Habakkuk and Apostasy

by David J. Stewart

  1. Habakkuk 1:3, "Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention."
     
  2. Habakkuk 2:2, "And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it."
     
  3. Chapter 3, Habakkuk makes prayer to the Lord and he tells the Lord that He will make his feet like hinds feet. In other words, I may be on some perilous cliffs, but my feet will be sure in the Lord. Alright now, and hallelujah! It's that word that keeps us steady. The King James Bible.

I could really identify with that because the Lord is showing all the unrighteousness and unholiness in the church world.

The Old Testament prophet Habakkuk addresses the theme of apostasy by lamenting the moral decline and injustice in Judah, questioning why God allows such wrongdoing to persist. The prophet's concerns reflect a broader message about the consequences of turning away from God and the need for faith amidst societal corruption.

The turmoil of Habakkuk 1:3 is historically rooted in Judah's apostasy under Jehoiakim amid Near Eastern upheaval, vividly confirmed by Scripture, archaeology, and ancient records, and theologically explained by God's covenant justice acting through Babylon's rise.

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