Habakkuk 1:6 (KJV)
For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.
For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.
Bitterness. It is never a quality we want in our lives. Though God used the Chaldeans for his own purposes, they were destined for judgment precisely because of bitterness.
Notice the description of bitterness:
Hasty
Though it’s not truly an adjective here, it is none the less true that the bitter are often impetuous, warlike; they fly off the handle quickly.
Though it’s not truly an adjective here, it is none the less true that the bitter are often impetuous, warlike; they fly off the handle quickly.
Selfish
Marching through properties and possessing dwellings that are not their own.
Marching through properties and possessing dwellings that are not their own.
Self-righteous
They believe they have the right to judge those they will as they will. They forget that vengeance belongs to God.
They believe they have the right to judge those they will as they will. They forget that vengeance belongs to God.
Violent
Bitterness is explosive. It erupts as a volcano to do terrible damage.
Bitterness is explosive. It erupts as a volcano to do terrible damage.
Unstable
His mind changes. At one moment he is angry a thing happens. In the next moment, he is angry the same does not happen.
His mind changes. At one moment he is angry a thing happens. In the next moment, he is angry the same does not happen.
Religious
He may claim faith, but it is most often in a god of his own making.
He may claim faith, but it is most often in a god of his own making.
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