Monday, September 29, 2014
Habakkuk 1:1-5
1 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
2 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! [even] cry out unto thee [of] violence, and thou wilt not save!
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.
4 Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
5 Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for [I] will work a work in your days, [which] ye will not believe, though it be told [you].
OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What was the prophet going to write about? (v.1)
2) What did Habakkuk see in a vision that troubled him? (v.2-3)
3) What did the prophet conclude about all that the Lord showed Him? Why? (v.4)
4) What did the Lord proclaim concerning the wickedness among the nations? (v.5)
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
5) Have you ever witnessed a time when wickedness seemed to prevail in a nation? If so, please describe what was happening.
6) Have you asked yourself why the Lord withheld His judgment in the face of evil? If so, describe the situation and why it deserved the Lord's intervention?
7) What are your thoughts about the current state of the world and the judgment of the Lord, if you have not already addressed that matter.
PRINCIPLES
8) There is a day coming when the Lord will repay the evil for their deeds.
9) The Lord is long suffering and allows wickedness to prevail, for a season, to preserve the righteous.
10) The Lord is patient, during times of tremendous wickedness, because He is not willing that any perish.
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