Habakkuk
A prophet's dialogue with God about justice and faith
"The righteous person will live by his faithfulness."
Habakkuk 2:4
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About the Book
IntroTo demonstrate that genuine faith asks honest, hard questions of God - and that God is not threatened by our complaints but invites honest dialogue that leads to deeper trust.
Habakkuk's Complaint and the Righteous Live by Faith
Ch. 1-3Habakkuk dialogues with God about unanswered prayer and unpunished evil; God answers by announcing Babylon as His instrument of judgment; Habakkuk grapples with this and resolves in radical faith that trusts God regardless of circumstances.
Habakkuk's "live by faith" is the Old Testament text that Paul, Luther, and Wesley all seized on as foundational; the book's final confession is among Scripture's most radical statements of trust.