1 habakkuk just live by faith men’s breakfast july 9, 2005bill dunnbill dunn

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Habakkuk

Just

Live

by

Faith

Men’s Breakfast July 9, 2005 Bill Dunn

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Review: Outline

• (1:1-4) Habakkuk wrestles• (1:5 – 1:11) God reveals His plan• (1:12 – 1:17) Habakkuk wonders• (2:1) Habakkuk waits & watches• (2:2 – 20) God reveals eternity• (3:1-19) Habakkuk worships.

We are here

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Review

• Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith Hab 2:4

• Hebrews – pride of unbelief vs faith• Galatians – pride of working your way

beside God vs life in the Spirit• Romans – pride of self-worship vs

justification

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Review

• Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith Hab 2:4

• Hebrews – pride of unbelief vs. faith• Galatians – pride of working up beside

God vs. being alive• Romans – pride of self-worship vs.

justification

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Review

• Behold, his soul which is lifted up [pride] is not upright [not straight, twisted] in him: but the just shall live by his faith. Hab 2:4

• Hebrews – pride of unbelief vs faith• Galatians – pride of working your way

beside God vs being alive• Romans – pride of self-worship vs

justification

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2:5-20 The Personification of Prideful Twisted Soul: Babylon• Babylon as a man

• Babylon as a nation in history

• Babylon as a cancerous spirit

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Outline for Hab 2:5-20

• Intro (2:5-6a)

• 3 Woes (vs 6b-14) with 10 Hebrew lines

• Wow, Exclamation about the Lord!

• 2 Woes (vs 15-20) with 10 Hebrew lines

• Wow, Exclamation about the Lord!

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Hab 2:5

• Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell [Sheol], and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

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Hab 2:5

• Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

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Hab 2:5 The man

• Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

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…and you cannot be satisfied

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Babylon the Historical Nation (Hab 1:5-10)

• Bitter• Hasty• Land-grabbing• Their own judge• Self worth from themselves• Innovative, lightning mobile warfare• Violent• Captivity• Arrogant - trust in their military

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Babylon the Historical Nation (Hab 1:5-10, 2:5)

• Bitter Drunk on Pride• Hasty Hunting others• Land-grabbing Insatiable• Their own judge• Self worth from themselves• Innovative, lightning mobile warfare• Violent• Captivity• Arrogant - trust in their military

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Historical Babylon

Lachish letters from the siege

Source: http://www.bible-history.com/map_babylonian_captivity/map_of_the_deportation_of_judah_archaeology_and_the_babylonian_captivity.html

Babylonian Chronicles

Babylonian Roaring Lion At the Ishtar GateIshtar, the goddess of love & war

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Historical Babylon:The Geography

Source: http://www.bible-history.com/map_babylonian_captivity/

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What about the Babylonian Spirit?

• In the OT she’s a warrior-hunter man, a prostitute woman

• In the NT, she is personified as a filthy prostitute.• She’s the anti-bride of the antichrist (the beast)• She acts like a man - she rides the beast • She hunts for believers in Jesus• She’s drunk with the blood of the saints• She’s drunk with spiritual and physical fornication:

She sits on seven hills (Rome), wears the garments of the High Priest (Judaism), has the Cup (Christianity) and unclean pearls (Gentiles).

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Are you in Babylon or Egypt?

• In Babylon you exploit others, in Egypt you are exploited

• In Babylon you steal from others, in Egypt you live in poverty

• In Babylon you enslave others, in Egypt you are a slave

• In Babylon you kill, in Egypt you die• You must leave Babylon before you can leave

Egypt

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Habby 2:6 Intro to The Taunting Parable/Proverb• Shall not all these take up a parable

against him, and a taunting proverb against him,

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Habby 2:6 The Taunting Proverb

• Shall not all these take up a parable [04912 instructional proverb, wise saying] against him, and a taunting proverb against him,

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Habby 2:6 The Taunting Riddle

• Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb [02420 hidden riddle, dark saying] against him,

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Habby 2:6 Revealed + Hidden

• Shall not all these take up a parable [enlightened proverb] against him, and a taunting proverb [dark riddle] against him,

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Prophetic Babylon: Rome and the Dead Sea Scrolls

picture fromhttp://www.historian.net/

picture fromhttp://www.ao.net/~fmoeller/pesherhab.htm

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Outline for Hab 2:5-20

• Intro (2:5-6a)

• 3 Woes (vs 6b-14)

• Wow, Exclamation about the Lord!

