Matthew Poole and continuators on Habakkuk 3:13

13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people , even for salvation with thine anointed , thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked , by discovering the foundation unto the [illegible: 1 letter]eck. S[illegible: 1 letter]lah .

Pursuant of his Metaphor the Propher speaks of God as marching on before his people▪ or it may re[illegible: 1 letter]er to the Ark, a token of Gods presence before the people.

To compleat the Salvation beg[illegible: 1 letter]n in bring[illegible: 1 letter]ng them out of Egypt, and carrying them through the Wilderness, and to be f[illegible: 1 letter]nis[illegible: 1 letter]t in se[illegible: 1 letter]ling them in Canaan.

Thy chosen people, the Tribes of thine Inheritance.

'Tis repeated for conf[illegible: 2 letters]mation, and to affect us with the greatness of the mercy;

or for thine anointed, i. e. all Israel, or under the Conduct of thine anointed, Ioshua, Type of the Messiah, by [illegible: 1 letter]hose hand all th[illegible: 1 letter]se great things were done.

Gavest a deadly wound to the Princes, and Kings of Canaan, Enemies to Israel, who were cut off, and their Families utterly destroyed.

Royal Palaces, or antient dwellings, and setled habitations of which slaughter of Canaanitish Kings, Psal. 136. 17, 18, 19.

The Courts of these Kings were houses of greatest wickednesses, for which they were destroyed;

rasing the Foundations of their Power, and destroying all from foot to head.

All which is to be heeded, and well minded.

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