Matthew Poole and continuators on Habakkuk 3:3

3 God came from Teman , and the holy one from mount Paran , Selah , His glory covered the heavens , and the earth was full of his praise .

The God of our Fathers, our God

appeared, discovered himself, for that is his coming, who since he fills all places at all times, cannot be said to come by any change of place.

Either Appellatively the South, or else as a proper name of a Mountain or Country, so called from Teman, Son of Eliphaz, and Grandson of Esau. It is also called Seir, or is one particular Hill among those many, which make up Mount S[illegible: 1 letter]ir. It was not far from Mount Sinai, where the Law was given, and the Prophet hath respect to that Deut. 33.2. where God appeared in a manner equally Glorious and Terrible.

Of Israel.

Which was a name to Wilderness, Plains, and a Mountain, of which the Prophet here speaketh, and in Deut. 33.2. 'tis said God shined thence. This the Prophet mentions as a support of his Faith, as an encouragement to others, as a motive why God should renew his work among them, since he so Gloriously appeared among their Fathers, and made a Covenant with them.

To the Argument he addeth this to awaken us to attention.

Lightnings and Thunders, and Fire and Smoke, tokens of the Power, Majesty and Greatness of God, at the sight whereof Moses himself trembled.

Overspread, intercepted and obscured.

That part of the visible Heavens, under which Israel then encamped.

That part of the Earth where this was done.

Of works which deserved then, and still do deserve to be had in remembrance, with praise to God who did them.

Marginal references: [illegible: 1 word]. 5.4.; [illegible: 1 word] 8.7. [illegible: 1 word] south.