards. See also Rom 1:16-17 ⁱ; Gal 3:11 ^j; Heb 10:37-39 ^k.