Habakkuk Graphics
Habakkuk Time
Jeremiah becomes a prophet | Habakkuk becomes a prophet | King Josiah dies in battle | Daniel taken captive to Babylon | Ezekiel a captive in Babylon; Zedekiah becomes king | Habakkuk's ministry ends | Fall of Judah; Jerusalem destroyed | 627 B.C. | 612 | 609 | 605 | 597 | 589 | 586 |
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Purpose: | To show that God is still in control of the world despite the apparent triumph of evil | Author: | Habakkuk | Original audience: | The people of Judah (the southern kingdom) | Date written: | Between 612 and 589 B.C. | Setting: | Babylon was becoming the dominant world power and Judah would soon feel Babylon's destructive force. | Key verse: | "I have heard all about you, Lord. I am filled with awe by your amazing works. In this time of our deep need, help us again as you did in years gone by. And in your anger, remember your mercy" (3:2) | Key people: | Habakkuk, the Babylonians | Key place: | Judah |
The Rulers and Prophets of Habakkuk's Time
720 | 710 | 700 | 690 | 680 | 670 | 660 | 650 | 640 | 630 | 620 | 610 | 600 | 590 | 580 | 570 | 560 | Kings of Assyria | | | Ashurbanipal 669 633 | Sinsharishkun 629 612 | Ashuruballit 612-609 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ashuretililani 633-629 | Fall of Nineveh | Kings of Babylon | | | | | | | Nabopolassar 626 605 | Nebuchadnezzar 605 562 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kings of Judah (Southern Kingdom) | | | | | | | | | | | | Jehoiachin 3 months | | | | | | 640 Josiah 609 | Jehoiakim 609-597 | Zedekiah 597-586 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jehoahaz 3 months | | | | | | | | | | | Judah taken captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 B.C. | | | | | | | | | | Habakkuk and His Contemporary Prophets (Southern Kingdom) | | | | | 650 Nahum 620 | HABAKKUK 621 609 | | | | | | | | | | 593 Ezekiel 559 | | | | | | | | | | 605 Daniel 536 | | | | | | | 627 Jeremiah 574 | | | | | | | 636 Zephaniah 623 | | | | | | | 720 | 710 | 700 | 690 | 680 | 670 | 660 | 650 | 640 | 630 | 620 | 610 | 600 | 590 | 580 | 570 | 560 |
Personality Profile: Habakkuk
1:1 Name may mean: “Embraced &(by God &).” Occupation: Prophet of the Lord, and possibly also a temple musician or singer (Hab. 3:19). Best known today as: The prophet whose “burden” is given in the book of Habakkuk, possibly written at about the same time as the battle of Carchemish (c. 605 a.d.; see Jer. 46:2). Word in life study Bible . 1997, c1996 (electronic ed.) (Hab 1.2). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
Habakkuk
Served as a prophet to Judah from 612-589 B.C. CLIMATE OF THE TIMES | Judah's last four kings were wicked men who rejected God and oppressed their own people. Babylon invaded Judah twice before finally destroying in 586 B.C. It was a time of fear, oppression, persecution, lawlessness, and immorality.
| MAIN MESSAGE | Habakkuk couldn't understand why God seemed to do nothing about the wickedness in society. Then he realized that faith in God alone would supply the answers to his questions.
| IMPORTANCE OF MESSAGE | Instead of questioning the ways of God, we should realize that he is totally just and we should have faith that he is in control and that one dasy evil will be utterly destroyed.
| CONTEMPORARY PROPHET | Jeremiah (627-586 B.C.), Daniel (605-536 B.C.), Ezekiel (593-571 B.C.). |
The Blueprint
1) HABAKKUK'S COMPLAINTS (1:1-2:20)
2) HABAKKUK'S PRAYER (3:1-19)
| When Habakkuk was troubled, he brought his concerns directly to Go. After receiving God's answer, he responded with a prayer of faith. Habakkuk's example is one that should encourage us as we struggle to move from doubt to faith. We don't have to be afraid to ask questions of God. The problem is not with God and his ways but with our limited understanding of him.
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