Habakkuk

Habakkuk argues with God: why does evil go unchecked, and why use the brutal Babylonians? God answers that the righteous will live by faith, and Habakkuk ends in a song of trust even if everything fails.

Author

The prophet Habakkuk

Written

About 605 BC

Chapters

1. 1Habakkuk 1Habakkuk asks why God lets violence go unpunished. God answers that he is raising up the Babylonians, and Habakkuk asks how a holy God can use such a wicked people.
2. 2Habakkuk 2God answers: the righteous will live by faith. Woes on Babylon. The earth will be filled with the knowledge of God’s glory.
3. 3Habakkuk 3Habakkuk prays and recalls God’s mighty acts. Even if the fig tree does not blossom and the fields yield nothing, “I will rejoice in the Lord.”