Prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Habakkuk, a prophet, wrote the book bearing his name, which records his dialogue with God about justice and faith.
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Habakkuk was a prophet who lived in Judah, likely during the late 7th century BC, before the Babylonian exile. The book of Habakkuk, which bears his name, records a unique dialogue between the prophet and God. Habakkuk questioned God's justice, asking why evil seemed to go unpunished and the righteous suffered (Hab.1.2-4). God responded by revealing His plan to use the Babylonians to punish Judah's wickedness (Hab.1.5-11). Habakkuk then struggled with the idea of God using a wicked nation to punish His people (Hab.1.12-2:1). God assured Habakkuk that the Babylonians would also face judgment for their sins, and that the righteous would live by faith (Hab.2.2-20). The book concludes with a prayer of Habakkuk, in which he expresses his trust in God despite the difficult circumstances (Hab.3.1-19). Habakkuk's message emphasizes the importance of faith and trust in God, even when His ways are difficult to understand.
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Embrace, the eighth of the twelve minor prophets. Of his personal history we have no reliable information. He was probably a member of the Levitical choir. He was contemporary with Jeremiah and Zephaniah.
(embrace), the eighth in order of the minor prophets. Of the facts of the prophet’s life we have no certain information. He probably lived about the twelfth or thirteenth year of Josiah, B.C. 630 or 629.
he that embraces; a wrestler
HAB'AKKUK, or HABBAK'KUK (embrace), one of the twelve minor prophets, of whose birth we know neither the time nor the place. He lived in the reign of Jehoiakim or of Josiah. Prophecy of, relates chiefly to the invasion of Judaea by the Chalditans, Hab 1, and the subsequent punishment of the Chaldajans themselves, ch. Hab 2. The passage Hab 2:4, "the just shall live by his faith," furnished to Paul the text for his Epistle to the Romans. Rom 1:17; comp. Gal 3:11. The third chapter is an eloquent and sublime psalm upon the majesty of God. Bishop Lowth says, "This anthem is unequalled in majesty and splendor of language and imagery."
HAB'AKKUK, or HABBAK'KUK (embrace), one of the twelve minor prophets, of whose birth we know neither the time nor the place. He lived in the reign of Jehoiakim or of Josiah. Prophecy of, relates chiefly to the invasion of Judaea by the Chalditans, Hab 1, and the subsequent punishment of the Chaldajans themselves, ch. Hab 2. The passage Hab 2:4, "the just shall live by his faith," furnished to Paul the text for his Epistle to the Romans. Rom 1:17; comp. Gal 3:11. The third chapter is an eloquent and sublime psalm upon the majesty of God. Bishop Lowth says, "This anthem is unequalled in majesty and splendor of language and imagery."
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2 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H2265
This is the burden that Habakkuk the prophet received in a vision:
This is a prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth:
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