Habakkuk 3:4 Meaning
And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
Context Explained
2O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
4And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
5Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
6He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 17:2
Jesus' transfiguration reveals His divine brightness.
1 John 1:5
God is described as light, paralleling the attributes of Jesus.
Revelation 21:23
The glory of God as light is fulfilled in the New Jerusalem.
Source: Habakkuk 3:4