Tuesday, April 13, 2010
On Tuesday, we will study Habakkuk 1.1-4; 2.1-4; 3.17-19. You are encouraged to take time throughout the week to read and meditate (e.g., lectio divina) on this week's text using multiple translations, taking note of footnotes along the way.Wesley has two commentaries, New Interpreters Bible and Interpretation. Other commentaries in the conference room library and the latter can be found in the reference section at the Champaign Public Library.
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2LORD, I have heard of your fame;
I stand in awe of your deeds, O LORD. Renew them in our day,
in our time make them known;
in wrath remember mercy.
3God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah†
His glory covered the heavens
and his praise filled the earth.
4His splendor was like the sunrise;
rays flashed from his hand,
where his power was hidden.
5Plague went before him;
pestilence followed his steps.
6He stood, and shook the earth; he looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains crumbled and the age-old hills collapsed. His ways are eternal.
7I saw the tents of Cushan in distress, the dwellings of Midian in anguish.
Although the assigned readings tell a story, and the prayer at the end of the book is very beautiful, I want to look at another part. I have copied Habakkuk 3:2-7, whose verses describe God. It strikes me that this is the description of a successful warrior (and creator) in whatever century BCE we're in. I wonder how we would describe God in terms of what success means today? I'll come back an post something later.
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