Old Testament · Minor Prophets
Habakkuk
Habakkuk argues with God about why evil goes unanswered, and is given an answer he did not expect. The book ends in one of Scripture's strongest statements of trust without visible evidence.
- Authorship
- Attributed to Habakkuk the prophet.
- Historical setting
- Judah, with Babylon rising.
- Key themes
- Honest questions · The righteous shall live by faith · Waiting · Joy without harvest
- Where it sits in the story
- The line Paul quotes in Romans and Galatians about living by faith.
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