queenjoseph:
Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy words.
Thou did cleave the earth with rivers. Habbakuk 3:9

I studied the above verse in the Bible, but I cannot really understand it.

Please who can explain what that verse means.

I will be very grateful.

Kobojunkiee:
Why not get yourself a Bible translation that you don't have to strain your senses in reading like the Easy-to-Read(ERV) Bible translation?

In the ERV, that verse is Habbakuk's prayer to God speaks of the Rainbow, proof of God's covenant with the families of the earth and of the dry land splitting the rivers.

Then I should ask you also if you have finished learning the teachings of Jesus Christ as documented in the 4 Gospels though..since that is instead what Jesus Christ commands that you accept and obey in order to become worthy of Him and of God.

lilvicky68:

Wow.. KJV can be confusing

Kobojunkiee:
I don't know why anyone who is not a Shakespeare buff is still reading from a KJV to this day.

Kobojunkiee:
Why not get yourself a Bible translation that you don't have to strain your senses in reading like the Easy-to-Read(ERV) Bible translation?

In the ERV, that verse is Habbakuk's prayer to God speaks of the Rainbow, proof of God's covenant with the families of the earth and of the dry land splitting the rivers.

Then I should ask you also if you have finished learning the teachings of Jesus Christ as documented in the 4 Gospels though..since that is instead what Jesus Christ commands that you accept and obey in order to become worthy of Him and of God.

queenjoseph:


Thank you sir.

I study every thing, both old and new testament.

I read Matthew, Mark, Luke,John, and Revelation in cycle.

Yesterday, I finished reading Matthew.

Tommorow, I will start reading Mark.

After I have finished reading Mark, Luke, John and Revelation,I would skip one day and start from Matthew again.

It has been going on like this for the last many years.

As for the Epistles of Paul, Peter, John, Jude, etc,I read one chapter in a day, starting from Romans today, tomorrow I read one chapter of 1 Corinthians, the next day, one chapter from 2nd Corinthians, etc.

As for the old testament,I read one chapter of Genesis today,one chapter of Exodus tommorow etc till I reach Malachi.

Then the cycle continues.

So in essence,I read 3 different chapters of the bible every day.


That is:
One chapter from the old testament, one chapter from the Gospels of Jesus Christ/The book of Revelation and one chapter from the Epistles.

I also pray with Psalms every morning and night.

Because of this, I have come across some great and mysterious verses in the Bible.

Image123:


If you read the Bible like this, then you should have seen or learned that you don't need to read the Bible like this. It is well with you.

queenjoseph:

Thank you sir.
I study every thing, both old and new testament.
I read Matthew, Mark, Luke,John, and Revelation in cycle.
Yesterday, I finished reading Matthew.
Tommorow, I will start reading Mark.
After I have finished reading Mark, Luke, John and Revelation,I would skip one day and start from Matthew again.
It has been going on like this for the last many years.
As for the Epistles of Paul, Peter, John, Jude, etc,I read one chapter in a day, starting from Romans today, tomorrow I read one chapter of 1 Corinthians, the next day, one chapter from 2nd Corinthians, etc.

As for the old testament,I read one chapter of Genesis today,one chapter of Exodus tommorow etc till I reach Malachi.
Then the cycle continues.

So in essence,I read 3 different chapters of the bible every day.
That is:
One chapter from the old testament, one chapter from the Gospels of Jesus Christ/The book of Revelation and one chapter from the Epistles.
I also pray with Psalms every morning and night.
Because of this, I have come across some great and mysterious verses in the Bible.

queenjoseph:

Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy words.
Thou did cleave the earth with rivers. Habbakuk 3:9
I studied the above verse in the Bible, but I cannot really understand it.
Please who can explain what that verse means.
I will be very grateful.

queenjoseph:

Another verse of the Bible that I don't know whether the answer is yes or no is Amos 3:5 which says:
Can one take up a snare from the earth and has taken nothing at all?
I would have said that the answer is yes because you can set up a snare and by the time you went to see if it has caught something,
you discovered it has not caught anything.
So you can actually take the snare from there even when it has not caught anything.
But I need matured answer.
Can you actually take a snare from the earth without taking anything at all?

