Hab 3:3 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Hab 3:3-15: 3:3-15 The prophet praises God’s power to save. These two praise stanzas (3:3-7 and 3:8-15 ) are a poetic reflection upon Israel’s exodus experience. Although Habakkuk’s focus is upon God’s redemption of his people, his imagery occasionally reflects ideas found in ancient Near Eastern tales concerning the gods (e.g., pestilence and plague, 3:5 ; river and sea, 3:8 ; sun and moon, 3:11 ). This imagery reminds Habakkuk’s original readers that the Lord alone is the one true God who is sovereign over all these things. 3:3 Edom (Hebrew Teman ): Teman was one of Edom’s chief cities (see also Job 2:11 ; Jer 49:7 ); the term could refer to the entire region of Edom where the city was located (cp. Obad 1:9 ). Habakkuk’s use of the term in conjunction with Mount Paran suggests that he had the broader region in mind. • Holy One is a prominent title for God, as holiness is his defining characteristic (Hab 1:12 ; see also Exod 15:11 ; 2 Kgs 19:22 ; Ps 77:13 ; Isa 6:3 ). • Mount Paran: The region of Paran included the mountain range west and south of Edom and northeast of Mount Sinai, as well as a broad desert area in the Sinai Peninsula.

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Summary for Hab 3:3-15: 3:3-15 ^a The prophet praises God’s power to save. These two praise stanzas (3:3-7 ^b and 3:8-15 ^c) are a poetic reflection upon Israel’s exodus experience. Although Habakkuk’s focus is upon God’s redemption of his people, his imagery occasionally reflects ideas found in ancient Near Eastern tales concerning the gods (e.g., pestilence and plague, 3:5 ^d; river and sea, 3:8 ^e; sun and moon, 3:11 ^f). This imagery reminds Habakkuk’s original readers that the Lord alone is the one true God who is sovereign over all these things. 3:3 ^g Edom (Hebrew Teman): Teman was one of Edom’s chief cities (see also Job 2:11 ^h; Jer 49:7 ⁱ); the term could refer to the entire region of Edom where the city was located (cp. Obad 1:9 ^j). Habakkuk’s use of the term in conjunction with Mount Paran suggests that he had the broader region in mind.

• Holy One is a prominent title for God, as holiness is his defining characteristic (Hab 1:12 ^k; see also Exod 15:11 ^l; 2 Kgs 19:22 ^m; Ps 77:13 ⁿ; Isa 6:3 ^o).

• Mount Paran: The region of Paran included the mountain range west and south of Edom and northeast of Mount Sinai, as well as a broad desert area in the Sinai Peninsula.