Habakkuk 2:2-20
Here we read the Lord’s answer—and it is full of solemn, interesting meaning. Habakkuk shall not be disappointed; he shall not be on his tower for nothing. As Daniel’s fasting for his twenty-one days, so Habakkuk’s watching on the tower shall be rewarded.
The Lord, however, begins his answer by stating some strong, leading facts, or rather principles of truth.
1. That the vision or prophecy was to be clearly announced (Hab. 2:2).
2. That all was to remain in vision, or unfulfilled, for a season (Hab. 2:3).
3. That during that season the man of the world would ripen himself in pride for the judgment of God (Hab. 2:4-5).
4. That during the same season the saint should live by faith (Hab. 2:4).
5. That in due season, God’s appointed time, the vision should speak, the prophecy be fulfilled, so that the end was surely worth waiting for (Hab. 2:16).
Then, having laid down these facts or principles, the Lord goes on to announce, to the welcoming ear of the prophet, the awful judgments that were to overtake the Chaldean.