Exegetically Speaking Feet Like a Deer, with Oliver Hersey: Habakkuk 3:19
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Mar 9, 2026 Oliver Hersey, president of Jerusalem University College and biblical languages scholar, brings field-tested insight from Israel. He explores Habakkuk 3:19 in Hebrew terms. Short segments trace deer imagery, musical and psalmic context, and how seeing ibex in the land sharpens interpretation. Practical tips for learning Hebrew appear along the way.
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Write Hebrew By Hand To Memorize Vocabulary
- Memorize Hebrew vocabulary and write the script by hand to solidify learning.
- Oliver Hersey found writing Aleph-Lamed-Pei on paper and moving his hand right-to-left made the letters and words 'click.'
Use Handwriting Not Typing For Language Learning
- Use handwriting as a learning tool because writing activates different brain pathways than typing.
- David Capes cites neuro research showing writing imprints information in the brain more effectively than keyboarding.
Habakkuk Moves From Fear To Faith
- Habakkuk is a short prophetic dialogue moving from fear to faith amid looming Babylonian invasion.
- Oliver Hersey describes the book as a prayer-journal dialogue where Habakkuk wrestles with God's apparent silence.