1. “The just shall live by faith”
Romans 1:16-17 
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.  For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written,
“The just shall live by faith”
[Habakkuk 2:4b]

2. Review – Historical Context
To Assyria/
Nineveh
To Israel
To Edom?
To Judah
Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk …
Joash Jotham/ Josiah/
Ahaz/ Jehoiakim et al
Hezekaiah
609 Josiah dies
605 1st Babylon
597 2nd Babylon
612 by Babylon
722 BC Assyria
Israel
Judah
587 BC Babylon

3. Review – Habakkuk 1 A World Awry A World Unraveling
You may question the Lord
The Lord’s answer may astound you
The Lord’s answer may create more questions and questioning

4. I. Habakkuk Chapter 2 - Overview
The Lord …
Answer for Habakkuk and … 2
Answers ‘when the end will come’ 3
Answers ‘what is the main issue 4
Answers ‘what about the unrighteous’ 5-19
Answer ends further discussion/questions 20

5. II. What Is The Main Issue? 4
Old Testament
Jewish Talmud
New Testament
Habakkuk 2:4
Behold
the proud, his soul is not upright in him 4a
the just, shall live by his faith 4b

6. III. The Proud – Those Whose Soul Is Not Right 4a, 5-19
To Habakkuk, the proud 4a, 5…
Five Woes to the proud
1. woe to him who increases what is not his 6-8
2. woe to him who covets evil for gain 9-11
3. woe to him who builds a town with blood 12-14
4. woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor 15-17
5. woe to him who says to wood ‘awake’ 18,19
To us, the proud …

7. IV. The Just – Those Whose Soul Is Right 4b
Emphasis because of importance
Habakkuk 2:4b – but the just shall live by his faith
three words in Hebrew: just faith live
the just
shall live
by his faith

8. Applications
Habakkuk wrote so people could read it and understand. God has said all He intends to, we must read and believe to have our questions answered. So…
If you are ‘just’ before God, you should be living by faith. Are you?
Waiting is hard, how does faith help you?
If you are not ‘just’ before God, why not? Write down your reasons and then resolve them. You need to come to place of ‘calling on the Lord and He will save you’.
Think of the doctrine of justification by faith as vital.