6. When Faith Is Confused By Circumstances (Habakkuk 1:1-3:19)

My name is Habakkuk. Some of you probably know me quite well from reading my book - it’s one of the 12 minor prophets in the Old Testament. The only reason we’re called “minor” is because our books are short, but what we have to say is major, believe me. Some of you may have never read my book before but you may have heard my name mentioned at church – some churches mention me once in a while. Others of you may still not know anything about me. Well, I’m one of God’s prophets who prophesied around the turn of the 6th century B.C. I’ve come here today to tell you my message in person, the same message as I wrote in my book. The message that I preached approximately 2600 years ago is still relevant today. Of course, that’s true of all inspired writers - our message never becomes redundant. The key verse in my book is 2:4b, “The just shall live by faith.” The point of the whole book is that people of God live by faith – they trust God no matter what the circumstances. It will probably help you to understand my book if you know something about the historical situation when I wrote it. After our good king Josiah was killed in battle with the Egyptians, God’s people, the Judaeans, revert...