Habakkuk 1 – 3 The hymn that we sang appropriately sums up what we’ve learnt from Habakkuk: ‘the bud may be bitter, but the flower will be sweet’. That’s what Habakkuk was struggling with – he was seeing some bad things coming and he wrestled with God because of that.  If often happens to us…

Habakkuk 3 v 17 – 19 This chapter is very relevant to the times we are living in. Habakkuk was a just man, living among the people of Judah who were living like pagans, not honouring their God, unfaithful in the worship of their God – chasing after idols and the things of the world.…

Habakkuk 3 v 13b – 16 Today we come to stanza three, where we see that God crushed the leader – the head of the house of wickedness. Habakkuk finds himself in a predicament.  The nation of Judah has been threatened by the Chaldeans and he knows that the people of Judah are no angels…

Habakkuk 3v9-13a The ESV and King James used different ground texts. The words ‘Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even Thy word’ in the KJV is very important, and should be considered part of Holy Scripture. We need to wait until all the evidence is in before we…

Habakkuk 3 v 3 – 8 He was perplexed that the LORD used the Chaldeans against his people.God’s people should suspend judgement of His work until all evidence is in.God said to Habakkuk that they must not judge Him on the basis of what they see in the here and now. God is not done…

Habakkuk 3 v 1 – 2 First prayer – Habakkuk’s lament about Judah’s unrighteousness and coldheartedness.Second prayer – Habakkuk’s lament because God used the Chaldeans to afflict Judah, taking them into captivity for seventy years (two generations).Third prayer – Habakkuk reveals through this prayer what the Lord has revealed to him. God told him in…

Habakkuk 2 v 5-20 Verse 4 is the bridge to the rest of the chapter, namely that man is puffed up. Chapter 2 is a hard chapter, in which He’s talking about the king of the Chaldeans, who drank wine all the time, and were proud people. There are only two kinds of people –…

Habakkuk 2 v 1-4 Habakkuk responds in Piety (godliness) and Patience, not seeking to exert power and wrath. He was in deep pain because of what was happening – the Chaldeans sweeping across the land. When you have a pain like that, you must pray like Habakkuk, and once you’ve prayed respond correctly to the…

Habakkuk 1-3 Overview:Written in the Old Testament period when only Judah was left alone.Habakkuk means ’embrace’ – to hold close.Luther said about him:“He speaks as one who took his nation to his heart, comforted and held them up as one embraces and presses to his bosom a poor, weeping child – calming and consoling it…

Habakkuk 2 v 1-7 Overview:Habakkuk’s Prayer (ch 1), Patience (ch 2) and Peace (ch 3).He saw God’s Plan, His Power and trusted in His Providence. Injustice is all around us – people losing their jobs and salaries.American businesses – broken down and bordered up.We feel the strain of economies going bad and ask why this…