Prophetic dialogue · 3 chapters
Habakkuk
The prophet questions both injustice and God’s use of a violent nation to judge it. The book moves from complaint to patient trust without pretending the questions were easy.
Historical & literary context
Habakkuk speaks as Babylon rises to threaten Judah, likely in the late seventh or early sixth century BC.
Introduction and study notes are commentary, not Scripture.
The shape of the book
- 1 · Complaint and God’s answer
- 2 · Waiting and woes
- 3 · Prayer and trust
A passage to begin with
Habakkuk 3:17-19
17Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls, 18yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation! 19GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.
Berean Standard Bible · Public domain
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What might faithfulness look like when visible circumstances offer little reassurance?