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The prophecy that Habakkuk the prophet received. Habakkuk’s Complaint - How long, LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to.
Habakkuk, [a] or Habacuc, [1] who was active around 612 BCE, was a prophet whose oracles and prayer are recorded in the Book of Habakkuk, the eighth of the collected twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible. [2] . He is revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
The Book of Habakkuk. Habakkuk is the only prophet to devote his entire work to the question of the justice of God’s government of the world. In the Bible as a whole, only Job delivers a more pointed challenge to divine rule. Habakkuk’s challenge is set up as a dialogue between the prophet and God, in which Habakkuk’s opening complaint ...
Insights on the Bible. The Minor Prophets. Listen to Chuck Swindoll’s overview of Habakkuk in his audio message from the Classic series God’s Masterwork. Loading audio player . . . Who wrote the book? We know little of Habakkuk beyond the two mentions of his name in this book of prophecy.
Habakkuk, like Jeremiah, probably lived to see the initial fulfillment of his prophecy when Jerusalem was attacked by the Babylonians in 597. Theological Message. Among the prophetic writings, Habakkuk is somewhat unique in that it includes no oracle addressed to Israel. It contains, rather, a dialogue between the prophet and God (see Outline).
Habakkuk 3. Habakkuk’s Prayer. 1 This is a prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth: a. 2 O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!
The Book of Habakkuk is the eighth book of the Twelve Prophets of the Hebrew Bible, and this collection appears in all copies of texts of the Septuagint, the Ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible completed by 132 BC.
