Old Testament · 3 chapters
Read Habakkuk.
Habakkuk brings questions about injustice and violent power into conversation with God. The book moves from complaint and waiting toward a prayer of trust that does not depend on visible prosperity.
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Chapter 1.
Habakkuk asks why God tolerates injustice and receives word that Babylon will bring judgment. He then questions how an even more violent nation can be the instrument.
Read chapter 20 versesChapter 2.
God tells the prophet to wait for the appointed vision and describes the life of faithfulness. A series of woes exposes greed, exploitation, violence, and idolatry.
Read chapter 19 versesChapter 3.
Habakkuk prays through a vision of God’s powerful intervention. He resolves to rejoice in God even if crops, flocks, and ordinary sources of security fail.
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