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Minor Prophets, Part 2: Babylonian Crisis

  1. Lesson One
    Nahum
    23 Activities
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    3 Assessments
  2. Lesson Two
    Zephaniah
    22 Activities
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    3 Assessments
  3. Lesson Three
    Habakkuk
    19 Activities
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    4 Assessments
  4. Lesson Four
    Joel and Josiah
    24 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  5. Lesson Five
    Interpreting Prophecy
    34 Activities
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    7 Assessments
  6. Course Wrap-up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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Minor Prophets, Part 2: Babylonian Crisis Habakkuk In | A Steadfast Companion in Judgment, Part 2
Lesson 3, Activity 11

In | A Steadfast Companion in Judgment, Part 2

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LORD, are you not from everlasting?
    My God, my Holy One, you will never die.
You, LORD, have appointed them to execute judgment;
    you, my Rock, have ordained them to punish.
Your eyes are too pure to look on evil;
    you cannot tolerate wrongdoing. 
Habakkuk 1:12-13 NIV

This passage corresponds to Habakkuk’s first question:

Why do we suffer such violence and how long must it last?

We might be unsatisfied with the response. Habakkuk’s question isn’t answered so much as contextualized in Israel’s covenant with YHWH. Instead of a pat answer, we get a reference to an almighty God who is “everlasting” and who “will never die.” However long the violence lasts, and no matter why, God will outlast it. He was there before and will be there after—and He’s with them then in that moment. He may have appointed the enemies of His people to punish them, but He remains their “Rock,” eagerly seeking the faithfulness of His covenant partner.

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