Habakkuk 2:20 But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. I. WHAT THE PROPHET HERE INTIMATES. There are several senses in which we may understand this expression of the prophet, and all equally in accordance with the Word of God. 1. God dwelling in the temple of the universe — inhabiting all space: omnipresent. 2. In the person of Jesus Christ, in whom dwelt "the fulness of the Godhead bodily." 3. In the congregation of His saints, wherever they meet together; but more especially in those buildings set apart for His public worship. 4. Every true believer is himself a temple of the living God; a holy temple, filled with "all the fulness of God." II. PRACTICAL LESSON. "Let all the earth keep silence before Him." It behoves us at all times to cherish such feelings of reverence and submission as become the sinner in the sight of his God, and worms of the dust before the Creator of heaven and earth. In all circumstances of life a ready acquiescence and unmurmuring spirit should mark the Christian's conduct. Attend especially to the disposition of heart and mind in which God should be approached in His holy ordinances. Here the King of kings invites rebellious subjects to meet Him; here He is present and ready to receive the humble suppliant, and to offer him a full and free pardon, and an incorruptible and heavenly inheritance, secured through the merits of His beloved Son. (J. L. F. Russell, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.WEB: But Yahweh is in his holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before him!" |
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