Habakkuk 1-2

“How long must I call for help?” was the prophet Habakkuk’s first complaint to the Lord (1:1). God answered this question, saying that he will “do something .... you would not believe”: He would deploy the Babylonians to bring justice (1:5). God’s use of the Babylonians was unsatisfactory to Habakkuk, so he complained a second time. “Why do you tolerate the treacherous?” (1:13). Habakkuk waited for an answer, confident that the Lord was involved (2:1). “Write down the revelation”, God responded (2:2); justice will “certainly come” (2:3-19).

God does not “prove false” with His people (2:3). We can live by faith in His character (2:4), even as we wait. He reigns forever from his “holy temple,” and all His purposes will be accomplished (2:20).