Published: 2019-04-15

Literary and exegetical analysis of the oracle of Ha 2,1-4

Krystian Ziaja

Abstract

At the prophet Habakuk we come across an interesting oracle saying, which is contained in verses 2,1-4. It contains the words of God, who reveals that “He who is not righteous disappears, but the righteous remains alive because of his faithfulness in the Old Testament, we find many passages in which concepts such as “faith”, “life”, “righteous” appear (e.g.: Ps 15; Isa 9,6; 11,4; 30,15; Jer 5,1; 23,5; Ez 18,5-26; Prv 12,10; Mi 6,8; Am 5 4; 5,24).
This text of the Habakuk Book also deserves attention because the words mentioned above, spoken by God, are quoted three times in the New Testament, namely: Rome 1,17; Ga 3,11; Heb 10,38. In this respect the meaning of the statements is so very interesting. In the present article is first the critical literary analysis of the text carried out Ha 2,1-4 (author and the time of its activity; content; literary form). Then the exegetical analysis Ha 2,1-4 (preparation for the acceptance of the Yahweh – word Ha 2,l-3; word Yahweh Ha 2,4).

Keywords:

Habakuk, faith, life, righteous

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Ziaja, K. (2019). Literary and exegetical analysis of the oracle of Ha 2,1-4. Scriptura Sacra, (20), 31–40. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.uni.opole.pl/index.php/scrs/article/view/794

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