...experience and the ethic it inspires are their own sure integrity. That is why the prophet insists, "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither...vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields yield no meat; the sheep shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:...

...that remained of his Sunday best. He knew the meaning of poverty and of crop failure. This man said: Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall...fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet will I rejoice in the Lord, I will joy...

..."At famine and destruction thou shalt laugh". Laughter is the way to release joy. YET WILL I REJOICE Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall...fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls. Habakkuk3:17 Mr. Habakkuk has some problems...

...field, For the stores the gardens yield, For the vine's exalted juice, For the generous olive's use: "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither...fields shall yield no meat, the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls; yet 1 will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy...

...whether we feel ourselves to be in a desert or in a fertile valley. We are to say with the prophet, "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither...fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stall: yet 1 will rejoice in the LORD, i will joy...

...with silence. Amos 8:3 But Habakkuk promoted hope for the righteous during this era of the plagues: 17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall...fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: 111 Yet 1 will rejoice in the LORD, I will...

...mere vision of it, and prayed that he might be spared from living through the reality. Yet he says: "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither...fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls [compare Joel 1:10-20]; yet will I rejoice...

...not blossom, neither shall there be fruit in the vines, the labour of the olive tree shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat, the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls; yet will I rejoice in the Lord, I will joy...

...a testimony without a "test". Hab 3:17-19 Rejoicing in God, even in trouble and trial. 17 Allhough the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit...fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will...

...fig-tree shall not blossom, Neither shall fruit be on the vine; The labour of the olives shall fail, And the fields shall yield no meat. The flock shall be...shall be no herd in the stalls; Yet I will rejoice in Yahweh, I will joy in the God of my salvation. (Hab. iii. 17 ff.) This is a magnificent expression...