Habakkuk the Prophet
Category: Endurance in questioning & trusting God
Could avoid: Stay silent, accept injustice without wrestling.
“How long, LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, ‘Violence!’ but you do not save?” (Habakkuk 1:2)
Cross-Refs: Psalm 13:1; Revelation 6:10.
Chose: Stood at his watch to wait for God’s answer.
“I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me.” (Habakkuk 2:1)
Cross-Refs: Isaiah 21:8; Luke 18:7–8.
Endured: Troubling vision of Babylon’s invasion, unanswered questions.
“I heard and my heart pounded, my lips quivered at the sound; decay crept into my bones.” (Habakkuk 3:16)
Cross-Refs: Daniel 10:8; Hebrews 10:36.
Why: Believed the righteous live by faith.
“The righteous person will live by his faithfulness.” (Habakkuk 2:4)
Cross-Refs: Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38.
Result: Chose to rejoice in God even without visible blessings.
“Though the fig tree does not bud… yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.” (Habakkuk 3:17–18)
Cross-Refs: Philippians 4:4; James 1:2–3.
The Faithful Remnant
Category: Endurance in waiting for God’s justice
Could avoid: Lose hope under Babylon’s oppression.
“For the revelation awaits an appointed time… Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.” (Habakkuk 2:3)
Cross-Refs: Isaiah 40:31; Hebrews 11:13.
Chose: Trust God’s word and live by faith.
“The LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.” (Habakkuk 2:20)
Cross-Refs: Psalm 46:10; Revelation 8:1.
Endured: Injustice, violence, captivity.
“Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails.” (Habakkuk 1:4)
Cross-Refs: Psalm 94:3–4; James 5:6.
Why: God’s justice would come in His time.
“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.” (Habakkuk 2:14)
Cross-Refs: Isaiah 11:9; Revelation 21:23–24.
Result: Vindication of faith and ultimate deliverance.
“You came out to deliver your people, to save your anointed one.” (Habakkuk 3:13)
Cross-Refs: Luke 18:7; Revelation 19:11–16.