Posted on 05/02/2009 12:40:31 PM PDT by ReformationFan
How many people in need of a message of comfort during tough times turn to the book of Habakkuk? I am perhaps less spiritual than most for I do not think immediately of this wonderful book. For starters a man with a weird name wrote it and secondly it is in a weird section of the Bible. By this I mean that every person that has tried and failed to read the Bible through, a wonderful thing we should all strive to do multiple times a year in my opinion, has failed somewhere between the begats and Numbers. The general population of believers does not read this section of the Bible and it is not often preached about in pulpits. It is no wonder we often miss such a gem in times of trouble.
The Bible Knowledge Commentary says it best:
In the dark days of Jehoiakim's reign just before the Babylonian Captivity, the Prophet Habakkuk penned an unusual message of hope and encouragement for God's people. Though doubts and confusion reign when sin runs rampant, an encounter with God can turn those doubts into devotion and all confusion into confidence.
Habakkuk's book begins with an interrogation of God but ends as an intercession to God. Worry is transformed into worship. Fear turns to faith. Terror becomes trust. Hang-ups are resolved with hope. Anguish melts into adoration.
What begins with a question mark ends in an exclamation point. The answer to Habakkuk's "Why?" is "Who!" His confusion, "Why all the conflict?" is resolved with his comprehension of who is in control: God!
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"20 But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him." Habakkuk 2:20
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About two years ago the Holy Spirit led me into an intense study of this book. It was at least three months later before I finished. I do believe that it was in preparation for such a time as this.
“About two years ago the Holy Spirit led me into an intense study of this book. It was at least three months later before I finished. I do believe that it was in preparation for such a time as this.”
That’s wonderful. I need to reread and restudy all of Habakkuk myself. I love how Habakkuk 2:4 was later quoted by the Apostle Paul in Romans 1:17 “For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.” and Galatians 3:11 “But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, [it is] evident: for, The just shall live by faith.”
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