Habakkuk: Summary & Overview
Overview
Habakkuk is a dialogue between a prophet and God. Habakkuk asks hard questions: Why does God allow injustice? Why does He use wicked nations to punish His people? God's answers don't explain everything, but they reveal His ultimate sovereignty. The book ends with one of the most powerful declarations of faith in all of Scripture.
Key Themes
- •Honest questioning of God
- •Faith amid unanswered questions
- •God's sovereignty over evil
- •The just shall live by faith
- •Worship in the midst of suffering
Famous Verses
“The just shall live by his faith.”
— Habakkuk 2:4
“Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines... yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.”
— Habakkuk 3:17-18
“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.”
— Habakkuk 2:14
“For the vision is yet for an appointed time: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come.”
— Habakkuk 2:3
“The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet.”
— Habakkuk 3:19
Key Facts
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Genre
- Minor Prophet
- Author
- Habakkuk
- Date Written
- ~609–605 BC
- Chapters
- 3
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