• 2 Woes 15-20 each with 10 lines.

• Wow, Exclamation about the Lord!

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Three Woes (2:6-13) and a Wow! (14)

• Woe One (vs 6-8)

• Woe Two (vs 9-11)

• Woe Three (vs 12-13)

• Wow! (vs 14)

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First Woe: Babylonian Economics 101

• Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!

• 7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?

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First Woe: Babylonian Economics 101

• Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!

• 7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?

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First Woe: Babylonian Economics 101

6b Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!

7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?

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First Whoa! Ge 14:14-24 Jerusalem Economics 101

• Abram sets captives free (vs 16)• Priest/King of Salem brings communion• Priest/King of Salem blesses Abram• Priest/King of Salem blesses God• Abram gives a tenth to Priest/King• King of Sodom

– You keep the money– I’ll keep the bodies and souls of men

• Ch 15 Abram overcomes FEAR.

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Watch out for Babylonian Spiritual Economics

• Teachers who steal your riches in Christ• Leaders who carve your sins on clay tablets

and use them to enslave you – To works– To self-worth teaching– To unbelief

• Leaders who use their authority to gain earthly wealth instead of spiritual reward

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How do Nations make money?

• By creating it?

• By taking it from others?

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Many waysto Riches!

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How do you make money?

• By creating it?

• By taking it from others?

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A Biblical view of an Economy circa 2000 B.C at the time of Abraham

• You have two cows.• You sell one and buy a bull.• Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows.• You sell them and live on the income.• You give a tenth to the local priest in Salem and

celebrate the provision of God.• You pass your wealth and skill down to your

children.

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Enron Capitalism circa 2000 A.D. at the time of Babylon

• You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly-listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows.

• The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island company secretly owned by your CFO who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company.

• The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on six more.

• You attract investment capital by advertising images of these calves of gold on SuperBowl commericals.

• Your company value peaks around a thousand cows, milking your investors until the cows come home, bankruptcy is declared and another false god bites the dust.

• You walk away with a hundred cows for all your trouble and wonder what the world is coming to with all those corrupt TV evangelists.

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Too Fast? Too Confusing?

• The Notes won’t help

• Babylonian Economics are meant to be complicated and hard to understand

• Economics of the New Jerusalem are so simple that a child can understand

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What is the reward for a Babylonian economy?

• 8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

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Second Woe: Babylonian Coveteousness

9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.

11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

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Second Woe: Babylonian Coveteousness

9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.

11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

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What are these Babylonians known for?

• Genesis 11:4-6 one people, one language, one purpose -> Unity!

1. build ourselves2. build ourselves into a city3. build ourselves up to reach heaven4. build ourselves a name5. build to maintain unity

• They are known for coveteous building:

self worship!

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Babylonian Building Material

9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.

11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

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Babylonian Building Material

9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.

11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

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Third Woe: Babylonian Bloodshed

12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!

13 Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?

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WOW

• 14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

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Conclusions Here’s what we covered: Chapter 2:5-14

• Intro (v 2:5-6a)

• 3 Woes (v 6b-13)

• Wow, Exclamation about the Lord! (v 14)

• Next time:– 2 Woes (v 15-19) – Wow, Exclamation about the Lord! (v 20)

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What were the three Woes (2:6-13) and the Wow! (14)?

• Woe One (vs 6-8) Economic Exploiting

• Woe Two (vs 9-11) Coveteousness

• Woe Three (vs 12-13) Bloodshed

• Wow! (vs 14) Knowledge of God will one day fill the earth!

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Conclusion: How do you live your life?

• Economics– Do you create wealth, or– Do you steal it from others?

• Coveteousness– Peace and Thanksgiving or– Dissatisfied, complaining

• Bloodshed– Erase the debt against you or– Tablets of Unforgiveness and hatred?

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Want a copy of the slides?

• Bill@ensight.com

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Kings Extra

Judah(20 Kings)

Israel(20 Kings)

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Kings Extra

Judah(20 Kings)

Israel(20 Kings)

930 BC 830 BC 730 BC 630 BC 530 BC880 BC 780 BC 680 BC 580 BC

722 BC Northern Tribes Conquered by Assyria

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