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"They are terrible and dreadful"

Text: Habakkuk 1:7

A FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF THE CHALDEANS

The Lord gave a further description of the Chaldeans and the army they had. It was a very disturbing answer from the Lord indeed!

“They are terrible and dreadful;
Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
Their horses also are swifter than leopards,
And more fierce than evening wolves.
Their chargers charge ahead;
Their cavalry comes from afar;
They fly as the eagle that hastens to eat.”
Habakkuk 1:7-8

1. Characteristics of the Chaldeans

a) The descriptions were telling.

i) They were beyond “normal bad”.

ii) They caused a sense of dread in the hearts of their enemies.

b) Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.

i) They formulated their own codes of conduct.

ii) They were not subject to the sensitivities of other people.

iii) Essentially, they did what they pleased!

iv) They were a law to themselves.

2. A brief description of the might of the Chaldeans

a) They had a mighty army.

b) What made them even more formidable was their cavalry.

c) The horses or chargers they had:

i) Swifter than leopards.

ii) Fiercer than evening wolves.

iii) The horses were unafraid of the noise of battle.

iv) They just kept charging ahead.

3. How did they develop such a cavalry?

a) These horses came from outside their region.

b) The Chaldeans invested in purchasing powerful war-horses.

c) The Chaldean cavalry was compared to raptors (translated “eagles”). The vultures are raptors!