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Habakkuk Introduction

Lesson # Habakkuk Introduction
Study Material - Habakkuk Introduction

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Habakkuk Introduction

So, we have just finished the 16th chapter of Revelation, and now we turn to the book of Habakkuk, the book of frustration. As the people of the Tribulation will have ample time and opportunity to change their minds and turn to God, as does anyone and everyone in history, those who refuse have only their own plans and devices for defining their life, to look to. Since anything and everything but Gods plan will fail, then frustration is the only result of pursuing anything that excludes Gods wisdom.

Habakkuk's name means 'embrace.' He prophesied to Judah concerning the impending invasion of Judah, by the Chaldeans (the Babylonians). Habakkuk loves God and His righteousness and is perplexed, by God allowing evil to run rampant in Judah. But he is even more perplexed by God allowing the Chaldeans, an even more degenerate people, to be used as the punishment tool against Judah.

Habakkuk is taught a lesson, that sin must result in destruction lest it destroys everything it touches, and that faith will always result in a sound spiritual life. Therefore, whichever path you embrace in life, so also your destiny will be.

Sin always results in failure, and failure in frustration, and frustration gives way to one of two courses of action. The first being a return to faith and spiritual success and success overall in life. Or, the second course is a continuation of rebelliousness, or negativism, or indifference, or rationalized compromise, which leads to more failure, then to hate and eventually doom.

Habakkuk Outline

Part I. (Hab 1; 2.) Judgment upon the evil, in the form of a dialogue between the prophet and God.

1. (Hab 1:1.) The inscription of the book.
2. (Hab 1:2 4.) The prophet complains to God of the iniquity in the land, and its consequences.
3. (Hab 1:5-11.) God answers that he will send the Chaldeans to punish the ill doers with a terrible vengeance; but these, his instruments, shall themselves offend by pride and impiety.
4. (Hab 1:12-17.) The prophet beseeches the Lord not to suffer his people to perish, seeing that he is in covenant with them, but to remember mercy even during the affliction at the hand of these evil oppressors.
5. (Hab 2:1-3.) The prophet, waiting for his answer, is bidden write the oracle in plain characters, because its fulfillment is certain.
6. (Hab 2:4.) The great principle is taught that the proud shall not continue, but the just shall live by faith.
7. (Hab 2:5.) The character of the Chaldeans in some particulars is intimated; their destruction is announced under the form of five 'woes.'
8. (Hab 2:6-8.) For rapacity.
9. (Hab 2:9-11.) For avarice, violence, and cunning.
10. (Hab 2:12-14.) For founding power on blood and devastation.
11. (Hab 2:15-17.) For base treatment of subject nations.
12. (Hab 2:18-20.) For idolatry.

Part II. (Hab 3.) Psalm or prayer of Habakkuk.

1. (Hab 3:1.) The title.
2. (Hab 3:2.) The prophet expresses his fear at the coming judgment, and prays God in his wrath to remember mercy.
3. (Hab 3:3-15.) He depicts the coming of God to judge the world, and its effect, symbolically on material nature, and properly on evil men.
4. (Hab 3:16,17.) It produces in the people of God, first, fear and trembling at the prospect of chastisement.
5. (Hab 3:18,19.) And next, hope of salvation and joy in God.

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