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    The document discusses the book of Habakkuk from the Bible. It provides background on the author, date, genre, and structure. Key points include that Habakkuk is unusual in that the prophet speaks directly to God, not just about God. It also discusses the dialogue between God and the prophet and themes of justice, faith, and God's control over history.

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    The document discusses the book of Habakkuk from the Bible. It provides background on the author, date, genre, and structure. Key points include that Habakkuk is unusual in that the prophet speaks directly to God, not just about God. It also discusses the dialogue between God and the prophet and themes of justice, faith, and God's control over history.

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    1. WHY DON'T YOU ACT GOD?

    2. “God, if you are as good and just as we know you are, why don't you do
    something?”
    An old saying declares that “out of sight” is “out of mind”—people do not concern
    themselves with what they cannot see. In our case, however, it is the fact that we
    lose sight of God that sometimes causes us to think that He doesn't have us in
    mind. Our circumstances don't always immediately reveal God's purpose. This is
    especially true when these circumstances appear to favor the wicked.

    - It is named after the prophet.


    - The name Habakkuk means "to caress or "to embrace."

    CONTENT QUESTIONS
    1. How is the book so different from the other minor prophets?
    2. Outline the dialogue between God and the prophet in chapters 1-2.
    3. Why is it thought that Habakkuk was a musician?
    4. Explain the imagery of 1:16-17.
    5. What does 2:4 mean in context? How does Paul use it in Rom. 1:!7 and Gal. 3:11?

    GENRE - it is very unusual for a prophet to speak to God on behalf of the people.
    - The first chapter is a diatribe/pagpangasaba or a means of communicating truth
    through a supposed dialogue.

    AUTHOR
    A. This prophet speaks with YHWH concerning Judah. All other prophets speak to the
    people for God.

    DATE (There have been two major theories)

    A. The reign of Manasseh (687-642 B.C.). This is usually linked to Habakkuk's place
    in the Canon and the rise of the Chaldeans, neo-Babylonian empire (cf. Habakkuk
    1:5).

    B. The reign of Jehoiakim (609-598 B.C.). This would put it in the period of Pharaoh-
    Neco II sacking of the city and later Nebuchadnezzar's take-over of the entire area
    after the defeat of the remnant of the Assyrian army and the Egyptians at
    Carchemish in 605 B.C.

    VII. LITERARY UNITS


    A. The book falls into two major sections:
    1. chapters 1 & 2 - a dialogue between the prophet and God
    2. chapter 3 - a poem of praise for God's control of history.
    B. The dialogue between God and His prophet, 1:2-2:20
    1. Habakkuk's complaint against God's slowness to punish, 1:2-4
    2. God's first answer, 1:5-11
    3. Habakkuk's moral problem with God's answer, 1:12-2:1
    4. God's second response, 2:2-5
    a. God's plan is sure, write it down, 2:20
    1) blessing on faith, 2:4, 14, 20
    2) judgment on evil, 2:5, 6-20
    b. God’s people are responsible for covenant fidelity, 2:4-5 (3:16-19)
    c. God will punish pagan aggression and godlessness, 2:6-20 (5 woes)
    1) 2:6-8, violent aggression
    2) 2:9-11, violent aggression
    3) 2:12-14, violent aggression
    4) 2:15-17, violent aggression
    5) 2:18-20, idolatry

    C. A Psalm Blessing for God’s faithful acts of deliverance in the past and hope for
    deliverance in the future, 3:1-19
    1. God’s past acts of deliverance expressed in highly poetic form, using metaphors
    from (3:1-15):
    a. the exodus
    b. Creation
    c. the conquest
    2. the prophet’s faith and patience in God’s deliverance though there is no outward
    sign, (2:4;3:16-19)

    MAIN TRUTHS
    A. This is a moral universe. Sin will be judged. Even God's chosen people are for
    theiracts (Gal. 6:7).

    B. Even in this fallen world God is still in control of events. He uses evil for His
    purposes, but it will also be judged!

    C. It is acceptable to question God. However, often it is God's presence not rational


    answers that Satisfy. He is not obliged to answer it directly.
    - The resurrection of Jesus is God’s own proclamation that he is not far

    D. This book is the source of Paul's famous theological theme "justification by faith"
    (cf. 2:4). Evil will destroy itself eventually. God’s people must exercise faith in the
    midst of evil days! Faith must be linked to current circumstances, 3:17-19.

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