Context
Read Habakkuk 1:1-4
- Why do you think Habakkuk was asking these questions?
- Should he be asking these questions?
- How would you sum up Habakkuk’s complaint?
Read Habakkuk 1:5-11
- What kind of expectations does the Lord’s opening in verse 5 set up?
- What parts of Habakkuk’s complaint are answered by the Lord’s response?
- What parts are not answered or possibly even made worse?
- What questions might you have at this point if you were Habakkuk?
Read Habakkuk 1:12-2:1
- What is different about Habakkuk’s approach here than in the first complaint?
- Why do you think it is different?
- Who do you think the “wicked” and “treacherous” are?
- How would you sum up Habakkuk’s complaint?
- Are there times that you can identify with Habakkuk or any of his complaints?
Key Verse
Read Habakkuk 2:2-4
- What does the Lord say about the revelation here?
- How does the fact that it lingers but does not delay make sense?
Read Habakkuk 3:2-15
- Why would Habakkuk ask God to remember mercy in wrath? (v.2)
- Why do you think Habakkuk’s prayer is the bulk of the revelation?
Key Truth
Read Habakkuk 3:16-19
- What is Habakkuk’s condition?
- What is the condition of things around him?
- What is his response?
- Does it require effort to be joyful?
- How can we pray for you?