DappaD:


Most people read books for several reasons—some are fascinated by the content, others would like to gain deeper knowledge/understanding about the subject matter. As the latter, the Bible promises that they’d find that understanding if they are persistent. Matthew 7:7,8
So even though many people are controversial about the “12 Minor Prophets”, the short book written by Habakkuk contains a vast number of Bible truths and is amongst the inspired writings which were penned down for our own benefit and instruction. Romans 15:4, 2Timothy 3:16

So I’d recommend that you do not quote the Scriptures without first considering the context/background. Habakkuk wrote the chapter 3 of his book while in sober reflection over what God had done in behalf of his people in the past(Habakkuk 3:1-4) and while under inspiration, he begins to relate all the ways available for God to destroy the nations who oppressed Judah. Compare Habakkuk 1:15-17 with Habakkuk 3:5-17
All the while, Habakkuk was resolved to maintain his joy in his God because of the solid faith and trust he had in God. Habakkuk 2:4, 3:18



Consider other translations so as to grasp a better understanding of Amos 3:5

New International Version
Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground when no bait is there? Does a trap spring up from the ground if it has not caught anything?

New Living Translation
Does a bird ever get caught in a trap that has no bait? Does a trap spring shut when there’s nothing to catch?

Contemporary English Version
How can anyone catch a bird without using a net? Does a trap spring shut unless something is caught?


Actually the short answer to all those illustrative questions in Amos 3:3-5 is NO
Why?
Because Amos was only stressing to the Israelites that every effect(outcome) has an underlying cause. In this case, the main focus of those illustrations was to point to the fact that God had spoken through Amos that was why he was prophesying about the impending doom that the northern ten-tribe kingdom of Israel would in time face. Amos 3:7,8
Simply put, Amos would not have been a prophet(outcome) if God(the cause) had not appointed him and spoken through him. Amos 7:14-15

queenjoseph:


Thank you sir.

Although I saw other translations to the verses which I quoted here,I decided to stick with king James version because other translations may completely deviate from what the original statement is, just to make sense to the readers.

Even before I opened this thread,I saw other translations which seem to explain the original statement, although at times,it deviates from the original.

That is why I want to make sense out of the original statement of king James version without bringing the other translations into it.

I only bring other translations into it if the original fails to make sense at all.

But I have discovered that without bringing in other translations,if I persist in reading the complex statement of the king James, the complex statement would soon become clear in such a way that even the other translations cannot match the clarity as enlightened by the Holy Spirit.

Kobojunkiee:


Also, when you say you read the book of Matthew, did you mean that you focused on and read the one book only from start to finish pr do you mean you read a chapter of it and then a chapter from another book, until you finally got through any one of the books in your cycle. If so, have you tried reading just the one book of Matthew from start to finish, without even reading any other book, until you complete it?

queenjoseph:

I read Matthew chapter by chapter till I am through.
Then I do so with Mark, Luke, John and Revelation.
Matthew has 28 chapters, that means I spent 28 days to read all of Matthew.
Then I do the same with Mark, Luke, John and Revelation.

Also I read one chapter of the old testament and one chapter of the Epistles every day,in cycle.
I have learnt a lot which time and space will not allow me to write here.

Kobojunkiee:
Well, there is no need to give a whole chapter in response. I just would like your takeaway from the reading of the book of Matthew, as far as Jesus Christ is concerned.

Kobojunkiee:
Interesting claim you make there. So, by the enlightenment that you have received from Him, who is Jesus Christ in relation to the Law of Moses?

What does Jesus Christ declare as the only way to please and honor God?

What is it that Jesus Christ really came to save(Salvation) from?

queenjoseph:

You already know it.
There is no need for me to say anything.
Since you have also read it, you know what is there.
Even to someone who has not read it,I would have loved him to read it himself so as to find out what is there.

queenjoseph:


Thank you sir.

