Survey of the book of Habakkuk

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Habakkuk as a Prophet in a Time of National Wickedness

The book of Habakkuk, very little is known about Habakkuk, much like many of the other prophets that we see of the minor prophets, but we do know that he was a contemporary of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and Zephaniah.

Now this is unique, this is different than the other prophets. Where the other prophets declare a message from God against the people of judgment, this is actually the prophet having a dialogue with God, asking for judgment.

In other words, the culture has gotten so bad, he actually wants judgment to come upon them, and God says he's going to send that judgment by means of Nebuchadnezzar. And what we end up seeing here is, then this is different from the way people think.

This is God actually going to bring judgment on the people that claim to be his own people. And the prophet is wanting the judgment to come. That tells you something about how wicked he sees the people, that they actually want God's judgment.

From Interrogation to Intercession: Habakkuk's Message of Hope

I like the way that J. Ronald Blue says it, Habakkuk's book begins with interrogation of God, but ends in intercession to God. Worry is transformed to worship, fear turns to faith, terror becomes trust, hang-ups are resolved with hope, anguish melts into adoration.

This actually is a book of hope and encouragement to those of us who live in a country like America where we go, where is God in the midst of wickedness? Well, God will come and judge one day, but it may not be today.

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