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ABOUT THE AUTHORPaul majored in English at Princeton University and graduated in 1979 with a Master ofDivinity degree from Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, IN. He lives in theBaltimore area with his wife Karen. He has worked in management roles for severallocal companies while engaging in pastoring and preaching responsibilities at Solid RockCommunity Church. His four children (and one daughter in law) enjoy a wide range ofeducational and professional pursuits while sharing in common a love for the Lord Jesus.
BACKGROUND OF BOOK OF HABAKKUKMalick: The surprising judgment which the Lord is going to bring upon wicked Judahthrough the evil, idolatrous Babylonians does not compromise His goodness, butengenders faith because He will one day also judge the Babylonians and deliver Hispeople as their mighty warriorStedman: The prophet Habakkuk was a contemporary of the prophet Jeremiah, who isknown to us as the weeping prophet, because he ministered to the Southern Kingdom ofJudah in the darkest days of its national history, just before the Babylonians sackedJerusalem and carried the people into captivity. Habakkuk (his name means, "theembracer") also was in Jerusalem at that time, so he too saw all that went on.Piper: The situation which Habakkuk faces is the imminent invasion of the southernkingdom of Judah by the Chaldeans (who are the same as the Babylonians). This invasioneventually happened at the end of the sixth century B.C. and Jerusalem fell toNebuchadnezzar in 586 B.C. The Lord revealed to Habakkuk beforehand that Judah wasgoing to be punished for her sin by the Chaldeans. Unlike Joel and Zephaniah and Amos,Habakkuk does not even mention the possibility that destruction could be averted. Hedoes not call for national repentance. It is too late. Instead, he predicts the destruction ofJudah and beyond that the doom of the Chaldeans themselves. And he promises that theonly way to preserve your life through the judgment is by faith. So even thoughdestruction is decreed for the nation, there is hope for individuals who hold fast theirconfidence in God.Luther: His name speaks as one who took his nation to his heart, comforted it and held itup, as one embraces and presses to his bosom a poor weeping child, calming andconsoling it with good hope."McGee: This little book opens in gloom and closes in glory. It begins with a questionmark and closes with an exclamation point. Habakkuk is a big WHY? Why God permitsevil is a question that every thoughtful mind has faced. I think that this book is theanswer to that question. Will God straighten out the injustice of the world? This bookanswers that question. Is God doing anything about the wrongs of the world? This booksays that He is. In my opinion it is possible to reduce the doubt of Thomas in the NewTestament, of Habakkuk in the Old Testament, and of modern man into the one word:Why? It is the fundamental question of the human race.OUTLINE:I. PERPLEXITY of the Prophet (Chap. 1)1. First Problem of the Prophet, 1:1-4Why does God permit evil?2. God’s Answer, 1:5-11God was raising up Chaldeans to punish Judah (v.6)
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