The book of Habakkuk is one of the 12 minor prophets in the Bible. The situation which Habakkuk faces is the imminent invasion of the southern kingdom of Judah by the Chaldeans. Habakkuk is unusual as a prophetic book. Habakkuk never addresses the people of Judah directly. He does not speak to them on God’s behalf. Rather, it is a dialogue between the prophet and God. Habakkuk lived during a time of great injustice and idolatry in Judah. Habakkuk saw Judah’s rapid moral and spiritual decline, and this deeply troubled him. The book of Habakkuk tells us about Habakkuk’s struggle to believe that God is good when there is so much tragedy and evil in the land.


Although Habakkuk did not fully understand God’s ways, he learned to rely totally on God’s wisdom and justice. He knew God could resolve issues in ways he could never have imagined. This God is certainly worthy of Habakkuk’s praise and worship, which is how the book ends. The book Habakkuk is truly an encouragement to us living in this world where injustice, greed, corruption, war, death and destruction appear everywhere. Christians, live by your faithfulness to God!

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