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In Habakkuk, the righteous person lives by faithfulness. In 1QpHab, a Dead Sea Scrolls commentary, God rescues those who obey the Torah because of their suffering and faithfulness to the Teacher of Righteousness.
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1000+ CE
Habakkuk 2:4
Hebrew Bible
2 The Lord responded: “Write down this message. Record it legibly on tablets so the one who announces it may read it easily. 3 For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass—it will not arrive late. 4 Look, the one whose desires are not upright will faint from exhaustion, but the person of integrity will live because of his faithfulness.
1QpHab 8:1-3
Commentary on Habakkuk
Dead Sea Scrolls, Biblical Interpretation
1 Its interpretation concerns all who observe the Torah in the house of Judah, whom 2 God will deliver from the house of judgment because of their toil and their faithfulness 3 to the Teacher of Righteousness. “And moreover, wealth betrays an arrogant man, and he does not
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Notes and References
“... Interpreted, this concerns all those who observe the Law in the House of Judah, whom God will deliver from the House of Judg- ment because of their suffering and because of their faith in the Teacher of Righteousness. (1QpHab VIII 1–3) Note that “faith” here is not faith in God, but faith in the Teacher of Righteousness. ...”
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