My prophet project is Habakkuk. Habakkuk “complains” to God about the injustices being committed by the Babylonians. Habakkuk was a prophet in the Old Testament. He is the author of the Book of Habakkuk. Almost nothing is known about Habakkuk, aside from what few facts are stated in the book Habakkuk within the Old Testament, or those inferences that may be drawn from that book.His name appears in the Bible only in Habakkuk 1:1 and 3:1, with no biographical details provided other than his title "the prophet." Even the origin of his name is unknown. For almost every other prophet, more information is given, such as the name of the prophet's hometown, his occupation, or information concerning his parentage or tribe. For Habakkuk, however,…
Literary contexts Habakkuk was a prophet who lived during period of Israel history , the meaning of his name is still questionable it may come from the verb habaq meaning folding of hand , Habaq refers to a group of plants known as Ocimum , it also means to embrace ,Luther on his personal point of view he thought maybe it signified that Prophet Habakkuk embraced his people and comfort them .The book of Prophet Habakkuk is one of the most profound book which you can find an amazing…
Habakkuk was written around 609 B.C., after the fall of the Northern Kingdom. The King of Judah During this time was Jehoiakim was king of Judah and the nation is one the path to exile. The genre of the book is prohpetic and like all prophetic books, the author uses poetry to convey the message of the Lord. This book, unlike many of the prophets, does not have a direct audience, it is instead a conversation between Habakkuk and God. The oracle(message, load), that Habakkuk saw.. Verses 2-4 The…
It's a challenge to believe what you cannot see. Furthermore, to be courageous enough to act upon a word spoken to your heart. In addition, the depth of our faith in the LORD, determines how we respond to His word given to us. The prophet Habakkuk was called by the LORD to prophesy to Israel during a time when there was great spiritual decline. Additionally, Habakkuk was deeply in distress, because the LORD had pronounced judgment against Israel, and was going to use the Babylonians to…
Habakkuk The book of Habakkuk is in the classification of Bible literature. I read an article on bible.org as my reference to help me understand the book of Habakkuk and found out the following information. Habakkuk is the eighth book in the Bible. It was written by a prophet named Habakkuk back in 620 B.C. It was written because Habakkuk was dealing with a difficult issue. The whole book is about him questioning “If God is good, then why is there evil in the world?” Habakkuk was one of the…
Zephaniah & Habakkuk lived in similar times and were given similar messages, but there are considerable differences to their stories. Whether it was a message of judgment and doom or salvation and restoration, a close examination of these prophets reveals a similar thread of thought throughout - the righteousness of God! By looking at each book individually, we can glean a better understanding of the whole of God’s word and God’s purposes throughout history. NAHUM Not much is known about Nahum…
When God makes the rainbow a sign of the covenant, he says it will be a reminder to him to never destroy the earth by flood again. How will this beautiful optical masterpiece remind him of destruction? What else does scripture have to say about the rainbow? There is a mention of the rainbow in the book of Habakkuk. Put into context, Habakkuk, the prophet (whose name means to wrestle) is frustrated with why God permits evil to exist and seemingly go unpunished. He “wrestles” with the…
The article I completed my research on was “ Isaiah 14 and Habakkuk 2: Two Taunt songs against the same tyrant?” In this article the author contrasts Isaiah 14 and Habakkuk 2 and speaks on the similarities between the two rulers mentioned. The reason for comparing Isaiah 14 and Habakkuk 2 is because of the prominent monarch figure in both of the passages and the taunt songs that accompany it. Even though Isaiah and Habakkuk were written by different people, the author of this article makes his…
In the Old Testament, the prophets had a lot to say about idolatry, social injustice and religious ritualism. In this paper we will look at what the prophets had to say about each topic. We will also look at how we should use the teaching of the prophets on these subjects in our lives today. Idolatry is according to Webster Dictionary the worship of idols or excessive devotion to, or reverence for some person or thing. In other terms it is the worship of anything other than the one true God. God…
Scrolls this is also true, the scroll focuses more on Moses’ actions rather than God’s feelings and sensations about the sacrifice on the altar or further commentary on Moses’ actions. Another that is similar to this is when God tells Noah not to consume blood (Coogan, David, Zvi, Newsom, Perkins, pg. 22). This section in Genesis of the Bible focuses on the offerings to God and why Noah should obey his command. There are several verses of God speaking to Noah telling him what is to become of him…