Cyrus Ingerson Scofield

“ To the man "under the sun," the natural man, who of necessity judges from appearances, sheol seems no more than the grave-- the end and total cessation, not only of the activities of life, but of life itself. ”

“ To the watching prophet comes the response of the "vision" Habakkuk 2:2-20) . Three elements are to be distinguished:
(1) The moral judgment of Jehovah upon the evils practised by dispersed Israel (Hab 5-13,15-19) . (2) The future purpose of God that, practised by dispersed Israel (Habakkuk 2:5-13,15-19) . (2) The future purpose of God that, "the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea" (Habakkuk 2:14) . ”

“ In disciplinary government His ancient Israel is cast out of the land and judicially blinded 2 Corinthians 3:12-15 but in covenanted mercy the individual Jew may resort to the simple faith of Abraham ; Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:1-5 and be saved. But this does not set aside the Palestinian See Scofield "Deuteronomy 30:3" and Davidic See Scofield "2 Samuel 7:16". Covenants, for "the earth shall be filled," etc. (Habakkuk 2:14) ,and Jehovah will again be in His temple (Habakkuk 2:20) . Cf. ; Habakkuk 2:14,20; Romans 11:25-27
Verse 5 hell
Sheol is, in the O.T., the place to which the dead go. ”