Habakkuk Chapter 1
The first three sections of Habakkuk are found in the first chapter. Habakkuk is perplexed and somewhat bewildered at why God was silent regarding the sin of Judah. God in turn announced to the prophet the judgment planned against His people. The prophet in turn lifts up his voice in praise to God for His holiness yet remains perplexed at how God could use an unholy nation to do His work.
David Parham
8/30/20252 min read
Habakkuk Lesson 01
Habakkuk Chapter 01
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Introduction: We begin a new study on the book of Habakkuk this week.
The Book of Habakkuk in some ways might be considered a condensed version of the Book of Jeremiah. Both men were contemporaries, and both wrote of warning of the impending Babylonian captivity and dispersion. Habakkuk’s ministry was during the reign of King Josiah.
The focus of the book is the sin of Judah and the impending judgment of God. The book is comprised of five sections:
(1) The bewilderment of the prophet over God’s silence regarding Judah’s sin, 1:1-4.
(2) God’s answer to the prophet’s bewilderment. 1:5-11.
(3) The prophet’s testimony of God, 1:12- 2:1.
(4) God’s reply to the prophet’s testimony in chapter 2.
(5) A fervent prayer of faith by the prophet Habakkuk to God, 3:1-19.
The first three sections of the book are found in the first chapter. Habakkuk is perplexed and somewhat bewildered at why God was silent regarding the sin of Judah. God in turn announced to the prophet the judgment planned against His people. The prophet in turn lifts up his voice in praise to God for His holiness yet remains perplexed at how God could use an unholy nation to do His work.
I. The Burden of Habakkuk
Hab 1:1 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. Little is known of this prophet other than that he prophesied in Judah and against Judah during what evidently was the reign of Josiah. The foretold Babylonian captivity had not yet begun. That, of course, would take place not long after the death of Josiah during the reign of his son Jehoiakim.
The word translated as burden (asm massa’) means just that. What the prophet Habakkuk had to write was a burdensome message of impending judgment against the rebellious nation of Judah. God enabled the prophet to see what he wrote and foretold. Thus, prophets were at times called ‘seers.’
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