Habakkuk
The Wrestling Prophet
Patient Teacher
God patiently answers Habakkuk's honest questions and doubts
Perfect Justice
His ways are higher than our ways, His justice perfect
Faith Builder
Teaches that the righteous shall live by faith
"For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry." - Habakkuk 2:3
Habakkuk stands unique among the prophets as one who dared to question God directly. His name means "embrace" or "wrestler," fitting for a prophet who wrestled with God in prayer and emerged with deeper faith.
Unlike other prophets who primarily delivered God's messages to the people, Habakkuk engaged in a dialogue with God about the problem of evil and suffering. His honest questions and God's patient answers provide timeless wisdom for believers facing doubt and difficulty.
First Complaint (1:2-4):
"Why do you tolerate wrong? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous?"
God's Answer (1:5-11):
"I am raising up the Babylonians to judge Judah's sin."
Second Complaint (1:12-2:1):
"How can you use the wicked Babylonians to punish those more righteous than they?"
God's Final Answer (2:2-20):
"The righteous will live by faith. Wait for my timing - justice will come."