in wrath remember mercy . . . the just shall live by faith - Free sermon ...
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TEXT: Habakkuk 1:1 – 2:1TITLE: PERPLEXING PARADOX -- PERVERTED JUSTICE??BIG IDEA:THE PROPHET WRESTLES WITH THE APPROPRIATENESS OF GODUSING THE WICKED CHALDEANS TO JUDGE HIS OWN PEOPLE --DIVINE DISCIPLINE CAN BE PACKAGED IN STRANGE WAYS(:1) INTRODUCTION:A. The Message – Description of <strong>the</strong> Content“The oracle”B. The Messenger -- Identification of <strong>the</strong> Prophet“which Habakkuk <strong>the</strong> prophet”C. The Medium of Revelation“saw”Copeland: Concern<strong>in</strong>g his MESSAGE: <strong>the</strong> book easily falls <strong>in</strong>to three sections1) A "burden" - Hab 1:1-2:12) A "vision" - Hab 2:2-203) A "prayer" - Hab 3:1-19I. (:2-4) COMPLAINT OF THE PROPHET -- DELAY OF THE LORD INRESTORING JUSTICE TO THE LAND –THE LAMENT OF A DISTURBED SOULA. (:2) Delay <strong>in</strong> De<strong>live</strong>rance Disturbs <strong>the</strong> Soul1. When Will <strong>the</strong> Lord Hear?“How long, O Lord, will I call for help, And you will not hear?”MacArthur: The phrase, reflect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> prophet’s impatience, is frequently used <strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong>psalmist to express similar thoughts of perplexity (cf. Pss 13:1,2; 62:3; Jer 14:9; Mt27:46).2. When Will <strong>the</strong> Lord De<strong>live</strong>r?“I cry out to you, ‘Violence!’ Yet you do not save.”B. (:3) Culture of Corruption Disturbs <strong>the</strong> Soul1. Pervasive Corruption“Why do you make me see <strong>in</strong>iquity,And cause me to look on wickedness?”2. Escalat<strong>in</strong>g Conflict“Yes, destruction and violence are before me;Strife exists and contention arises.”