1. Habakkuk Dr. Stephen Plaster
1. Introduction 2. The Prophet’s Perplexity 3. On The Watch-Tower 4. The Prayer of Habakkuk

2. Habakkuk BACKGROUND: Author: Habakkuk, otherwise unknown.
Name means wrestler, he that embraces
Place: Judah, the Southern Kingdom of Israel, shortly before the Babylonian captivity
Date: Probably about 605 BC
Setting: A time of rampant sin in Judean society

3. Habakkuk Scroll from the Dead Sea

4. Habakkuk

5. Habakkuk
Introduction -The prophet’s complaint-1:1-4 -The Lord’s Answer-1:5-11 -Habakkuk’s remonstrance-1:12-17

6. Habakkuk
The Prophet’s Perplexity: God, how can you let such evil in society go unpunished? 1:2-4 I’m not letting evil go unpunished; I’m sending invaders to destroy the society. 1:5-11 How can you let such wicked conquerors destroy those more righteous than themselves? 1:12-17

7. Habakkuk Siege of Jerusalem by Babylon

8. Habakkuk
On The Watch-Tower Depend on Me; the wicked (including the conquerors) will get what they deserve, and the righteous what they hope for. 2:2-20 Woes to the wicked 2:6-20:
Plunderers (6-8) to be plundered
Unjust (9-11) to get justice
Greedy (12-14) to lose all
Seducers (15-17) overwhelmed by violence
Idolaters (18-20) to face the real God

9. Habakkuk The Jerusalem Watchtower

10. Habakkuk
The Prayer of Habakkuk He calls on God to intervene 3:2 God’s intervention 3:3-15
Uses imagery from the Exodus.
Uses imagery from various theophanies.
Describes God as a Divine Warrior
Looks to the end of the age.

11. Mt. Sinai

12. Habakkuk Habakkuk’s response to this 3:16-19
He is filled with fear and trembling
He will trust in the face of disaster & famine
The just will live by faith
God is my strength & protection