[[Hab-03]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Hab-02]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Zeph-01]] --- ### The sun and moon stood still in the sky, at the light of your arrows as they went, at the shining of your glittering spear. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The prophet recounts the historical fulfillment of God's power over creation to deliver His people during battle. *Historical context*: This refers to the miracle recorded in [[Josh-10#v12|Joshua 10:12]]-13 during the battle at Gibeon, where the sun and moon stopped to allow the Israelites to achieve a complete victory over the Amorites. *Related to*: [[Josh-10#v12|Joshua 10:12]]-13 ### You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the land of wickedness. You stripped them head to foot. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction of divine intervention through an 'anointed' one (Messiah) who would bring salvation and destroy the leadership of evil forces. *Historical context*: Theologically, this is often viewed as a Messianic prophecy referring to Jesus Christ's victory over evil and Satan. Historically, it also pointed to the eventual fall of the 'house of the wicked' (the Babylonian Empire) in 539 BCE. *Related to*: [[Gen-03#v15|Genesis 3:15]] ### I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, for the coming up of the people who invade us. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Habakkuk predicts a specific coming 'day of trouble' involving a foreign invasion of Judah. *Historical context*: This prophecy was fulfilled by the Babylonian (Chaldean) invasion led by Nebuchadnezzar II, which resulted in the siege and destruction of Jerusalem and the subsequent exile of the Jewish people in 586 BCE. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy