Habakkuk, who was a prophet of God in Old Testament times, was having a conversation with God with regard to all the evil that was going on among his people. There was violence, iniquity, wickedness, destruction, strife, contention, the commands of God being ignored, justice not being upheld, the wicked surrounding the righteous, and justice … Continue reading Swooping Down to Devour
Habakkuk
God’s Commands Being Ignored
“The oracle which Habakkuk the prophet saw.How long, O Lord, will I call for help,And You will not hear?I cry out to You, “Violence!”Yet You do not save.Why do You make me see iniquity,And cause me to look on wickedness?Yes, destruction and violence are before me;Strife exists and contention arises.Therefore the law is ignoredAnd justice … Continue reading God’s Commands Being Ignored
I Will Exult in The Lord
“I heard and my inward parts trembled,At the sound my lips quivered.Decay enters my bones,And in my place I tremble.Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress,For the people to arise who will invade us.Though the fig tree should not blossomAnd there be no fruit on the vines,Though the yield of the olive … Continue reading I Will Exult in The Lord
He Enlarges His Appetite
“Behold, as for the proud one,His soul is not right within him;But the righteous will live by his faith.Furthermore, wine betrays the haughty man,So that he does not stay at home.He enlarges his appetite like Sheol,And he is like death, never satisfied.He also gathers to himself all nationsAnd collects to himself all peoples.” (Habakkuk 2:4-5 … Continue reading He Enlarges His Appetite
For The Appointed Time
“I will stand on my guard postAnd station myself on the rampart;And I will keep watch to see what He will speak to me,And how I may reply when I am reproved.Then the Lord answered me and said,‘Record the visionAnd inscribe it on tablets,That the one who reads it may run.For the vision is yet … Continue reading For The Appointed Time
How Long, O Lord?
“The oracle which Habakkuk the prophet saw.‘How long, O Lord, will I call for help,And You will not hear?I cry out to You, “Violence!”Yet You do not save.Why do You make me see iniquity,And cause me to look on wickedness?Yes, destruction and violence are before me;Strife exists and contention arises.Therefore the law is ignoredAnd justice … Continue reading How Long, O Lord?
To Deliver His People
Originally written on June 6, 2020 during the global pandemic. If we read the book of Habakkuk, we can see how it relates to what is going on in our world today, and to what God is doing right now, in our day and time, too, in order to bring his adulterous ones back into … Continue reading To Deliver His People
His Soul is Puffed Up
“Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him,but the righteous shall live by his faith. “Moreover, wine is a traitor,an arrogant man who is never at rest.His greed is as wide as Sheol;like death he has never enough.He gathers for himself all nationsand collects as his own all peoples.” Shall not … Continue reading His Soul is Puffed Up
God’s Judgment on the Nations
Habakkuk was a prophet of God. He called on the Lord one day in despair because of all the wickedness and evil that was going on within his own nation, among his own people. He could not understand why God allowed this to go on, and he felt abandoned by God, as though God was … Continue reading God’s Judgment on the Nations
Run With It 