Monday, May 13, 2024

Excuse Me?

Habakkuk 1-2

            Poor Habakkuk. He observes and bemoans the wickedness of Judah (1:2-4), and he gets an answer he neither expected nor wanted: the Lord will send the Babylonians as the agents of His divine judgment (1:5-11). Habakkuk can’t believe it! In 1:12-2:1, the prophet objects, “They’re worse than us!” “Your eyes are too pure to look on evil!” The Lord’s answer (2:2-20) demonstrates that He knows the weakness of His instrument, Babylon’s arrogance. The Lord, reigning from His holy temple, will sort things out, including judgment on Babylon.

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