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The Minor Prophets

Week Eleven: HabakkukHOW TO HAVE VISION &

FAITH

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Habakkuk

...the key to studying the Bible is to love the Bible

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AN EXPERIENTIAL EXPOSURE OF HABAKKUK1. He was a prophet

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AN EXPERIENTIAL EXPOSURE OF HABAKKUK1. He was a prophet2. He was a priest

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AN EXPERIENTIAL EXPOSURE OF HABAKKUK1. He was a prophet2. He was a priest3. We know his character from

the meaning of his name—Habakkuk means "embracer” or “wrestler”

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Definition:

• Prophecy is God’s prepared weapon against Satan in the day of the Devil’s power

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CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE

LAWLESS ONE1. The law is ignored

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CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE

LAWLESS ONE1. The law is ignored2. Justice is never upheld

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CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE

LAWLESS ONE1. The law is ignored2. Justice is never upheld3. The wicked surround the

righteous4. When justice does come, it is

perverted

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CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE

LAWLESS ONE• Matt. 24:34 Verily I say unto

you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be

fulfilled.

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CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE

LAWLESS ONE• Psa. 21:9 Thou shalt make them as a

fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

• Isa. 26:11 LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.

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CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE

LAWLESS ONE• 2 Thes. 2:3-4 Let no man deceive you

by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be

revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above

all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself

that he is God.

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• Romans 1:17 emphasizes "the just" versus the unrighteous, and how his righteousness comes from God

• Galatians 3:11 emphasizes "by faith" versus "by the law" as the principle allowing God to give it

• Hebrews 10:38 emphasizes "shall live" by faith versus drawing back unto perdition

Hab. 2:4 contrasts the just man responding from a position of faith and the Antichrist

HABAKKUK 2:4

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CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE

LAWLESS ONE• Dan 4:30-31 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I

have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? While the word was in the king’s

mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is

departed from thee.

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• Obadiah sealed the fate of Edom

• Nahum tolled the death knell over Assyria

• Habakkuk digs the grave for Babylon

3 NATIONS THAT TYPIFY THE REIGN OF THE ANTICHRIST

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Definition:

• Shigionoth was a word which meant a crying aloud in a passionate, moving strain of music.

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Definition:

• Selah means, suspend the music (pause and look up), and can be used when reading the Psalms as a thought-link, connecting two subjects.

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Psalm 94:12-13

• Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; That thou mayest give him

rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be

digged for the wicked.

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What Are Habakkuk’s Applications?

1. God can handle all your questions, but he answers only a few

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What Are Habakkuk’s Applications?

1. God can handle all your questions, but he answers only a few

2. You have to be willing to judge what is happening not by appearances, but by the word of God

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What Are Habakkuk’s Applications?

3. Waiting strengthens our patience and lengthens our perspective

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What Are Habakkuk’s Applications?

3. Waiting strengthens our patience and lengthens our perspective

4. The bottom line of faith is not to silence all your doubts, but to make you sure of God

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NEXT WEEK

• The Book Report is due the last class, Dec 19

• A Study Guide is available for the online final exam