Tit-For-Tat

Because Babylon ruthlessly plundered the nations of the earth, God brings five woes upon them. Everything that Babylon did to others will come back upon them, and God will get the victory. But as we read God’s judgment, it is easy to see that we have committed...

The Storm of Grace

God answers Habakkuk’s cry for justice, but not in the way Habakkuk expected. We learn that God often uses evil instruments for his good purposes, and does so by sending wicked Babylon to punish the people of Judah. He brings his people through the storm so that...

The Long Sorrow

It is easy to look at the world around us and see only wickedness and despair. What do you do when you can’t see God’s care? When your life is a “long sorrow”? Habakkuk brings his burden to God and does not hide his lament from his heavenly...