Although I saw other translations to the verses which I quoted here,I decided to stick with king James version because other translations may completely deviate from what the original statement is, just to make sense to the readers.

Even before I opened this thread,I saw other translations which seem to explain the original statement, although at times,it deviates from the original.

That is why I want to make sense out of the original statement of king James version without bringing the other translations into it.

I only bring other translations into it if the original fails to make sense at all.

But I have discovered that without bringing in other translations,if I persist in reading the complex statement of the king James, the complex statement would soon become clear in such a way that even the other translations cannot match the clarity as enlightened by the Holy Spirit.

lilvicky68:

I go switch

queenjoseph:
Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy words.
Thou did cleave the earth with rivers. Habbakuk 3:9

I studied the above verse in the Bible, but I cannot really understand it.

Please who can explain what that verse means.

I will be very grateful.

Dtruthspeaker:


Do not switch, the other Bibles Lie Sneakily and Craftily! KJV is read with spirit that is why it is at first difficult to comprehend but if you read respecting the punctuation marks and pauses, you would begin to see what it is saying!.

That kobojunkie guy is Truly wild eyed Crazy, no one ought to reasonably listen to him. He has clearly said that the Bible is only the 4 Gospel Books all others are useless ramblings!

Dtruthspeaker:


Sweet girl,

But I think depth is better than width remember the parable of the seeds.

Kobojunkiee:
You already know that Jesus Christ is the New Covenant Law sent by God to the Lost sheep of Israel, and to all Nations?

You already know that Jesus Christ through His life and teachings, provides us the details of the New Covenant Law of the Kingdom of God, details much like the Old Covenant Law including Blessings, curses, commandments/laws, ritual, Seals, promises, burden etc., but with an easier yoke and a lighter burden then it's Old counterpart. Howevrr, even in the New Covenant, obedience of the commandments/teachings contained in the New Covenant remains the key to the Kingdom - the only ?

You already know that salvation is given to those who believe in Jesus Christ (Believe He is who He says He is, are baptized in His way, and eat of His flesh and blood) are saved from the Condemnation of sin(Death) and are gifted with eternal life(grace upon grace) which can be spent in either Heaven or Hell?

Dtruthspeaker:


Just looked at it and that Chapter is about the Anger and Fury of the Lord Against Israel as He Swore that they shall get when they do not keep His Laws nor call upon Him.

So Habakkuk is only Confessing that The Lord is indeed very Angry that even the earth felt His Anger!

queenjoseph:

Yes.

Kobojunkiee:
Then why do you read the bible the way you do?

Why do you put you trust in KJV translation, and not in the Spirit of Truth Himself?

queenjoseph:

Because even Jesus Christ (our bridegroom, our lover, the one we love and the center of Christianity) also read from the old testament.

He loved quoting from the old testament.
If Jesus Christ read it in the synagogue, quoted from it often,we His followers must do the same,
since He is our example.
Apostles Paul and others also quoted some old testament verses in their Epistles.
It shows that we need to read old testament since they themselves read it for them to be able to quote from it.
Also we read it and receive new insights which help us to see God/Jesus Christ more.
Remember He is the fulfilment of the law and the prophet.
So when you read the law and the prophet which is the old testament, you are reading about Jesus Christ.

lilvicky68:

Well...that's his opinion

queenjoseph:


Because even Jesus Christ (our bridegroom, our lover, the one we love and the center of Christianity) also read from the old testament.

He loved quoting from the old testament.

If Jesus Christ read it in the synagogue, quoted from it often,we His followers must do the same,

since He is our example.

Apostles Paul and others also quoted some old testament verses in their Epistles.

It shows that we need to read old testament since they themselves read it for them to be able to quote from it.

Also we read it and receive new insights which help us to see God/Jesus Christ more.

Remember He is the fulfilment of the law and the prophet.

So when you read the law and the prophet which is the old testament, you are reading about Jesus Christ.

Dtruthspeaker:


See how he has deviated and fled now that you have gotten him on the ropes!

"I am not talking about the reading of the old testament.. "

Do you see how angry he has become?