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Habakkuk

A prophet who asked God how long, climbed his watchtower, and waited for an answer.

The story

1. How long? Hab 1:2-4

   He cries out about violence and injustice in Judah.

2. A harder answer Hab 1:5-11

   God says he is raising up Babylon to judge Judah.

3. Why them? Hab 1:12-17

   He protests: how can God use people more wicked than Judah?

4. The watchtower Hab 2:1-4

   He waits, and God answers: the righteous shall live by his faith.

5. Yet I will rejoice Hab 3:17-19

   Even with nothing in the fields, he will rejoice in God.

Key verses

“yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.” Habakkuk 3:18 (ESV)

Read together: Hab 1:2-4 · Hab 1:5-11 · Hab 1:12-17 · Hab 2:1-4 · Hab 3:17-19

Questions to sit with

1. What question are you afraid to ask God out loud?
2. What would it look like for you to rejoice even if the fields stay empty?

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible, © 2001 by Crossway. Used by permission.