2nd quarter 2013 lesson 8 trusting god's goodness

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Lesson 8 for May 25, 2013


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1. Habakkuk complains about Gods passiveness before

the sin of Judah (1:1-4)

2. Divine answer: Babylon will punish Judah (1:5-11)3. Habakkuk complains again: Will we be punished by

someone worse than us? (1:12-2:1)

4. Divine answer:

a. Patience for the wait (2:2-3)

b. Living by faith (2:4)c. Babylons final punishment (2:5-20)

5. The psalm of Habakkuk:

a. God, the Savior of His people (3:1-16)

b. Trusting God completely (3:17-19)

The book of Habakkuk is not about any prophecy God gave

Habakkuk. It is actually about the complaint of the prophet

and Gods answer to that complaint.

Habakkuk is unique among prophets because he does not

speak for God to the people but rather he speaks to God

about the people.


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The prophetic ministry of Habakkuk took place during the

reigns of Manasseh and Amon. That was before Josiahs

religious reformation.

The moral depravity of Manasseh and Amon affected the

people. Habakkuk was indignant at the moral situation of

Judah and he was surprised at God remaining silent before

that situation.

Why do You show meiniquity, and cause me to see

trouble? For plundering andviolence are before me;there is strife, andcontention arises (Habakkuk 1:3)


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God does not remain impassive

before the sin of His people. He

decided to punish them by using

Babylon, a cruel people.

Babylon is compared with three fast predators:

The leopard, the wolf and the eagle.

For indeed I am raising up the Chaldeans, a bitter and hasty nation which marchesthrough the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling places that are not theirs(Habakkuk 1:6)

Their horses also are swifter

than leopards, and more fiercethan evening wolves. Theirchargers charge ahead; theircavalry comes from afar; theyfly as the eagle that hastens

to eat (Habakkuk 1:8)
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The prophet is astonished at the divine

solution for Judah: God uses the wicked to

punish those who are more righteous than

him.

Will Babylon praise God for their victory?

Will they admit that they are the hand ofGod which is punishing Judah?

Quite the opposite, the Chaldeans are a

proud people who will praise their own

strength and will worship their own gods.

How could God or His people benefit fromthat solution?

You are of purer eyes than to beholdevil, and cannot look on wickedness.Why do You look on those who dealtreacherously, and hold Your tonguewhen the wicked devours a personmore righteous than he? (Habakkuk 1:13)


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God requests patience from the

prophet before answering his second

complain. He must wait for the

prophecies to be fulfilled, for they

will surely be fulfilled.

That also applies to the prophecies

about the End Time (Hebrews 10:35-

37), especially to the certain promise

of the Second Coming: He who iscoming will come and will not tarry


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Behold the proud, his soul is notupright in him; but the just shall

live by his faith (Habakkuk 2:4)

That sentence is quoted and explained by Paul

(Ro. 1:17; Gal. 3:11; Heb. 10:38). It was the key

to the protestant reformation Martin Luther:

The just shall live by faith

Through faith in Jesus Christ we receive Godsrighteousness; we are credited with the

righteousness of God Himself. His righteousness

becomes ours.

True faith lays hold of and claims

the promised blessing before it isrealized and felt. We must send up

our petitions in faith within the

second vail, and let our faith take

hold of the promised blessing, and

claim it as ours

E.G.W. (Gods Amazing Grace, July 18)


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BABYLONS FINAL PUNISHMENT (2:5-20)

God used the 5 Babylons woes to

show Habakkuk that the Chaldean

people will be justly punished by their

acts.

But the Lord is in Hisholy temple. Let all

the earth keep silencebefore Him (Habakkuk 2:20)

Gods ultimate answer to Habakkuks

questions was the affirmation of His

abiding presence. Trust in Gods

presence and have confidence in His

judgment in spite of the appearances

to the contrary; that is the message of

Habakkuks book.


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O Lord, I have heard Your speechand was afraid;

O Lord, revive Your work in the midstof the years!

In the midst of the years make it

known;In wrath remember mercy(Habakkuk 3:2)

This hymn reminds us the way God

acted in the past.

God saved His people in the past, so

He will also establish His justice onEarth and will fill the world with His

glory.

The example of Habakkuk encourages

us to take heart in psalms and hymns

and spiritual songs, singing and makingmelody in your heart to the Lord

(Eph. 5:19), to remember Gods past

acts and His future salvation.


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Though the fig tree may not blossom,Nor fruit be on the vines;Though the labor of the olive may fail,And the fields yield no food;Though the flock may be cut off from

the fold,And there be no herd in the stallsYet I will rejoice in the Lord,I will joy in the God of my salvation

(Habakkuk 3:17-18)

Although I may lose my job, or may

have no food or house, or may not be

able to find a solution to my serious

problems I WILL JOY IN THE GOD OF

MY SALVATION.

2nd quarter 2013 lesson 8 trusting god's goodness

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