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Themes in Habakkuk 1

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Themes in Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk 1:1 (show verse)

The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw.

Habakkuk » A prophet and poet who probably prophesied after the destruction of nineveh
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:2 (show verse)

How long, Lord, must I call for help
and You do not listen
or cry out to You about violence
and You do not save?

Afflictions » Life tested by the lord » Sometimes prolonged
Apparent injustice » Sometimes attributed to God
Christian ministers » Discouragements of
Injustice » Sometimes attributed to God
Partiality » Sometimes attributed to God
Prayer » Answer to, delayed
Prayer » Habakkuk
Punishment » Delayed
Trials » Sometimes prolonged

Habakkuk 1:3 (show verse)

Why do You force me to look at injustice?
Why do You tolerate wrongdoing?
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.

Christian ministers » Discouragements of
Contentiousness » The contentious spirit
Dissention » The contentious spirit
Punishment » Delayed
Strife » Leads to » Injustice
Wicked people » Prosperity of

Habakkuk 1:4 (show verse)

This is why the law is ineffective
and justice never emerges.
For the wicked restrict the righteous;
therefore, justice comes out perverted.

Injustice » The wicked » Judge with
Punishment » Delayed
Strife » Leads to » Injustice
Wicked people » Prosperity of

Habakkuk 1:5 (show verse)

Look at the nations

and observe—

be utterly astounded!
For something is taking place in your days
that you will not believe
when you hear about it.

the Heathen » Employed to chastise the church

Habakkuk 1:6 (show verse)

Look! I am raising up the Chaldeans,
that bitter, impetuous nation
that marches across the earth’s open spaces
to seize territories not its own.

Armies » Marched » Often in open line
Babylon » As a power, was » Cruel and destructive
Chaldea » Character of its people
the Heathen » Employed to chastise the church
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The invasion of the southern kingdom (judah) by the chaldeans predicted

Habakkuk 1:7 (show verse)

They are fierce and terrifying;
their views of justice and sovereignty
stem from themselves.

Babylon » As a power, was » Cruel and destructive
Babylon » Armies of, described
the Heathen » Employed to chastise the church
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The invasion of the southern kingdom (judah) by the chaldeans predicted

Habakkuk 1:8 (show verse)

Their horses are swifter than leopards
and more fierce than wolves of the night.
Their horsemen charge ahead;
their horsemen come from distant lands.
They fly like an eagle, swooping to devour.

Animals » Names of » Leopards
Armies » Marched » With rapidity
Armies » Marched » Often in open line
Babylon » Armies of, described
the Heathen » Employed to chastise the church
Horses » Described as » Swift
Leopard » Fierceness of
Leopard » Described as » Swift
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The invasion of the southern kingdom (judah) by the chaldeans predicted
Wolves » Illustrative » Of fierce enemies
Wolves » Particularly fierce in the evening when it seeks its prey

Habakkuk 1:9 (show verse)

All of them come to do violence;
their faces are set in determination.
They gather prisoners like sand.

Babylon » Armies of, described
the Heathen » Employed to chastise the church
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The invasion of the southern kingdom (judah) by the chaldeans predicted

Habakkuk 1:10 (show verse)

They mock kings,
and rulers are a joke to them.
They laugh at every fortress
and build siege ramps to capture it.

Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The invasion of the southern kingdom (judah) by the chaldeans predicted

Habakkuk 1:11 (show verse)

Then they sweep by like the wind
and pass through.
They are guilty; their strength is their god.

Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The invasion of the southern kingdom (judah) by the chaldeans predicted

Habakkuk 1:12 (show verse)

Are You not from eternity, Yahweh my God?
My Holy One, You will not die.
Lord, You appointed them to execute judgment;
my Rock, You destined them to punish us.

No Themes for this verse.

Your eyes are too pure to look on evil,
and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing.
So why do You tolerate those who are treacherous?
Why are You silent
while one who is wicked swallows up
one who is more righteous than himself?

Eye » Anthropomorphic uses of
God » Hand of » Holiness of
Happiness » Of the wicked » Sometimes a stumbling-block to saints
Holiness » Of God
Wicked people » Prosperity of

Habakkuk 1:14 (show verse)

You have made mankind
like the fish of the sea,
like marine creatures that have no ruler.

Fishes » Illustrative » Of those ensnared by the wicked
Wicked people » Prosperity of

Habakkuk 1:15 (show verse)

The Chaldeans pull them all up with a hook,
catch them in their dragnet,
and gather them in their fishing net;
that is why they are glad and rejoice.

Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Successful oppression
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Successful oppression
Wicked people » Prosperity of

Habakkuk 1:16 (show verse)

That is why they sacrifice to their dragnet
and burn incense to their fishing net,
for by these things their portion is rich
and their food plentiful.

Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Gluttony
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Gluttony
Idolatry » Objects of » Net and drag
Wicked people » Prosperity of

Habakkuk 1:17 (show verse)

Will they therefore empty their net
and continually slaughter nations without mercy?

Wicked people » Prosperity of