Learning to live by faith

Habakkuk 1-2
Habakkuk comes to God with a complaint. There is injustice all around. God’s answer is that he is preparing the Babylonians to be an instrument by which he judges his own people. This solution seems perplexing to Habakkuk! God’s answer in Ch 2 helps Habakkuk see that he is not ignorant, nor inactive, or absent. He will bring justice. Several woes are pronounced by the survivors of Babylon’s violence (2:6-20). The righteous, meanwhile, are called to live by faith (2:4) in the certain and true promises of God. Habakkuk’s humble acceptance of God’s answer is seen next week, in Ch 3.