Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God…
Category: Habakkuk
The Fearful Prophet, Habakkuk Part 6
I want to open with an extended warning from the pen of A. W. Tozer: There is a strong tendency among religious teachers these days to disassociate anger from the divine character and to defend God by explaining away the Scriptures that relate it to Him. This is understandable, but in the light of the…
The Believing Prophet, Habakkuk Part 4
“Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith. “Moreover, wine is a traitor, an arrogant man who is never at rest. His greed is as wide as Sheol; like death he has never enough. He gathers for himself all nations and collects as…
The Comforted Prophet, Habakkuk Part 3
Habakkuk 2:2–20 We left off in our last study at quite the cliffhanger. Habakkuk, our dear perplexed but expectant prophet, has continued to wrestle in prayer with God. He had uttered his second complaint, exhibiting true honesty in prayer, and now would wait on the Lord for His reply. And so, we return to the…
The Expectant Prophet, Habakkuk Part 2
We all suffer from this nagging problem of not wholeheartedly believing God is good. On Sunday, we can sense the presence and nearness of God, then wake up Monday wondering if He even loves us. Many would say, “Well, certainly God is good! Of course! The Bible declares it!” And yet, those very individuals aren’t…
The Perplexed Prophet, Habakkuk Part 1
The Perplexed Prophet — Habakkuk 1:1–11 A theologian once said, “You should preach with the Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other.” What was meant by that is the Bible is the interpreter of human affairs, of human history, not the other way around. And this will be a key area in…