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Habakkuk: An Expositional Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

Why does a righteous and sovereign God tolerate wrongdoing? How are the divine attributes reconciled with the triumph of the godless? Why do the wicked prosper and rule over the righteous? Why does God raise up ruthless and impetuous nations to execute judgment on his own people? These are some of the questions that perplexed Habakkuk, challenged his faith, and caused him to question God’s...

The watchfulness of the prophet (2:1) 2:1. I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint. Habakkuk, knowing that only God can straighten out his confused state of mind, pauses and waits for his reply. Using figurative not literal language, the prophet says: I will ‘stand’ like a servant on duty and ‘watch’ (cf. Isaiah 21:6, 8; Ezekiel 3:17; 33:7). The word ‘watch’ denotes either the act of watching
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