📖 The Book of Habakkuk
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Faith when God seems silent — the righteous shall live by faith.
Who wrote Habakkuk?
Author
Habakkuk
Written
c. 610 BC
Genre
Prophet
Why Habakkuk was written
A dialogue between a prophet and God about the apparent injustice of using wicked Babylon to judge a sinful Judah. God's answer: his purposes are sure, his timing is perfect, and the righteous shall live by faith.
Outline of Habakkuk
- 11: Habakkuk's first complaint; God's disturbing answer
- 22: Habakkuk's second complaint; God's 'wait for it' answer; five woes
- 33: Habakkuk's prayer and hymn of trust
Key verses
Habakkuk 1:5Habakkuk 2:4Habakkuk 3:17-19
How Habakkuk points to Christ
Habakkuk 2:4 ('the righteous shall live by faith') is the foundational text for Paul's doctrine of justification by faith (Rom. 1:17; Gal. 3:11; Heb. 10:38). The life of faith Habakkuk models is the life Christ makes possible.
How Habakkuk begins
1The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
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